The world around us is analog. Our perception mechanism is also analog. Standard audio transducers such as the microphone and the loudspeaker are analog devices. Sound perception of humans occupies ...

In my lifetime, music has been delivered on vinyl, cassettes, eight-track tapes, CDs, and audio DVDs. How do I listen to it now? Usually with a PC or a smartphone, and occasionally with an MP3 or ...

If you have a fancy home theater system with a soundbar and surround sound speakers, then how you connect it to your TV is an important consideration. There are legacy options you may be more familiar ...

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The Wattson Audio Emerson Digital streamer is not inexpensive but it offers straight forward high-end digital playback that delivers sonically. Digital audio network streamers are one of the fastest ...

Every now and then in our travels we come upon a project with such an obvious need that it’s almost a surprise nobody has ...

Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get it? Here’s what to know. There’s a difference, of course, between “putting ...