Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. We live in an age of streaming; all the entertainment we ...

(February 14, 2024) Magnetar Audio is helping consumers establish a new love for physical media and enabling concert fans and movie buffs to reconnect with their beloved Blu-ray Disc collections with ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 1999, music consumption was shifting in a new direction. As home internet connections got faster, users discovered improvements that had ...

Microsoft has announced an update for the Windows 11 Media Player app. Version 11.2202.42.0 brings Audio CD support, making the operating system more friendly to this ancient audio format. Microsoft ...

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 ...

In the rare case we listen to an audio CD these days, we typically rely on off-the-shelf hardware to decode the 1s and 0s into the dulcet tones of Weird Al Yankovic for our listening pleasure. [Lukas] ...

The audiophile world tends to value longevity over novelty. These five categories of audio gear are where that philosophy has ...

4U is kinda big for a "portable" solution to be used with a laptop. Is your laptop relatively modern? If so, I would inveset in an external firewire enclosure and drive for it rather than a 4U ...

Near the turn of the millenium, portable media players like the iPod led to the development of the podcast. The format generally consists of content similar to talk-based radio, and is typically ...

So I'm trying to burn some mixes to CD's to use in my car. Since they are mixes, I cannot have gaps between the tracks. Of course, no burner I have here supports disc-at-once, so I cannot make it work ...