In the past several months, the well-known Chinese hi-fi manufacturer has released an affordable home CD player, the CD80 II ...

It has two headphone jacks, rips CDs in real time, and supports hi-fi wireless audio.

For $319, Shanling’s ECZero AKM delivers high-quality headphone listening, Bluetooth streaming to wireless headphones or speakers, and CD ripping—all in a sleek portable design.

This can be achieved by analyzing the characteristics that have made Apple so successful over the last two decades.