digital music

Sonos Digital Music System review

Reviews The Digital Music System is based around a series of wireless amplifers, known as Zoneplayers. As with everything else about the Digital Music System, you get the impression that someone who really cares about their audio has chosen the...

Editor's rating   9.6

Tags: sonos, digital music, remote control, speaker

21 October 2005, 18:13

Streaming audio systems for the home

Reviews Music no longer needs to be confined to one room, one PC or one audio system. If you intend to share music to multiple devices, or if you're going to blast music between levels of a house, wireless should definitely be your first consideration.

3 August 2007, 9:25

PURE Digital Oasis review

Reviews There's no mistaking this for what it is: a romper-stomping, reinforced-metal, panic room of a digital radio. As soon as the radio was switched on it auto-tuned itself to all available digital radio stations and displayed their names on the built...

Editor's rating   8.2

Tags: pure digital, conditions, station, speaker

8 November 2005, 16:49

PURE Digital Chronos iDock review

Reviews We saw it last with Intempo's £130 RDI system and now we're looking at the Chronos iDock -- a £90 offering from DAB aficionado PURE Digital. Despite promising an exciting stereo performance for a clock radio, play anything other than voice or quiet...

Editor's rating   6.5

Tags: pure digital, face, stereo, alarm

18 February 2008, 15:45

PURE Digital PocketDAB 1500 review

Reviews So have pocket digital radios come of age, or would you be better off sticking with an iPod? DesignThe PURE Digital PocketDAB 1500 is not far off the size of the original iPod, at 65 by 110 by 21mm. Depending on the music that's playing you may be...

Editor's rating   7.1

Tags: pure digital, station, stations, battery life

8 August 2006, 14:37

Sonos ZP80 review

Reviews The original Sonos Digital Music System impressed us with its solid build and near-transparent operation. The ZP80 is designed for use as part of the Sonos Digital Music System. Just when we were getting used to calling the ZP100 'the best digital...

Editor's rating   9.5

Tags: sonos, digital music, stereo, streaming

3 May 2006, 16:54

How does an MP3 player work?

Reviews At their most basic level, digital music such as MP3s looks a lot like any other computer data file: a long series of 1s and 0s. When a digital device plays music that has been compressed by a codec, software on its chip (called firmware) applies...

9 May 2005, 15:33

Roth Music Cocoon MC4 review

Reviews Want to put some analogue warmth back into your digital tunes? The Roth Music Cocoon MC4 may be what you're after. StrengthsDigital music has brought with it some fantastic benefits, not least of which is the ability to carry around thousands of...

Editor's rating   6.5

Tags: roth, natural, sound quality, dock

15 November 2007, 15:06

HP iPaq rx3715 Mobile Media Companion review

Reviews In addition to the basic digital audio and video features found on most Pocket PCs, this model sports a built-in 1.2-megapixel digital camera and apps for managing digital music, photos, and video on PCs throughout your home via a Wi-Fi wireless...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: hp, digital camera, universal, remote control

26 July 2004, 4:01

KEF Picoforte 1 review

Reviews These systems basically allow you to shed your MP3 player's headphones and listen to your digital music files with freedom. A separate 3.5mm line-in connection means you can also connect an alternative portable media player, although it won't be...

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: kef, designs, speakers, sound quality

7 January 2008, 14:56

Intempo BB-01 review

Reviews This £90 digital radio with integrated FM tuner and CD player looks like the perfect package, with everything you need for music on the move. Whether you listen to jazz, dance, death metal, digital radio, FM radio or a CD, the results are...

Editor's rating   4.5

Tags: intempo, matter, station, stations

8 September 2005, 15:48

Samsung LE40N73B review

Reviews As well as the usual high-definition specification, with integrated digital and analogue tuners, the screen also supports various memory card applications that allow you to view pictures from your digital camera or listen to music from your iPod.

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: samsung, dvd player, colours, high definition

27 October 2006, 16:01

What's digital radio all about?

Reviews In addition to music and speech, digital radio stations can also broadcast additional text that is displayed on a small screen. Whereas FM reception can be good, average, poor, very poor or anything in between, the digital signal is either present...

12 May 2005, 20:35

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro review

Reviews A key element of the X-Fi feature set is its 24-bit Crystalizer, a digital technique by which the X-Fi chip can improve the quality of your digital music. With Logitech's 5.1-channel Z-5500 Digital multimedia speaker set connected, games, DVDs and...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: creative, channel, stereo, remote control

22 August 2005, 22:41

LG 42PX5D review

Reviews And memory card sharks will also be able to view digital photos and play MP3 music through the large 42-inch screen. Another relatively unique and more useful feature is the 'X Studio' function that provides quick and convenient access to digital...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: lg electronics, colours, dvd player, camcorders

16 December 2005, 16:21