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Once upon a time portable cassette players like the Sony Walkman revolutionized the way people listened to music, by introducing the concept of carrying your music with you and listening privately on ...

The convenience of streaming music is unmatched, but in my opinion, it’s missing the intentionality that comes with physical media. My aunt passed her Sony CMT-NE3 CD player down to me as a kid, and ...

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 ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Right around the turn of the millennium, compact discs ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Why do CDs get such a bad rap? After all, it wasn’t that ...