Nearly 20 years after The Format broke up, they're back with "Boycott Heaven." It's a reunion built on the friendship between ...

Compact discs are seeing a modest resurgence as younger listeners rediscover physical music formats, even as long-term sales ...

The renewed interest in analog music players has spiralled into the resurrection of vinyl record players, which now find a place in every audiophile’s home. On the parallel spectrum of audio listening ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Classic British audio brand Quad has announced a new CD ...

The FiiO DM15 R2R is a portable and desktop CD player that doubles as a DAC. It also adds Bluetooth streaming for headphones and wireless speakers. Available now, it's reassuringly affordable at £249 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Cassette tapes and CDs are joining the vinyl-led retro audio boom, driven by listener desire for physical media as well as the stronger ...

At $2,399, the Shanling ONIX Zenith XST20 SACD/CD Transport is here to breathe new life into the “dead” audiophile formats of SACD and CD. Back to the future with SACD? Moments like this make me ...

We've all heard about the vinyl resurgence – with last year breaking a 40-year record for the physical format. It's why we're seeing an increase in record players – such as the all-in-one turntable I ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago, we brought you the news that Lorde's new album Virgin, which was released on a fully transparent CD, wouldn't play. Fans reported (across BBC, Reddit and Amazon reviews) that the disc ...

Maxell is a heritage Japanese audio and electronics manufacturer with a history dating back to the 1960s. Over the years, the brand has become synonymous with audio cassettes and other recordable ...