Vinyl sales are near all-time highs, and their popularity has revived a conversation that has raged for decades: why does vinyl sound better than digital? Where is the magic in vinyl that digital ...

Replay: The resurgence in sales in vinyl continues, but we think we can prove that, for all its collectability and comfort factor, vinyl isn't actually better than digital. We've spent a lot of time ...

From some music lovers, nothing will ever replace the warm crackle of a vinyl record. And recent figures suggest it isn't just Hi-Fi obsessives who are in love with this retro music format. Recent ...

In 2017, something curious happened: Sony started manufacturing vinyl records again after ceasing all production in 1989. The RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) 2022 year-end revenue ...

Even Steve Jobs listened to vinyl. The late Apple CEO, whose iTunes Store revolutionized the music business for the online era, "listened to vinyl" at home, Neil Young said in 2012. Young, who's now ...

The debate over whether analog or digital sound is preferable is very delicate, about as resolvable as arguing about which is the better sport. There are people who swear by either side. On one side ...