The new PD20 from Astell&Kern is billed as the first Digital Audio Player to tailor sound to a listener's hearing – transforming how music is individually experienced.

In the home theater world, the term used to describe the aesthetic appeal of a system is the “spousal acceptance factor.” That is to say, if you pull into the driveway with a particular piece of ...

I have an Auzentech/HDA X-plosion 7.1 soundcard, and I just bought the Logitech Z-5500 speaker set. I connect from my soundcard to the 5500 with an optical cable. The problem I'm having is that the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. A few years ago, I was contacted by a Norwegian electronics ...

After nearly 30 years, the surround sound format war enters a new chapter with DTS:X soundtracks now available on Disney+. A long time ago, on a medium far, far away, two companies began a format war.

The CEDEC+KYUSHU 2023 conference was held last November, but details of a specific technical presentation just came to light. The presentation centered around the process that Polyphony Digital sound ...