The Tables Have Turned!

The Tables Have Turned!A Revolution in turntables may be an easy pun, but it aptly describes what is happening (and what is about to happen) in a major area of home entertainment. The innovation, which is still waiting in the wings but threatens to come onstage at its own cue, is digital sound. Why the fuss? According to Sony, which has been working on digital-audio-disc systems since 1976 and whose latest version--the model DAD-1X--is shown here, digital audio represents such an advance in the...