Speaking of Zeroes and Ones... Among audiophiles, the analog vs. digital debate rages without end. I, like a lot of other musicians and music fans, have my own preferences--I own many more LPs than ...
When we go to the cinema and see a film in 2022, it’s very unlikely that what we’re seeing will in fact be a film. Instead of large reels of transparent film fed through a projector, we’ll be watching ...
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 ...
For someone like me—an avid record collector with profound hearing loss—the past decade has produced severe cognitive dissonance caused by two contrary developments. First, vinyl came back; then, good ...
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Record players have made a comeback over the ...
Combining “complementary” audio technology could speed the adoption of the immersive Atmos sound format, a Dolby exec says. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Dolby Laboratories has acquired rival ...
Does upsampling in digital audio actually improve DAC performance, or just make lower quality files look like high resolution audio?
A sound card allows computers to have sound. Pretty simple, right? But let’s dig deeper. Here’s a closer look at the tech that defines a sound card, and what to know if you want to buy one. Today’s ...