Every sound you hear in real life is analog, but digital recording converts the original sound into a sequence of numbers. No wonder analog and digital sound so different! Ex-movie theater ...

Old stereo gear doesn't have to collect dust. From streaming upgrades to smarter home setups, there are practical ways to ...

Speaking of Zeroes and Ones... Among audiophiles, the analog vs. digital debate rages without end. I, like a lot of other musicians and music fans, have my own preferences--I own many more LPs than ...

Here's why I'm asking: I have a Denon AVR 3803 receiver. I like it quite a bit, except for one glaring (IMHO) omission; in order to use my Sennheiser wireless headphones, I have to run both analog and ...

If you’ve ever listened to an MP3, watched a movie on Netflix, or jumped on a Zoom call, you’ve used a DAC. Digital-to-analog converters (or DACs for short) are the unsung heroes of the digital audio ...

Designers of high-end multichannel audio systems have a new industry standard analog volume control integrated circuit (IC): the CS3318 from Cirrus Logic Inc (Nasdaq: CRUS). With a superior dynamic ...

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