Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

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 ...

It has been some time since I wrote the controversial, but much needed article titled, "DVD Audio & SACD The Royal Scam". I did not write this article to bash new technologies, nor to be a ...

After doing the four articles on comparisons of various formats and recordings based on measurements derived using my soundcard, I did not think there was any need to do another, but my friend Dan ...

SACD and DVD-A pinned their futures to the hope that there was a market for 5.1-channel music, and flopped. Now Blu-ray is making an even feebler attempt. Steve Guttenberg Former contributor Ex-movie ...

Lately, CDs have been enjoying a resurgence in popularity, but that’s not surprising as the medium is capable of excellent sound, even though it’s more than 40 years old. As well as the standard CDs, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Ever since Marantz was acquired by Sounds United, the audio ...

At $2,399, the Shanling ONIX Zenith XST20 SACD/CD Transport is here to breathe new life into the “dead” audiophile formats of SACD and CD. Back to the future with SACD? Moments like this make me ...

The Shanling SCD3.3 is an SACD player with 24-bit R2R DAC and dual tubes Upsampling chip and MQA CD compatibility $3,990 (about £3,000 / AU$6,055) Shanling is bringing a high-spec SCD3.3 reference ...

Why you can trust What Hi-Fi? Our expert team reviews products in dedicated test rooms, to help you make the best choice for your budget. Find out more about how we test. SACD isn't the most popular ...