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 ...

If you prefer to buy and download your music instead of paying a monthly fee to stream it, you probably want to buy that music in the highest-quality format possible. For many audiophiles, that means ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the last few years, there's been a significant shift in the ubiquity of a product that had spent decades on the fringes: High-resolution ...

Our primer on Hi-Res Audio for those who think Spotify and the Apple iPod raised the bar for music playback. In response, Hi-Res Audio (or high resolution audio) may have been a form of pushback ...

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 ...

CONSUMER REPORTS - High-definition video has taken over TVs, phones and tablets. But sound quality is worse than it was 10 or 15 years ago. New hi-resolution audio promises to change all that.

Qobuz is ultimately a streaming audio service. But it is also so much more. The amount of features that this service has is kind of unlike any of the other streaming audio platforms. Ultimately, its ...

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High-definition video has taken over TVs, phones and tablets. But sound quality is worse than it was 10 or 15 years ago. New hi-resolution audio promises to change all that. Consumer Reports checked ...

ARLINGTON, VA. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) again carved out dedicated space for high-resolution audio displays at International CES, where the association will double the number of ...

High-definition video has taken over TVs, phones and tablets. But sound quality is worse than it was 10 or 15 years ago. New hi-resolution audio promises to change all that. Consumer Reports checked ...