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] ...
On October 1, 1982, Sony ignited a digital audio revolution with the release of the world’s first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101 (above), in Japan. It signaled the dawn of a new audio ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It has now been more than 25 years since the compact disc was introduced to the world. We might ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. DATING from the late 1990s, the Super Audio Compact Disc, or SACD, is a curious beast. It probably yields the best audio quality you'll ...
If you thought the compact disc had quietly slipped into retirement (or streaming redundancy), it might be worth taking a ...
When you look at the excitement that Dolby Digital and dts 5.1-channel soundtracks from DVDs can generate played over a good home theater system, it’s not surprising that Sony/Philips and the DVD ...