Until the fall of the Soviet Union around 1990 you’d be forgiven as a proud Soviet citizen for thinking that the USSR’s technology was on par with the decadent West. After the Iron ...

Automakers have stopped including built-in CD players in their new vehicles. But you can take heart. Disc-based media isn't dead quite yet.

V, has a radio that turns on and up all by itself. How can this be possible?! I have watched the radio volume go up when I’m ...

Maxell has launched a new personal cassette player featuring modern features like Bluetooth connectivity and USB-C charging.

V, has a radio that turns on and up all by itself. How can this be possible?! I have watched the radio volume go up when I’m not touching anything. I’d sleep better at night if you could explain this ...

On 8th March 1979, Philips revealed the very first Compact Disc (CD) and CD player prototype to the press at Eindhoven, Netherlands. The CD player prototype had an LED display and four buttons, and a ...

The convenience of streaming music is unmatched, but in my opinion, it’s missing the intentionality that comes with physical media. My aunt passed her Sony CMT-NE3 CD player down to me as a kid, and ...

After Subaru redesigned the Outback in 2025, and Lexus updated the IS and discontinued the RC, the automotive market put an end to an era: There now are no new cars sold with a CD player from the ...

Does your station have an old Denon CD player in your storage closet? Here’s a way to repurpose it. Frank Hertel of Hertel Engineering reports that many Denon players have simple remote control ...

For years, the compact disc felt like the most forgotten format in music history. Vinyl enjoyed a triumphant comeback. Cassette tapes clawed their way into indie credibility. CDs, meanwhile, sat in ...

Which home audio CD player is best? In today’s fast-moving streaming-first world, it can be hard to comprehend still using physical music media. What many people don’t realize is that you pay in audio ...

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