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If you thought the compact disc had quietly slipped into retirement (or streaming redundancy), it might be worth taking a ...

If you’re into high-definition audio and video in equal measure, the Magnetar UDP800 is the rare unit that can deliver exquisite experiences with both music and movies. The Magnetar UDP800 is a one of ...

On the way: Double-sided DVD-Audio discs that play in regular old CD players. One side will have the high-fidelity DVD-Audio tracks; flip the disc over to play it in a CD player. Looks like the ...

Legendary Danish audio brand Bang & Olufsen (B&O) is bringing back its Beosound 9000 CD player — a six-disc device that can lie flat or be mounted vertically or horizontally — as the limited-run ...

Technics has a pricey new music maker that lets audiophiles who treasure tube amps and floor-standing tower speakers keep the analog faith and still embrace the best of today’s digital media. Seen, ...

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] ...

The market battle between Super Audio Compact Disc and DVD-Audio may be the least interesting standards war ever. Both of the mutually incompatible higher-fidelity music formats claim vastly better ...

Compaq Computer is putting a new spin on its digital audio players. The Houston-based company announced on Monday two new players that use discs instead of expensive flash memory cards to store songs.

You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar ...