It’s a debate that’s raged for decades. Which music format is best - CD or vinyl? Vinyl may have had a near death experience, but CD has never gone away - and now the two rivals are squaring ...

While streaming and vinyl are still very popular, there are many of us who still favour our CD collection. Whether you're planning to dust off your old disc collection or have never stopped buying new ...

Here was a battery-powered CD player that’s barely any bigger than an old Sony Discman – not quite pocket-sized, but small ...

From a stunning CD tower to a new best-in-class budget turntable, 2024 was packed with releases for physical media fans ...

Making predictions is a fool's game but never mind that logic. Let's put on our psychic hats for a round of musical ...

CDs are reliable, they're easy to store, and they're much cheaper than, say, vinyl records. There are no subscription fees involved, and once you buy an album, it's yours to keep forever. CDs also ...

Music streaming is fine, but physical media is for keeps - and hot on the heels of the vinyl revival, comes news that interest is booming in the humble compact disc. Here's a selection of my favourite ...

Ever since an Amazon subscription became a thing back in 2005, the service from the world’s largest online retailer has grown from a modest offering to one of the most popular services that ...

The Best Audiophile CD Players of 2024 include Hegel, Luxman, Marantz, Rotel and more for the ultimate in compact disc playback. Listening to music on physical media isn’t dead and vinyl records (and ...

Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time. In this episode, our Tech and Audio Editor Tucker Bowe talks with Managing editor Jack Seemer ...

What’s more – sales of physical albums across all formats (vinyl, CD, cassette, etc) has increased year-on-year for the first time since 1994, rising 300,000 copies to 17.4 million.

I can still remember the day my dad gave me my first vinyl record. It was winter ’99 and one Saturday, after playing Louis ...