The following story ran in the first-ever issue of SPIN in May 1985. Compact discs and compact disc players are the hottest things to hit the audio market since cassette tapes and players. However, ...

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] ...

Compact discs are seeing a modest resurgence as younger listeners rediscover physical music formats, even as long-term sales ...

During the 1990s, music was almost invariably stored on CDs or cassette tapes. When the new millennium came around, physical formats became obsolete as music moved first to MP3 files, and later to ...

Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get it? Here’s what to know. There’s a difference, of course, between “putting ...

A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...

Vinyl is booming, streaming services are more popular than ever, and we’re all depressed. This means one thing and one thing only: it’s time to reassess CDs. Yes, friends, you read that correctly. The ...

Just got a SPDIF cable to connect cd-digital between my Plex cd-rw and Santa Cruz card. <BR>Now, CD music no worky View image: /infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif <BR>I ...

The FiiO Snowsky Disc is a refreshingly focused take on portable audio. By blending CD-inspired design with modern DACs, balanced outputs, Wi-Fi, and LDAC, it delivers audio performance well beyond ...

One of my very favourite audio devices was the 6th generation iPod nano, a tiny digital music player consisting of a ...