To start with, please do not talk about audiophile snake-oil, etc. This is only about technical aspects of playing back MQA files. Long story short, ended up with an NAD integrated amp for powering ...

In WinME/XP there is an option to play back music CDs digitally instead of using the analog cable from the soundcard to the CD-ROM. I guess it transfer the music data through the PCI bus.<BR><BR>Well, ...

The Shanling CR60 provides CD playback and ripping capability for a very reasonable $299, but it requires an external DAC. The CR60 is a compact CD transport that is designed to provide CD fans with ...

Only for Varèse owners: dCS’s new Transport delivers reference-level CD and SACD playback with ultra-low vibration and ACTUS bit-perfect transmission. The dCS Varèse Music System just got an ...

It’s been a big few days for CD fans. Just last week, Onkyo revealed that it’s adding an all-new CD player to its upcoming Icon Series of hi-fi components (scheduled to be released this fall). And now ...