Consonance's Droplet CDP3.1: the kidney-shaped CD player

Considering Consonance's reputation, we're not all that surprised that its latest CD player is shaped unorthodoxly, but mimicking the proportions of a kidney was an interesting choice. Nevertheless, the Droplet CDP3.1 is a 24-bit, oversampling top-loading player that features gold plated RCA outputs, a wireless remote and a digital buffer to eliminate jitter. It's available in a number of luscious finishes, but considering the $2,495 to $2,995 pricetag attached to this thing, we highly doubt you'll be picking this up solely for use as a conversation piece.

[Bernhard @ Nov 3rd 2007 8:36AM]

Imagine and ad from a Hospital: Donate your Kidney, pay $ 1500 and get a Kidney-shaped cd player!

[Mile @ Nov 3rd 2007 8:44AM]

What is with all these companies announcing their products at one price, but then releasing them at double the price? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Consonance announce this last spring at $1,200?

[Ignatius @ Nov 3rd 2007 8:48AM]

Why would someone in their right mind even charge more than $50 for a CD player?

Sheesh.

[Mile @ Nov 3rd 2007 8:56AM]

I dunno. Why would anyone charge more than $35 for a keyboard? I guess they believe there are peeps out there with cash to burn.

[KH @ Nov 3rd 2007 9:01AM]

This company is stucked in the 90s? That CD player would have worked in the market back in the olden days of highend CDplayers, but this is the new age of digital files and storage media... Next.

[hussein E Rawat @ Nov 3rd 2007 9:53AM]

some of you guys are cheapskates!

[duncan.macleod @ Nov 3rd 2007 10:51AM]

can someone please explain to me why (and we love you engadget!) it is neccessary to specifically note that it has a "wireless" remote. It seems redundant in the TWENTY FIRST CENTURY. (in 1980 or 79 i might have been overly impressed with a "wireless" REMOTE) Besides at this price it better be wireless!

[coach @ Nov 5th 2007 2:06PM]

A non-wireless remote on a three-grand CD player would be very steampunk.

[Jamie @ Nov 3rd 2007 12:13PM]

Jitter? So they expect you to go jogging with this unit?

[Dznetworks @ Nov 3rd 2007 12:46PM]

Who the heck even buys CDs anymore?

[thiel @ Nov 3rd 2007 6:15PM]

Maybe those people who actually care how their music SOUNDS!

[Chris C @ Nov 3rd 2007 12:57PM]

They removed the gallery link from their website, likely because they have no idea how to make a gallery that doesn't contain bandwidth-killing links.

So, here's the bandwidth-killing gallery (*grin*) : http://www.opera-consonance.com/gallery/gallery.htm

[eddie @ Nov 3rd 2007 8:11PM]

granpop, whats a CD?

[Fubar @ Nov 3rd 2007 9:52PM]

A CD is what you wave in the RIAA's face when they send the lawyers to your house.