There are two important numbers when talking about audio quality: the sample rate and the bit depth. Sample rate determines ...

Music connoisseurs relish HD and hi-res audio, but scouring the web for the best streaming and downloading sites can be a pain. Luckily, we've done it for you.

But make sure the software you use to play music also supports hi-res playback. Apple Music, for instance, doesn't support it, even if your MacBook does, so you'll need to download separate ...

Here is why the streaming service remains more relevant than ever before. One of the main reasons for sticking to Apple Music is not having to worry about high-res audio. Only once, the user needs to ...

A hi-res digital audio player like the SR35 from Astell&Kern can play virtually every hi-res audio format in the world, whether it’s saved on your computer or streamed from Apple Music.

Hi-res tracks have to be lossless, but the inverse is not true: CDs are considered lossless, to offer one counterintuitive example, and a small amount of the ALAC files found on Apple Music top ...

The M8T is the new flagship of Shanling’s portable Hi-Res music player product line, featuring two AKM DACs (digital-to-analogue converters) and multiple amplification methods for varied, high ...

There's plenty of confusion concerning standard- and high-resolution (or hi-res) audio formats, but it's well worth knowing the difference. That's because the audio quality of the music you listen ...

Hi Res Audio or high resolution audio is intended to provide an improvement over lossy music formats like MP3 and even lossless CDs by providing a more natural-sounding representation of music and ...

Before the advent of hi-res music streaming services, hi-res files would normally be stored on a computer, and you’d need to employ a third-party app such as Vox or Onkyo HF player to play them back ...

Executive Insight: Hi-Res Music Needs Hi-Res Speakers. All the talk about hi-res music delivery and lossless or spatial formats is premature. Few can tell the difference – unless they listen through ...