To start with, please do not talk about audiophile snake-oil, etc. This is only about technical aspects of playing back MQA files. Long story short, ended up with an NAD integrated amp for powering ...

Streaming may dominate the way most people listen to music in 2026, but physical media refuses to go quietly into the cloud. Vinyl is still spinning on turntables everywhere, and CDs—once written off ...

In WinME/XP there is an option to play back music CDs digitally instead of using the analog cable from the soundcard to the CD-ROM. I guess it transfer the music data through the PCI bus.<BR><BR>Well, ...

The Shanling CR60 provides CD playback and ripping capability for a very reasonable $299, but it requires an external DAC. The CR60 is a compact CD transport that is designed to provide CD fans with ...

It’s been a big few days for CD fans. Just last week, Onkyo revealed that it’s adding an all-new CD player to its upcoming Icon Series of hi-fi components (scheduled to be released this fall). And now ...