CDs are an underrated music format and it’s nearly impossible to find a truly high-quality player at a reasonable price. The Backgroove CdPRO BGCS-41 is your best bet. Whether you’ve held onto an old ...

When conversations at cocktail parties stall, talk often gets kick-started by harmless subjects like automobiles or local restaurants. Musically aware folks, especially younger ones, might confess ...

The Compact Disc (CD) or Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) – as the official but little-used name – was launched on August 17, 1982: from then on, up to 74 minutes of music could be stored on a sound ...

In 1982, when the BBC's prime-time technology show – Tomorrow's World – did a segment on a new musical format called the "Compact Disc" the presenter skeptically asked "Whether there's a market for ...

COMMENTARY--Seems like it's been ages since DataPlay first started showing us samples of its innovative digital media. Come to think of it, for John, it was two jobs and four companies ago. When the ...

Compact discs weren’t always impromptu drink coasters. Once, in the not-so-distant past, they played music, contained pictures, and let people play video games with tacked-on FMV sequences. And today, ...

NAD is a Canadian audio manufacturer that has been making high-end hi-fi gear since the early 1970s. Today, it’s probably best known for its integrated amplifiers, music streamers, and home theater ...

Naim Audio just launched the UnitiQute a smaller more compact all-in-one system than NaimUniti Naim Audio’s multi award-winning system. Naim developed UnitiQute recognising a new breed of consumers — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. If you’ve ever fancied buying a digital audio player so you ...

2:34 Edmonton record lovers and owners react to vinyl outselling CDs When Luminate, the company that monitors music sales and streaming consumption, released its weekly numbers last week, I sighed ...