Editing CD player (section)

===Boomboxes===
[[File:Sony Boombox circa 2005.JPG|thumb|right|A Sony CD boombox from 2005]]
A [[boombox]] is a common term for a portable [[cassette player|cassette]] and AM/FM radio that consists of an amplifier, two or more [[loudspeaker]]s and a carrying handle. Beginning in the 1990s, boomboxes typically included a CD player. The boombox CD player is the only type of CD player that produces sound audible by the listener independently, without the need for [[headphones]] or an additional amplifier or speaker system. Designed for portability, boomboxes can be powered by [[battery (electricity)|batteries]] as well as by line current. The boombox was introduced to the American market during the mid-1970s. The desire for louder and heavier bass led to bigger and heavier boxes; by the 1980s, some boomboxes had reached the size of a [[suitcase]]. Most boomboxes were battery-operated, leading to extremely heavy, bulky boxes.<ref name=npr>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2009/04/22/103363836/a-eulogy-for-the-boombox|title=A Eulogy For The Boombox|date=22 April 2009|work=NPR.org|first=Frannie|last=Kelly|access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref>

Most boomboxes from the 2010s typically include a CD player compatible with [[CD-R]] and [[CD-RW]], which allows the user to carry their own music compilations on a higher fidelity medium. Many also permit iPod and similar devices to be plugged into them through one or more auxiliary input jacks. Some also support formats such as [[MP3]] and [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]]. Another modern variant is a DVD player/boombox with a top-loading CD/[[DVD]] drive and an [[LCD]] video screen in the position once occupied by a cassette deck.<ref>{{cite news 
| title =Go Video brings LCD to boombox| publisher = Ubergizmo.com | date = 2007-08-15 | url = http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/08/go_video_brings_lcd_to_boombox.html | access-date = 2010-06-22}}</ref> Many models of this type of boombox include inputs for external video (such as [[television]] broadcasts) and outputs to connect the DVD player to a full-sized television.