The Super Audio CD (SACD) format may never have entered the mainstream market after Sony and Philips started pushing it back in 1999, but some audio fanatics out there still believe in the quality of ...

The original Sony AC power wiring and filter components were removed and replaced with Audience components including new Auricaps and Auric hookup wire. An IEC power inlet receptacle was installed.

Sony’s new “SCD-DR1” Super Audio CD/Audio CD player is apparently the pinnacle of high quality audio playback – or at least we hope so with its $11,000 price tag. Sporting audio interfaces you ...

Recently I bought an Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 soundcard for my HTPC. This is a soundcard based on the Via Envy24HT "Vinyl Audio" controller and a Wolfson WM8770 CODEC supporting 96/24 A/D converters with ...

Many of us at Engadget -- being the audio geeks that we are -- have rooted for SACD to take off as a format ever since its release in 1999. So we're more than happy to see Sony release the entry level ...

Sony has announced a new high-end SACD player in Japan, the SCD-XA5400ES, catering to wealthy audiophiles still with a fondness for the technology. Based on a twin R-core transformer and D/A system – ...

When you look at the excitement that Dolby Digital and dts 5.1-channel soundtracks from DVDs can generate played over a good home theater system, it’s not surprising that Sony/Philips and the DVD ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Blu-ray Disc player is the BDP-S5000ES (pictured), claimed by the company to be 'the world's ...

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