Producer T Bone Burnett says he’ll introduce an ultra-high-fidelity analog format called Ionic Originals with a series of releases starting with a new Bob Dylan studio recording. Burnett, in a release ...

Everybody is streaming over smartphones, smart computers and smart speakers. But a “smart” anything may be doing its best to outsmart your ears. You need a DAC. That is to say, you probably need ...

As technology and the digital world advance more and more, our analog counterparts inevitably becoming displaced, often creating a sense of nostalgia in many of us. Now, Conserve the Sound has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Pro-Ject Audio Systems has launched the Uni Box S3, an ...

Audio lifestyle brand Gadhouse today announced the launch of the Miko Cassette Player, a retro-inspired portable cassette ...

Today, on Aug. 12, record stores and collectors celebrate the sound of analog by turning National Vinyl Record Day into a full-sensory tribute to vinyl culture. In a digital world flooded with instant ...

Digital recording and playback techniques were introduced to consumer electronics in 1981. Since then an ongoing debate has questioned the capacity of digital systems to reproduce the nuances and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. In an era defined by digital speed, algorithmic curation, and disposable listening, ...

In 2017, something curious happened: Sony started manufacturing vinyl records again after ceasing all production in 1989. The RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) 2022 year-end revenue ...

Long before the recent vinyl renaissance, audiophiles have long espoused the analog benefits of vinyl records as being vastly superior to digital. The argument often includes claims of vinyl sounding ...