CD players don’t come much stranger (or pricier) than this. Crafted by Chinese company Shanling, it’s a £12k player with four amp valves, gold plated tube legs and an aluminium alloy skin. Oh, and two remotes (no, us neither), and lots and lots of lights.
Out now | £12,000
Shanling (via T3)

UFO or CD player?
May 1, 2008, 8:15 pm by James Holland
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