Which home audio CD player is best? In today’s fast-moving streaming-first world, it can be hard to comprehend still using physical music media. What many people don’t realize is that you pay in audio ...

Maxell is a heritage Japanese audio and electronics manufacturer with a history dating back to the 1960s. Over the years, the brand has become synonymous with audio cassettes and other recordable ...

The Functionalist design philosophy that Dieter Rams brought to Braun from the 50s to the 90s still inspires the look of a few devices, including Apple’s iPod, Teenage Engineer’s synthesizers and ...

Music player apps are still a big part of the Android experience, even in a world dominated by streaming. While services like Spotify get most of the attention, plenty of people still rely on local ...

Modern vinyl records may have become mainstream in the 1950s, but the best record players today still showcase the same fundamentals that made this format so popular: warm analog sound, simple ...

Andover Audio’s SpinPlay is a brutally well-executed all-in-one record player that sounds far better than it should at its price—and may be the company’s best product yet. I’ll admit it: I was ...

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The winter storm that bullied its way through most of the country left the region devoid of basketball the first half of the ...

February 6, 2026 • Ratboys. Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Caribou's club alter-ego. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats with Erin Wolf from Radio Milwaukee about their favorite new albums out Friday, Feb.

January 22, 2026 • In 1926, a generation of artists was born that reshaped jazz for decades. This episode celebrates eight centennials, including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lou Donaldson, Tony ...