Neil Young was on to something when he showed David Letterman a PonoPlayer. It was 2012 and the legendary singer-songwriter was down on compressed, “lossy” MP3 audio. He wanted to create a platform ...

A month ago, we asked our readers how you listen to hi-res music in your hi-fi system? Do you exclusively use streaming services, or do you buy and download hi-res files? Overwhelmingly, your answers ...

Lossless and Hi-Res lossless audio files take up a lot bandwidth due to not being compressed and arguably deliver a superior ...

There's a new tech buzzword in town, and it's taking the audio world by storm: high resolution, or hi-res for short. If it feels familiar, it's probably thanks to the video equivalent, high definition ...

If you’re a Sonos owner, I know that right now you’re probably less interested in talking about streaming services, and a lot more concerned about when (or if) the company will ever finish fixing its ...

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There’s seemingly no end to the pantheon of music streaming services, which is why it pays to stick with some of the tried and true providers. Platforms like Tidal and Qobuz are perfect examples of hi ...

This could be the year Spotify actually gives us higher-quality audio. It won’t be the first time it’s coming “soon”. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you ...

So, given this kind of music is what I want as good as I can get for files, it looks like I need to buy online in hi-res/flac/96khz kinda format (which is totally fine, I want flac files all the time ...

Tidal was in the high-resolution music streaming game long before such newcomers as Amazon and Apple, and its format of choice has historically been MQA, a lossy but incredibly efficient high-res ...

An iPhone running a song on Spotify with a pair of Apple AirPods on each side - em113/Shutterstock Many make the switch from wired to wireless earbuds. Popular music streaming apps offer decent audio ...