Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Original Publish Date: 12/23/01 - Much of the content in this article has been addressed via hardware, but we keep it live for archival purposes. Software selection however is still the big issue ...

At $4,000, the Michi Prestige Q430 CD Player targets compact disc fans with ESS DAC and balanced outputs, but was omitting SACD playback a mistake?

SACD and DVD-A pinned their futures to the hope that there was a market for 5.1-channel music, and flopped. Now Blu-ray is making an even feebler attempt. Steve Guttenberg Former contributor Ex-movie ...

The original Sony AC power wiring and filter components were removed and replaced with Audience components including new Auricaps and Auric hookup wire. An IEC power inlet receptacle was installed.

Lately, CDs have been enjoying a resurgence in popularity, but that’s not surprising as the medium is capable of excellent sound, even though it’s more than 40 years old. As well as the standard CDs, ...

The Shanling SCD3.3 is an SACD player with 24-bit R2R DAC and dual tubes Upsampling chip and MQA CD compatibility $3,990 (about £3,000 / AU$6,055) Shanling is bringing a high-spec SCD3.3 reference ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Ever since Marantz was acquired by Sounds United, the audio ...