Is That E-Book You Bought Really Yours?

When I was a teenager, I’d walk over to a friend’s house with a pile of vinyl LPs under my arm. We’d head into a dark basement, usually lit with a single black light, and listen to the latest from our musical heroes. Teenagers, or anyone else today, rarely carry LPs or CDs. Their music is loaded onto MP3 players which can be attached to an audio system. Just as we rarely carry musical media such as LPs and CDs with us, it’s highly unlikely that we’ll continue carrying paper-based books, magazi

UK teens release hate on iPods.  Study says CDs rule

Section: Audio , Portable Audio Call it “Delusional Thursday” if you like, but a recent study from The Leading Question, in conjunction with Music Ally, says UK teens don’t just like CDs better, they prefer them.  In a world where the iPod has become more common than fire from a Sony laptop battery, we are floored by this study’s results.  2/3rds of UK teens prefer using CDs to share music.  Digital downloads, cassette tapes, and 8-track tapes (presumably) make up the remaining 34% for

Research shows music fans still prefer CDs to downloads

Music Ally’s sister research company The Leading Question has revealed that most UK music fans are still happier buying a CD than downloading, The 1,000 strong face to face survey of UK music fans showed that nearly three quarters (73%) of music fans were still happier buying CDs rather than downloading. The dominance of the CD was still high even amongst the teens with two thirds (66%) preferring CDs to downloads. CDs are also far and away the most preferred format for listening to music with

Marantz CD-6003 High-End CD Player with USB Port [Audiophile Earcandy...CDs Aren't Dead Yet?]

If you’re anything like me when it comes to music, you’ve completely embraced the switch from CDs to digital music. Your collection of discs sits, untouched, covered in dust. Does my CD player even work anymore? Believe it or not, CDs are still alive out there, hanging on to what’s left of their reputation for near perfect sound reproduction. While the format may be struggling to draw in what may be its last breath, manufacturers of CD players are still developing new products with the hope of e