A 12-inch vinyl record can hold about 44 minutes of music. But manufacturing one can take multiple days — a complex but delicate process involving sapphires, rubies and silver.

Retro-obsessed Gen Zers have revived a relic of the last century: vinyl records. The antiquated albums have boomed in popularity in recent years as the young generation flocks to buy vinyls from ...

I’ve recorded a bunch of records digitally, cleaned them, and then recorded them again. That allowed me to do realistic A/B testing and present the results visually in the form of before-and-after dig ...

Don't let your warped vinyl get you down. Here's what you need to know about flattening your favorite LP. Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of ...

People who grew up in the post-vinyl world have also contributed to its rebirth in popularity. In 2023, vinyl surpassed CD sales for the first time since the late 1980s.