YBA Design One
YBA is a French high-end audio manufacturer founded by Yves-Bernard Andre and known for electronics designed around a distinctive approach to musicality, circuit layout and component selection. The company's products have traditionally focused on dedicated hi-fi systems, while the Design One extends the brand into a more portable and desktop-oriented category without abandoning its emphasis on high-quality playback. Now YBA has introduced the Design One, a transportable battery-powered SACD player designed for portable, desktop and conventional hi-fi use. The French manufacturer describes it as the world's first travel-ready SACD player, combining a top-loading disc mechanism, headphone amplifier, DAC functionality and line-level outputs in a compact device measuring 188 x 166 x 40 mm and weighing 1.34 kg. The concept is unusual because it brings together two separate trends - the return of interest in portable CD players and the renewed attention being paid to SACD collections.