Tag: CD
Sony's MEX-BT3600U in-car CD tuner stereo system will let you roll with your homies in style
Sony has rolled out a new in-car CD tuner, the MEX-BT3600U, which’ll let you play from a USB-enabled MP3 player, stream your choons via a Bluetooth compatible Walkman jobbie, or play from one of those roundy silver shiny discs you have littering the floor of your car. Remember those?
In addition to those features, it can also be used as a Bluetooth headset of some description, with Bluetooth-enabled handsets allowing for hands-free calls via the microphone on the head unit’s front panel.
Controversially, the MEX-BT3600U…
Germany's recorded music industry continues decline, downloads popular but not making up shortfall
In a statistic-laden article, Billboard takes a look at the current state of the German recorded music industry, reporting that sales of all types of recorded music continued to decline for the tenth consecutive year.
Germany is the EU’s biggest market, so it tends to provide a decent indication of trends in the music industry…
Onkyo launches CBX-300 iPod-friendly receiver system
It must be the season for home audio components with built-in iPod docks — just when you thought the craze had died out. The latest offering comes from Onkyo. Their CBX-300 features an iPod dock, CD player, and radio, built in to a sleek, compact, shiny black cabinet.
Onkyo’s engineers spent time making a rigid chassis which helps to avoid unwanted resonance. The 8cm OMF (Onkyo Micro Fibre) diaphragm speakers are mounted in separate enclosures inside the main chassis, and the Active Bass Control allows for decent bass response even at low volume levels…
Arcam shrinks the renowned Solo system, names it the Solo Mini
Arcam’s Solo range has just gotten slightly bigger, if you can count something dubbed the ‘Solo Mini’ as being ‘big’.
The aluminum exterior contains a CD player, DAB/FM/AM radio, and iPod and MP3 player integration plus USB port for any other devices you want to play from. It actually adopts the same amplifiers as the full-sized Solo, so whilst the box may…
Brits still like music CDs despite rise in Internet downloads
We’re still an nation who likes our CD collections, according to recent figures from the British Phonographic Industry.
Despite the rise in popularity of music downloading (both legal and not), nearly half of the people recently surveyed by PlusNet said that they thought it would be at least ten years until the CD becomes obsolete, with one n ten saying that the format would never die.
Tangent Cinque – wood-covered tabletop sound system
Not content with offering us the wood-clad internet radio, Tangent now has a wooden tabletop sound system – the Tangent Cinque.
Roberts Sound 37 DAB CD stereo clock radio with CD bookmarking
Roberts has temporarily ditched the retro looks and faux leather for something more modern and compact – the Roberts Sound 37 DAB CD stereo clock radio.
CES 2008: $50,000 to spare? The Burmester 069 CD player is awaiting you
I consider myself a serious music buff – I still buy vinyl, keep my CDs in order and spend a significant amount on the kit to play it all. But even if my numbers came up on the Lotto, I would find it hard to part with $50,000 (£25,000) on a CD player.
Mac users pay for more digital and CD music than PC users, report suggests
It seems that there’s always a new way to stir up the age old rift between PC and Mac users, and the latest report to have a go comes from the NPD Group research firm, who even go as far as to state that, “there’s still a cultural divide between Apple consumers and the rest of the computing world”.
Well, I suppose we knew that really. Apparently, half of Mac owners surveyed say that they have paid to download songs from sites such as iTunes, compared to 16% of PC owners.
In addition, Mac users are more likely to buy music CDs — 32% compared to 28% of PC users.
Meridian slaps some limited edition paint on the Ferrari-branded F80's hood
The holiday party season is fast approaching, and Meridian has cashed in on the sudden interest in metallics and all things shiny, but releasing a couple of limited edition sparkly hues.
As we know, the F80 is one of their flagship models, with CD, DVD and DAB/FM/AM-playing prowess. In these two limited edition models, the…
