SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Two new digital audio disc formats touted by the music industry for their stellar sound are nowhere near as consumer-friendly as regular old CDs: They're engineered to be ...

Music lovers and hi-fi enthusiasts are all abuzz about the next generation compact disc. These new super high-quality discs and players have been a high-priced underground hit for nearly three years, ...

Think of the SACD and DVD-Audio as the CD on steroids, except that it’s legal, affordable and playable on your home-theater system. Hybrid SACDs play on both CD and DVD players, but need an SACD ...

The Super Audio CD (SACD) format, offering higher-resolution audio than the standard compact disc, receives an estimable boost with the Rolling Stones Remastered, a collection of 22 titles from ABKCO… ...

Sony Disc Manufacturing (SDM) expanded production of hybrid SACD/CD discs to three plants in early May from one, marking the latest in a recent series of moves by Sony and other replicators to ...

From vinyl records to cassette tapes to compact discs, many music fans have spent their lives upgrading collections to keep up with technology. Now, the industry tells us, there are reasons to invest ...

At $3,000, the Denon DCD-3000NE plays any disc including SACD, DSD, CD, MP3 and FLAC at up to 384kHz/32-bit resolution. Did Denon just introduce a $3,000 CD/SACD player? The new DCD-3000NE was ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Suppliers used the CEDIA Expo to update the trade about their plans for next-generation audio formats. Here’s what various suppliers were saying: JVC: September shipments are planned ...

And while we’re talking about home audio, it’s probably good to mention that Onkyo is shipping the DV-CP802, the first six-disc DVD carousel that plays almost all current media disc formats, including ...