If you were wondering if people still buy CD players, McIntosh just pulled back the curtains on a mighty player built for CDs and high-res streaming. During our tour of the WoM (World of McIntosh) ...

Shanling’s new SCD3.3 isn’t another nostalgia-driven disc spinner—it’s a purpose-built SACD machine with modern engineering, a full-blown R2R DAC, and a tube output stage baked in. At 10kg, it’s a ...

The DAC is the second generation of Shanling's R2R DAC, offering native DSD transport among other features. The player has ...

The Denon DCD-1700NE is a high end CD/SACD player engineered to bring out the best possible sound from optical media. The death of physical media has been greatly exaggerated. Just look at how vinyl ...

You probably know that CDs are having a bit of a resurgence. It’s not nearly to the same level as vinyl, but CD sales increased last year for the first time in decades. And brands are taking notice.

One of the biggest perks of working at What Hi-Fi? is the opportunity to look and listen to all the latest hi-fi. But, among our team there’s one special category that always causes a particular buzz ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The death of the CD has been predicted for some time now, ...

This past summer, Marantz revealed its new flagship “Series 10” range of hi-fi components. It consisted of three products: the Model 10 integrated amplifier, the SACD 10 SACD/CD player and the Link ...

After hearing reports of his own demise, Mark Twain is known to have remarked that such rumors were “highly exaggerated.” So too are the claims by music streaming champions that “the CD is dead.” Many ...

Digital audio expert dCS has unveiled the Varèse Transport – an astonishingly expensive CD/SACD transport that promises to be the best CD player ever made. Possibly the priciest, too. The transport ...

Music lovers and hi-fi enthusiasts are all abuzz about the next generation compact disc. These new super high-quality discs and players have been a high-priced underground hit for nearly three years, ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...