In 1984 Sony did it again with the D-50 portable CD player, offering near-audiophile fidelity on a much more durable medium.

FORBES: TRACKING THE EVOLUTION OF TAKE-OUT TUNES

By the time the CD came out, he'd already built a reputation on the dance floors of Philadelphia and New York City for mixing mainstream favorites with more risque hip-hop for the South.

NPR: DJ Diplo Melds Eclectic Sounds

"Red Bird" is Arborea's most accessible and traditional track (it'd fit well on any Gillian Welch CD), while "Black Mountain Road" is one of its more experimental.

NPR: Arborea: 'Black Mountain Road'

While TrustedReviews found the sound quality decent and some other features, including wireless reception, to be good, the reviewer also found the WACS700 to be lacking in a number of key features, including support for DRM'd files, slow ripping (as long as 20 minutes per CD), and the size of the hard drive (40GB is kind of skimpy).

ENGADGET: Philips Streamium WACS700/05 wireless music system reviewed

On Tuesday, the rare material will finally be released on "Bill Evans Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate" (Resonance) a two-CD set that rivals Evans's revered Village Vanguard recordings for Riverside in June '61.

WSJ: A Legendary Bill Evans Session Comes to Light