"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of the chief attractions of the compact disc is its durability compared to its fragile ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth is a writer dedicated to audio gear. He ...

Popping a disc into a CD player was a luxury that '90s kids cherished. In fact, I still have my device from my childhood somewhere in my parents' home, along many burned CDs with songs I took from ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While streaming has been the dominant medium of music consumption for years now, there's no replacing the experience of having a physical ...

Onkyo’s new Icon C-30 CD player brings audiophile tech at a surprising price. Discover why physical CDs still matters at Audio Advice Live 2025 in Raleigh. When Onkyo rolled out its all-new Icon ...

Portable CD players are back, but with better sound, Bluetooth, and DACs. FiiO and Shanling are leading the charge in 2025’s retro revival. Staring out over the balcony at the Adriatic, feeling every ...

I have an old Onkyo 5-disk CD Changer at home, which typically works fine. However, it doesn't seem to like CD-Rs, but the CD-Rs work fine in my wife's JVC "boom-box", my Phillips-Magnavox CD "walkman ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

In a year poised for portable tunes, the compact disc became readily available in 1986. The first iterations weren’t cheap though.One reporter visited a tech show in 1986 and explored the new ...