A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...

Every sound you hear in real life is analog, but digital recording converts the original sound into a sequence of numbers. No wonder analog and digital sound so different! Ex-movie theater ...

Ever since I picked up the Marantz PM-11S2 turntable, I've been amassing quite a collection of vinyl records. Flip the clock back two years ago and I would have never considered spinning records on my ...

What happens when a technology gets as good as it can? It's an interesting question, and not necessarily as far-fetched or ill-timed as you may imagine. Consider the world of digital audio. As a ...

The debate over whether analog or digital sound is preferable is very delicate, about as resolvable as arguing about which is the better sport. There are people who swear by either side. On one side ...