Now that Spotify has finally got on board, high-resolution audio is well and truly mainstream. After eight long years of dithering and broken promises, the Swedish service eventually launched Spotify ...

Discover how Android handles high-resolution audio, USB DACs, and Bluetooth codecs — and how to get the best sound from your smartphone.

To listen to Hi-Res audio on Windows, you’ll need compatible audio files (like FLAC or DSD), a Hi-Res-capable output device (preferably wired), updated audio drivers, and a player like AIMP or ...

You’ll likely have seen the term ‘lossless audio’ bandied around in the music space in recent years. While by no means a new term in the audiophile realm, it has fairly recently expanded into the ...

We’ve come a long way since the earliest days of home audio, and a number of major leaps have been made: the transition from mono to stereo in the 1960s; moving from vacuum tubes to solid-state ...

Audio has come a long way on smartphones. Regular streaming services have quality streaming that’s perfectly fine for Bluetooth headphones. Modern connectivity like 5G and Wi-Fi 6 ensures buffering is ...

Here’s a riddle: If higher-quality audio sounds better, and better-sounding music is more enjoyable, then shouldn’t you stream music in the highest possible audio quality? The answer is yes. Listen to ...

There’s no better way to enjoy high-resolution music than with a streaming service like Qobuz. With thousands of artists and albums available, Qobuz is known for its exceptional audio quality and ...

Apple is upping the streaming quality of the music it offers on its Apple Music service. Recently, Apple announced a significant upgrade to its Apple Music platform to provide support for lossless, hi ...

Is Apple about to launch a lossless music streaming tier called Apple HiFi Music on May 18th? Will it also include Hi-Res streaming as an option? Maybe. UPDATE (May 17, 2021): Apple Announces Lossless ...