Streaming services and hi-fi brands now promote “lossless” music as the new gold standard, promising studio-grade sound in ...

Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get ...

Lossless formats like ALAC and FLAC grab headlines, but AAC is the best audio format for most everyday listeners.

Audible doesn’t offer true lossless audio; their standard is compressed AAX (around 32-128 kbps). Still, you can get higher ...

Every human ear hears differently. Therefore, finding the right sound for oneself is not so simple. The sound depends on many components, such as the headphone model, whether in-ear or over-ear.

Getting your music on Spotify is less complicated than you might expect. Here's what independent artists need to know about ...

If there’s one thing that 2025 has in common with 2005, it’s audio gear. AirPods may be as popular as ever, but audio nostalgia is thriving this year, and hardware makers pumped out a ton of gadgets ...

FiiiO's latest CD player can do it all. The DM15 R2R offers hi-res playback, a DLC and enough connectivity options to cover all your needs ...

It's great to listen to your favorite songs on Spotify, but what if you want to listen to them offline on any device? That's when you want to download Spotify playlist to MP3. When you save your ...

Sydney, Australia, 2007 — it was a simpler time: I’d invited some hifi mates over to my house to show them how I use Exact Audio Copy (EAC) to rip a CD to a hard-drive. I remember it took me at least ...

After four years, Spotify finally made good on its promise to add a high-fidelity, “lossless” audio setting to its platform last week. The new setting, which sits above the service’s “very high” audio ...