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Review: Q Acoustic Concept 20 Bookshelf Speakers

October 18, 2019

A wallet-friendly pair of bookshelf speakers with great sound. I was recently sent a pair of speakers from Q Acoustic. Previously, I'd tested and reviewed Q Acoustics' 3050 and 2020 speakers and thought they... Read More...

Amazon Music Introduces Lossless, High-Definition Streaming — Spotify Says It’s Not What People Want

Ashley King

September 17, 2019

Amazon Music HD launched today, undercutting several other high-definition streaming services. A new HD streaming plan has been rumored to be in the works for a few months now. The new plan will cost $14.99 ... Read More...

Hi-Res Streaming Service Qobuz Says Its Has 200,000 Paying Customers — 25,000 In the U.S.

Ashley King

August 15, 2019

Photo Credit: Qobuz Hi-Res streaming music service Qobuz launched in the United States on Valentine's Day. Now, the service says it has attracted at least 25,000 subscribers in the country, just a fraction o... Read More...

Apple Revamps Its Hi-Res ‘Mastered for iTunes’ for Streaming — Introducing ‘Apple Digital Masters’

Ashley King

August 9, 2019

Photo Credit: Daniel Cañibano / CC by 2.0 Apple Music has launched 'Apple Digital Masters,' a revamp of 'Mastered for iTunes' content. Apple recently killed off its iTunes umbrella in favor of separating its... Read More...

Mastering Solution CloudBounce Expands Its Reach With a CD Baby Partnership

Paul Resnikoff

May 23, 2019

Audio mastering is now a luxury everyone can access. Simply defined, mastering is the last creative step after mixing, and a critical step that optimizes a song for different platforms like streaming and CDs... Read More...

Should You Spend $300 on Earplugs? A Review of the Etymotic Music Pro Electronic Earplugs

Noah Itman

March 1, 2019

Premium Electronic Earplugs, The Etymotic Music Pro Ever wonder if it's worth it to spend $300 smackeroonies on hearing protection for the loud things you may attend? Well, I had the opportunity to try out... Read More...

Sony Unveils a Brand-New 3D Audio Format — Introducing ‘360 Reality Audio’

Paul Resnikoff

January 8, 2019

Forget 5.1 audio surround. Sony Corporation is introducing something far more immersive. For those at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, this is one of the more interesting innovations — at l... Read More...

The Optoma Nuforce HEM8s: Lots of Packaging, But Overall a Good Purchase

Noah Itman

November 8, 2018

A review of the HEM8s and their plastic waste. Pros: Good quality for the price! Cons: Somewhat bottom heavy and lacking some of the detail I prefer on highs, somewhat narrow soundstage, SO MUCH PACKA... Read More...

Quadraphonic Sound Died In the 1970s. So Why Is Somebody Bringing It Back?

Paul Resnikoff

November 1, 2018

Miles Davis' Live-Evil LP in Quadraphonic, 1972 Quadraphonic sound faded from the landscape in the late 1970s, securing its place in the music technology dustbin. Now, somebody is bringing it back — and spre... Read More...

Ultimate Ears: Continuing To Refine And Improve Their Offerings

Noah Itman

April 11, 2018

Here are the new UE Pro CIEM's. Being used by a pro, probably. I recently had the opportunity to hop on a call with the team behind Ultimate Ears’s Pro line and get filled in on what they have been working ... Read More...

Sales of Cassette Tapes Have Quietly Grown 136.1% In the Past Year

Lennon Cihak

January 9, 2018

photo: InspiredImages (CC 0) Vinyl records aren't the only media format on the rise. Over the past few years, the classic cassette tape has been growing in popularity. Oh so quietly. The numbers aren't h... Read More...

Introducing ‘Making Vinyl,’ a Conference Dedicated Exclusively to Vinyl Records (Updated)

Paul Resnikoff

August 16, 2017

Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, site of the upcoming conference. Now there's a conference for that. Get ready for 'Making Vinyl,' an event dedicated to the burgeoning vinyl records industry. Updated, August 21s... Read More...

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Joe Rogan Invites Trump and Biden to Debate on His Podcast — Trump Accepts

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Dirac Raises $6 Million to Develop ‘Intelligent Audio’ for Video Conferencing

A Flute-Playing Lizzo Leads Dolby’s Latest Hi-Res Streaming Music Campaign

Spotify Is Now Advertising ‘High Quality Sound’ ⁠(Just Don’t Tell the Audiophiles)

Hi-Res Audio Platform Qobuz Ditches MP3s for Good — “MP3 Is Really Bad for Music, Artists, and Listeners”

The 2019 Gift Guide — Digital Music News

Review: Q Acoustic Concept 20 Bookshelf Speakers

Amazon Music Introduces Lossless, High-Definition Streaming — Spotify Says It’s Not What People Want

Hi-Res Streaming Service Qobuz Says Its Has 200,000 Paying Customers — 25,000 In the U.S.

Apple Revamps Its Hi-Res ‘Mastered for iTunes’ for Streaming — Introducing ‘Apple Digital Masters’

Mastering Solution CloudBounce Expands Its Reach With a CD Baby Partnership

Should You Spend $300 on Earplugs? A Review of the Etymotic Music Pro Electronic Earplugs

Sony Unveils a Brand-New 3D Audio Format — Introducing ‘360 Reality Audio’

The Optoma Nuforce HEM8s: Lots of Packaging, But Overall a Good Purchase

Quadraphonic Sound Died In the 1970s. So Why Is Somebody Bringing It Back?

Ultimate Ears: Continuing To Refine And Improve Their Offerings

Sales of Cassette Tapes Have Quietly Grown 136.1% In the Past Year

Introducing ‘Making Vinyl,’ a Conference Dedicated Exclusively to Vinyl Records (Updated)