This tiny USB-C dongle is a really big audio upgrade for devices that need it, from Windows PCs to Macs and iPads ...

Any digital audio that improves on these qualities is thus considered hi-res. As an example, Apple Music offers its hi-res audio catalog in 24-bit, with sample rates ranging from 48kHz to 192kHz.

An iOS-friendly alternative to FLAC. The entire Apple Music catalogue uses ALAC, with streams ranging from 16-bit/44.1kHz up to 24-bit/192kHz. DSD (hi-res): The single-bit format used for Super Audio ...

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 ...

Even the best headphones have a weakness if they're wireless – they're only as good as the device you're streaming audio from ...

However, Apple is also going to offer lossless audio at a resolution that qualifies it as hi-res audio, up to 24-bit/192KHz. Apple’s wireless headphones like the AirPods and AirPods Pro do not ...

We asked our readers how they listen to hi-res music, and they have one major priority – even if there's no consensus on the ...

Right now, Tidal, Amazon Music HD, Apple Music and Qobuz offer high-res audio, to varying degrees. Most of them offer lossless streaming with some high-res encoded titles. The cheapest of the ...

The IEM-style buds incorporate a digital audio converter (DAC) capable of handling Apple Music’s top-tier Hi-Res Lossless files (192kHz/24-bit). Ahead of CES this month, the company released a ...

As we reported last month, Apple really, really, really wants musicians to release tracks in Spatial Audio: it's giving those tracks extra weighting in search results to make them more visibility ...

"Due to the large file sizes and bandwidth needed for Lossless and Hi-Res Lossless Audio, subscribers will need to opt in to the experience," read Apple's press release issued at the time.