This player is actually a CD changer. This player connects to a stereo receiver and you have to purchase two speakers to listen to the CD's. Other components you could connect to the receiver are a turntable and/or a cassette player. This set-up would be referred to as a stereo system. Any brand of speakers would work well with this set-up. A CD player is one of those units that you can carry around and runs on batteries. This has two speakers built into the player.