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 ...

Getting a better-quality CD experience without having to upgrade your CD player sounds delightful, doesn't it? Sony's new Blu-spec CD format promises just that, employing the same technology used to ...

Through the looking glass: The compact disc's 43-year journey, from technical experiment to a worldwide standard, tells the story of how global collaboration and bold engineering can reshape entire ...

If you’re still buying CDs or have a large collection the NAD C538 player is well worth checking out. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and ...

In 2021, CD sales increased for the first time in 17 years. That’s mostly because of Adele, whose new album sold 898,000 of those shiny little discs. The last time CDs were this hot, Usher, Ashlee ...

Digital sound is nothing more than numbers. What separates one container from another is how those numbers are packed, how much data (if any) is thrown away, and which devices understand the result.