Content tagged with 'digital music'
Why rip your CDs? And why rip them to lossless?
Ripping music – transferring it from a physical format into a purely digital form stored on a computer drive – was once regarded with suspicion by those who prize sound… Read more
Posted on: Friday, 24 Aug 2012
Categories: Definitive guides, Speakers, Talking about formats
Tags: AIFF, Apple Lossless, CD format, digital music, FLAC, iTunes, WAV
Bowers & Wilkins Product Manager Mat Taylor discusses DACs
Digital to Analogue convertors, usually known as DACs, have played a vital role in high-quality music reproduction since the introduction of the Compact Disc. But as the CD dies out,… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 25 Aug 2011
Categories: Sound Lab, The future of sound
Tags: audiophile, Classé CP-800, digital music, Discussing sound quality, MP3, USB
The Best Headphone Albums Ever
There’s something very special about listening to music on headphones. A sense of closeness to the artist, and, of course, with the right headphones, just enough isolation from the hustle… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 3 Mar 2010
Categories: Headphones, Music
Tags: audiophile, bowers & wilkins, digital music, high quality sound, iPod, P5, P5 headphones
Zeppelin makes iLounge 2010 Buyer’s Guide
The B&W Zeppelin has been included in the iLounge 2010 iPod and iPhone Buyer’s Guide in the Premium Audio Systems. They kindly describe our multi-award winning speaker as “the audio… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 7 Jan 2010
Categories: iPod speakers
Tags: audiophile, digital music, high quality sound, iPhone, iPod, ipod speaker
Exquisite design meets sound quality in UltimateAVmag.com reveiw
The Zeppelin family received another rave review, this time from UltimateAVmag.com. The review focuses on the stunning sound quality that separates the Zeppelin from other iPod speakers: “Audiophiles often… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 3 Dec 2009
Categories: iPod speakers
Tags: audiophile, digital music, high quality sound, Speakers, Zeppelin iPod speaker
Computer playback symposium this weekend
Demonstrating the complete journey from performing through recording to playback, Computer Audiophile have announced their inaugural Computer Audiophile Symposium taking place at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California. With representatives from Meridian-Sooloos… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 22 Jun 2009
Categories: Talking about formats
Tags: computer playback, digital music, Discussing sound quality, high quality sound, MP3, Speakers
How do you listen to your music – Show us your set-up!
As everyone knows, just as CDs supplanted vinyl and cassettes, MP3 and other digital-music formats are well on their way to replacing CDs as the most popular way to listen… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 15 Jun 2009
Categories: Hi-fi speakers
Tags: digital music, Discussing sound quality, Loud speakers, MP3, sonos, Sony Walkman, Speakers, spotify, vinyl
Vinyl still fighting in a digital world.
This month heralds one of the most unlikely anniversaries – the 60th birthday of the 7” single. With focus firmly on the rise of digital sales and fall of CD… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 7 Jan 2009
Categories: Talking about formats
Tags: digital music, high-quality downloads, vinyl
Do you agree with Peter Gabriel about digital music?
Peter Gabriel, a patron of Society of Sound music club, is back in the news again, mostly to promote his new Big Blue Ball project with Real World. If you… Read more
Posted on: Friday, 15 Aug 2008
Categories: Discussing sound quality
Tags: digital music, high-quality music downloads, Peter Gabriel
Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to The Great Curve
Bowers & Wilkins says: Great idea – it’s... 2 days 17 hours ago View commentPeter Gabriel’s Live in Athens audio finally available
Thorsten says: The Album is really good, some tracks are... 3 days 8 hours ago View comment