In the rare case we listen to an audio CD these days, we typically rely on off-the-shelf hardware to decode the 1s and 0s into the dulcet tones of Weird Al Yankovic for our listening pleasure. [Lukas] ...

On October 1, 1982, Sony ignited a digital audio revolution with the release of the world’s first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101 (above), in Japan. It signaled the dawn of a new audio ...

Marantz today introduced the audiophile-grade SA8005 super-audio compact-disc (SACD) player, which features faster, low-noise and lower impedance symmetrical circuits with high-quality components, ...

Just got into creating audio CDs from shorten or .SHN format files. I am having a problem playing the disks I make on some players, most notably my California Audio Labs Ikon and my Theta Digital ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It has now been more than 25 years since the compact disc was introduced to the world. We might ...

Despite the regularly proclaimed death of physical media, new audio albums are still being published on CD and vinyl. There’s something particularly interesting about Lorde’s new album Virgin however ...

Montreal, Canada–Aug. 2004–Canada’s Classe Audio, known around the world for its standard-setting components for high-end audio and home-theater systems, has introduced a new compact disc player as ...

A cable used to send audio CD sound to the computer's sound card. When playing audio CDs, CD-ROM drives output analog sound to both a headphone jack and external connector just like a CD player. This ...

If your audio fidelity experience has only been in the form of CDs, MP3s, or lower-quality streaming services (such as Spotify and YouTube Music), you may be missing out on some audio bliss. There’s a ...

Microsoft recently released Windows 11 build 22579 to Windows Insiders in the Dev channel. The new build focuses on improving existing features, such as folders on the Start menu and touch navigation.

You probably know that CDs are having a bit of a resurgence. It’s not nearly to the same level as vinyl, but CD sales increased last year for the first time in decades. And brands are taking notice.