I still have many CDs to rip to my media server, so I'm looking for a better ripper than Media Player. My problems with WMP include its tendency to quietly glitch on damaged CDs, automatically PLAYING ...

Forte Distribution, a distributor of audio and audiophile music products, is now shipping the Shanling CR60 CD Transport and Ripper to the U.S. market. Now available through select dealers, the $299 ...

So a friend of mine in the DJ industry acquired a competing DJ company in his area and is now in possession of at least 15,000 - 20,000 CDs in their collection. He has already started an ALAC rip of ...

Shanling has unveiled the EC Zero AKM portable CD player for fans of CDs and high-resolution audio. The player can be used as a USB DAC, CD ripper, and Bluetooth transmitter. The Shanling EC Zero AKM ...

Each time I look at a new MP3 player, I feel this urge to reboot my music collection—to sacrifice a weekend or two and re-rip all my CDs onto one system so I have everything in a consistent format.

It's 2026, and CDs are anything but dead. No, really — compact discs are the best bang for your buck medium for starting a physical music collection. Admittedly, I'm a vinyl head, but you won't beat ...

I can’t remember the last time I played music on a spinning compact disc. It’s been the better part of 20 years since I spent countless hours ripping CDs into a bloated MP3 collection, trying to call ...

It has been a little while since LWN last surveyed tools for managing a digital music collection. In the intervening decades, many Linux users have moved on to music streaming services, found them ...