Ruark Audio is having a bit of a moment. A week after the British hi-fi manufacturer revealed its 100 Series System — a modern stereo system consisting of the streaming amplifier and passive bookshelf ...

When conversations at cocktail parties stall, talk often gets kick-started by harmless subjects like automobiles or local restaurants. Musically aware folks, especially younger ones, might confess ...

The Technics SL-G700M2 is a multi-digital audio player and music streamer that plays CD, MQA-CD, SACD, DSD and streams Amazon Music, Qobuz, Tidal and more. Panasonic introduced the Technics SL-G700 ...

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.

CDs are an underrated music format and it’s nearly impossible to find a truly high-quality player at a reasonable price. The Backgroove CdPRO BGCS-41 is your best bet. Whether you’ve held onto an old ...

The $1,000 Pro-Ject CD Box DS2 CD player is very versatile; CD player, transport, and DAC. But does it make sense in 2022? Indeed it does. The CD is dead. Long live the CD. How many times have we ...

In an age of streaming media it’s easy to forget the audio CD, but they still remain as a physical format from the days when the “Play” button was not yet the “Pay” button. A CD player may no longer ...

I can’t remember the last time I played music on a spinning compact disc. It’s been the better part of 20 years since I spent countless hours ripping CDs into a bloated MP3 collection, trying to call ...

It's possible I may have asked about this before. Couldn't find the thread, but I have more info now than I probably did then. Now then, I have a model year 2000 car, obviously incapable of playing ...

Microsoft's new audio and video app replaces both Groove and the ancient Windows Media Player. We walk you through how to use it and explain what it can and can't do. I've been testing PC and mobile ...