I’m a 4K Blu-ray disc fan, and these pricey new players are a big step-up from my bargain basement Sony

The new players are called the UDP900MKII and UDP800MKII respectively, and Magnetar says they're "purpose built to support ...

Sony Open in Hawaii Recap

Recaps: The 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, HI has finished up and Hideki Matsuyama is the winner. CBS Sports has news and recaps for the tournament, player news, and ...
What Hi-Fi? on MSN

Nothing quite surpassed the buzz of developing that initial unit: Arcam co-founder John Dawson on 50 years of hi-fi engineering milestones

“We had submitted an early A60 for a technical review in Practical Hi-Fi magazine (written by Noel Keywood under a pen name), ...

The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and ‘The Last of Us'

It was a nice surprise present for Sony's PlayStation, which this year is celebrating its 30th anniversary in North America ...
eCoustics

Shanling Unveils SCD3.3 SACD Player With 2nd-Gen R2R DAC and Tube Output

Shanling’s new SCD3.3 isn’t another nostalgia-driven disc spinner—it’s a purpose-built SACD machine with modern engineering, ...

PlayStation 5 can technically be a CD-player, if you’ve got a tinkerer’s heart

The PS5 refuses to play standard CDs by design. But with a unique optical drive and a clever trick, a YouTuber managed to make the console recognise data discs as USB storage, unlocking access to ...
Techlicious

Portable CD Players Make a Comeback, with These 4 Models Out Front

A recent Wall Street Journal feature touted new interest in CDs and portable players among young people. The trend is largely explained as an embrace of less-complicated tech that’s also fueling a ...
What Hi-Fi?

I tried Lorde’s transparent CD in 7 different disc players – but did it play on any of them?

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 ...
Digital Trends

Frequent fliers love this gadget, but I used it to modernize my old CD player

The Twelve South AirFly Pro 2 is a tiny plug-in dongle that mostly solves the rather specific problem of getting Bluetooth headphones working with in-flight entertainment on a plane. But it does ...
Daily Express

The CD is back! I tested the new Sony Discman rival reviving the beloved format

If you miss your old Discman, the FiiO DM13 is a pricey but accomplished way to get back into CD listening, with the added modern bonuses of a Bluetooth connection and rechargable battery. Music ...