The fact that high-end audio brands still regard CD-quality audio as the gold standard says everything about how stubbornly relevant the Compact Disc remains. Yes, 16-bit/44.1 kHz PCM is not the final boss of digital audio. Hi-Res exists. Studio masters exist. However, for anyone who still believes in physical media […]
Japan is a technologically advanced country, and yet the old-school CD/cassette boombox is still a thing. Granted, lifestyle brand Doshisha’s Orion Audio gear isn’t as mainstream as smartphones or Bluetooth speakers, but they’re still selling and dropping new models. The SCR-B9(Z) is one of them. Well, not “new-new.” It’s a […]
Remember the Walkman-inspired portable cassette player from FiiO? Well, if anyone’s interested, the company added a see-through model. However, if a portable cassette tape player does not strike a cord the younger you, then perhaps a Discman-inspired portable CD player would.
Since the proliferation of Bluetooth audio and wireless audio, the shelf speaker systems aka mini-compo aka shelf Hi-Fi system that features the trusty CD player has almost ceased to exist. OK. You can still find a few but if you have a stash of CDs like I do and want […]
Do you guys remember iRiver? The company that used to be known for its MP3 player is one heck of a resilient company. Since its incorporation in 1999, it had saw ups and downs. It survived to this day by reinventing itself. The company has long moved on from MP3 […]
Unless you are an audiophile, you probably think CD is as dead as dodo. It probably is (dead) to you if you never hit up any record store, or listen exclusively to Spotify, Pandora, iTunes and the likes. But it is far being dead, or at least it isn’t to […]
Still holding on to some good’ol medias like cassette tapes, CDs (yes, they are old too) and vinyl records? If you don’t already have a player for each of those type of medias and harbor the wish of feeling the warm offer by those older medias again, then Grace Digital […]
one look at the name, you may think this is the old all-in-one music system from the Boston-based audio equipment maker, but the Tivoli Audio Music System+ is actually an update as noted with a subtle ‘+’ in its product name. basically, it is the Tivoli Audio Music System that you know from donkey years ago, rejuvenated with modern features such as Bluetooth
you need furniture and you also need music for entertainment, so why not put the two together for a seamlessly blended look? and this is what the Ruark Audio R7 High Fidelity Radiogram has to offer. slated to be available later this year, this 2,000 quids flagship from Ruark Audio features an alluring 60s contemporary look made up of walnut veneer
still fervent about Apple’s 30-pin dock connector? well, Yamaha has just the right stuff for you. announced recently, the Yamaha TSX-B232 Desktop Audio System is one new kid on the block that still offers a 30-pin dock connector and pushes out a good 30W of audio goodness via its dual 8 cm fill-range drivers. of course…
enjoy rocking out on your guitar as much as listening to the tunes from you iDevices? then the Nyne NH-6500 Home Audio System is the speaker of choice for you. the NH-6500 is essentially a wireless speaker, in fact, it is a home Bluetooth speaker that does what all good BT speakers do: allows you to wirelessly stream your favorite tunes from your iDevices or virtually any Blue…