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CDs vs. vinyl: Which has better audio quality?
Vinyl resurgence is nothing to scoff at. In 2025 alone, around 46.8 million vinyl units were sold in the US. Despite lagging behind vinyl records, CDs saw impressive figures during the same period, ...
In 2017, something curious happened: Sony started manufacturing vinyl records again after ceasing all production in 1989. The RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) 2022 year-end revenue ...
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Sony's MiniDisc was better than the CD, but one fatal flaw ruined it
The short-lived storage format that tried to replace CDs (and nearly succeeded) ...
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A CD resting on top of a vinyl record on a white background. - Alena A/Shutterstock Vinyl resurgence is nothing to scoff at. In 2025 alone, around 46.8 million vinyl units were sold in the US. Despite ...
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