I bought a CD recently, my first in over 20 years. It was the soundtrack from the Cowboy Bebop anime, which I had downloaded in MP3 format many years ago (thanks Napster!). Peeling off the shrink wrap, taking the CD out of its plastic case, and loading it in my newly-bought Fiio DM13 CD player (around S$192 on AliExpress) was certainly an experience that unearthed some long-dormant memories.
But first I had to wrest with the less-than-intuitive controls on the DM13. For starters, there’s no dedicated stop button. Instead you press the Power and Function buttons together. I was too lazy to bust out my wired headphones, so I connected the DM13 to my Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 speaker via Bluetooth.
Except there isn’t a Bluetooth pairing button. I had to use another shortcut — press and hold the Previous track button. I also realised — only after a couple of days — that pressing and holding the Next track button actually removed the existing Bluetooth …
