Make the equipment you own easier to use, choose earphones thoughtfully, and keep your music collection organized. Start with a practical guide, then explore two revealing chapters in digital-audio history.
Connect and reuse
Car FM Transmitters: Setup, Interference, and Better Connections
Choose a connection for an older car stereo, set up an FM transmitter, and diagnose static, silence and distortion.
Reuse a Speaker Dock: Inputs, Adapters, and Compatibility
Identify an older dock’s audio inputs, map a compatible connection, and troubleshoot playback before buying adapters.
Listen and keep your music
Premium Earphones: Fit, Sound, Isolation, and Lasting Value
Compare earphones through comfortable fit, a repeatable listening check, source compatibility and practical ownership support.
Digital Jukeboxes: Organize and Keep an Offline Music Library
Organize audio files and tags, check player compatibility, and verify backups for a music collection you can keep using.
Understand the technology and its history
Audistry by Dolby: What Its Sound Enhancements Did
Understand Audistry’s documented sound-processing features and compare their effects with a repeatable listening method.
Music Downloads at the Gas Pump: A 2007 Digital-Audio Experiment
Explore a documented CES music-download concept and distinguish its proposed delivery chain from evidence of retail deployment.