HiFi Blog: digital audio goodness

More details on Zune’s interface and features: nice write-up from the iLounge guys:
The big question being asked around these parts right now is whether Zune has any feature so compelling that it can really rival the iPod juggernaut. Right now, the feeling is that Microsoft may have gotten a few things closer to right than [...]

The Sub $1000 Spotlight: required reading for those in the iPod generation who want to take their audio-geekness to the next step. Three carefully selected speaker/amp combos and a few notes that will help you choose wisely and avoid spending much. (If you’re going to read only one audio-related article this week, this should be [...]

Preface

Wasn’t it Creative who said it would clean up its over-crowded product line, in a conference call a few months ago? Seems like some engineers were kept out of the loop, creating yet another iPod nano competitor, probably thinking that the recently introduced Zen V/Zen V Plus weren’t adequate enough. We’re talking about the Neeon [...]

Warner to experiment with ‘DVD album’ discs: these will feature:

stereo and surround mixes of the album
extras: ringtones, remixes, photos and video footage
pre-ripped digital music files. Warner is currently in talk with Apple to make those rips, so that they’re iPod-compatible and DRM’d (with FairPlay).

A handful of titles are expected in October, a “full-blown launch” next [...]