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Hegel Viking CD player on shelf with CDs and LPs

The Viking CD player shares the same minimalist design as other Hegel hi-fi components and has a slot-loading disc tray

Its a striking and somewhat terrifying scene, and a sad one, too, as spoiler alert!

death at the hands of Fjolnir was not the fate we had expected for Amleth.

And thats for a disc player that does just one job: play CDs.

Hegel Viking CD player on white background

The Viking CD player shares the same minimalist design as other Hegel hi-fi components and has a slot-loading disc tray

It doesnt play SACDs or DVD-Audio discs.

Lets look into the situation.

Hegel Viking CD player: what is it?

Hegel Viking CD player on white background

Output connections include analog stereo RCA and balanced XLR along with a BNC digital port

It has anOLEDfront panel display and a solid aluminum remote control that can also operate other Hegel products.

Output connections on the player include analog stereo RCA and balanced XLR along with a BNC digital port.

Hegel Viking CD player: what makes it special?

Hegel Viking CD player and Hegel amps on white background

A Hegel stack (from top): Viking CD player, P30A preamplifier, and H30A power amplifier

Starting from the outside, the Viking looks to be seriously well-built.

Hegel Viking CD player: is it worth it?

Would I spend $5,000 on a CD-only player?

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I dont even have to give the Viking a listen to know it will sound good.

Will it sound $5,000 good?

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