On October 1, 1982, Sony ignited a digital audio revolution with the release of the world’s first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101 (above), in Japan. It signaled the dawn of a new audio ...
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In 1979, Sony and Philips formalized the compact disc standard, turning digital audio into a home format
During the last decade of the 20th century, the experience of enjoying music at home was both highly personalized and technically imperfect. Vinyl records could be warped, skipped, or dusty, whereas ...
It’s 30 years since Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms began the CD boom. How did the revolution in music formats come about and what killed it? Thirty years ago this month, Dire Straits released their ...
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