Money No Object: One of the rising stars of 'chi-fi' brings a new reference CD player, with powerful DAC skills ...

The new Luxman D-03X is an advanced CD player that also doubles as a DAC for Hi-Res music files. Believe it or not, there are still plenty of people buying their music on CD. It’s true that the format ...

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 ...

High-end CD players like the brand new Luxman D-07X offer a state-of-the-art playback platform and DAC that can be connected to other digital devices. CD players are no longer just source devices but ...

High-resolution MQA-format music playback is coming to portable music players for the first time through sister brands Onkyo and Pioneer. Pioneer is adding MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) playback ...

After hearing reports of his own demise, Mark Twain is known to have remarked that such rumors were “highly exaggerated.” So too are the claims by music streaming champions that “the CD is dead.” Many ...

Pioneer became the first company to introduce a portable high-resolution music player that will support high-resolution MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) files, but an introduction time for the U.S.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Pioneer and Onkyo have announced that the latest free ...

For some, the joys and conveniences of the streaming music revolution have come at too high a price. Specifically: Audio quality. Bandwidth has been the chief culprit here, with lossless, 24-bit 96kHz ...

Onkyo first showed its DP-X1 high-resolution digital audio player at CES earlier this year. From the specs alone, it looked like a quality piece of gear, but it had one special trick up its sleeve: ...