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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You’ll likely have seen the term ‘lossless audio’ bandied around in the music space in recent years. While by no means a new term in the audiophile realm, it has fairly recently expanded into the ...

While there’s been a modest revival in dedicated audio players, most listeners — including many discerning audiophiles — are streaming music straight from their smartphones. And why not? Android ...

The new Qobuz Android TV App lets you stream or download lossless and hi-res digital music from select Sony, TCL and Hisense TVs. Qobuz Connect is reportedly also included, which allows users to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...