Quad's range-topping Platina series launched last year with an integrated amplifier and the Platina Stream network music ...
At $4,000, the Michi Prestige Q430 CD Player targets compact disc fans with ESS DAC and balanced outputs, but was omitting SACD playback a mistake?
Music streaming is fine, but physical media is for keeps - and hot on the heels of the vinyl revival, comes news that interest is booming in the humble compact disc. Here's a selection of my favourite ...
Oftentimes, we review things because they are a priority of our editors, or because they are being pushed by suppliers. But I approached FiiO for this one. I was intrigued by the DM15 R2R portable CD ...
UK CD sales peaked in 2001, when we bought 225.9 million discs worth £2.2 billion. Convenient, affordable and genuinely excellent in quality, the compact disc was, and remains, a format valued by ...
The renewed interest in analog music players has spiralled into the resurrection of vinyl record players, which now find a place in every audiophile’s home. On the parallel spectrum of audio listening ...
You're probably familiar with the vinyl resurgence. The trend, which has been happening for years now, sees a new generation becoming acquainted with vinyl records, as well as record players or ...
The CD player discounts are still going, making it a great time to show your CD collection some love - but with the weekend sales window almost closed, you'll have to be quick When you purchase ...
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During this morning’s second coffee, I found myself listening to some ambient funk from 1995: Fila Brazillia’s Maim That Tune; not via a stream but the original CD; and not via loudspeakers but a pair ...
At $3,000, the Denon DCD-3000NE plays any disc including SACD, DSD, CD, MP3 and FLAC at up to 384kHz/32-bit resolution. Did Denon just introduce a $3,000 CD/SACD player? The new DCD-3000NE was ...
Ruark Audio is having a bit of a moment. A week after the British hi-fi manufacturer revealed its 100 Series System — a modern stereo system consisting of the streaming amplifier and passive bookshelf ...