Admittedly, part of the fun of building your own vinyl hi-fi system is having the freedom of choice when it comes to picking your own turntable, amplifier, phono preamp and speakers. You have full ...

Our favorite turntables on sale for Black Friday 2024 that we would actually buy for ourselves or recommend to family and friends. Turntables are one of the most popular categories again in 2024, but ...

While it’s true that traditional turntable setups have many moving parts, that’s the nature of the beast — if not vinyl’s main allure. There’s also an easy workaround. These days, many turntables and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Moon covers audio gear, Apple products and consumer tech. With records continuing their 18 year sales growth surge and around ...

What’s old is new again, particularly when it comes to music. In 2020, vinyl record sales surpassed CD sales for the first time since the 1980s, totaling $232 million of revenue in the U.S. — and 62 ...

Much to the detriment of my bank account, I take a certain measure of satisfaction in the fact that I’ve passed my love for collecting vinyl records on to my teenage daughter. Granted, her lust for ...

createdigitalmusic‘s Peter Kirn has been out musical cool-hunting again. Here’s his latest report: Who says you can’t fill your home with lots of music gear and look good doing it? If you’ve got two ...

In March, I reviewed the Como Blu, a brilliant Bluetooth streaming audio system from Boston’s Como Audio. What made the Blu brilliant? For $399 — the cost of a decent, upper-range portable Bluetooth ...

We love vinyl. Convenient it is not, nor is it cheap. It's not all that accessible either. But there's just something about digging through second-hand record crates, stacking your discoveries when ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Designers have been high on low-fidelity as iconography: cassette tapes, ...