Sony launched the world’s first CD player on this day in 1982, kickstarting the compact disc digital audio era.

For audiophiles, nothing gets beyond their love for music and the audio gear they own. The exploration for the best headphone, IEM, or DAC never ends, given there is so much to discover and the ...

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 ...

The DP11 uses a custom tray-loading CD mechanism supported by optimized servo firmware and a low-noise mounting assembly. FiiO complements the mechanism with two ultra-low-phase-noise femtosecond ...

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