HiFi Blog: digital audio goodness

CNET review: Sony NW-A1200: gets a 7.3/10. Stylish design, smart features when it comes to browsing/finding your music, excellent sound quality, wide format support (MP3/AAC/WMA/ATRAC3)—these are the good things. Unfortunately, the scratch-prone monochrome screen and the lack of extra features such as FM and recording, plus the ever-dreadful SonicStage kinda break things. [via]

Some landline connection problems kept me offline for most of last week. I spent the weekend scanning the stories I missed—here are some worth noting:

DVD Jon comes to the US to work with MP3.com founder: why, oh why, would a wiz kid would want to partner with a man who may be bold but fails [...]