With the introduction of Qualcomm’s aptX Lossless technology, Bluetooth headphone customers will finally join their wired audiophile brethren with the option to listen to lossless quality audio. The ...

Understanding the world of digital audio formats can be a bit confusing, with an array of different file types and codecs in use. Among these, lossless audio holds a special place, promising ...

In the hybrid mode, the .wv + .wvc is lossless. The .wv file on its own is lossy. WAVPack also has a fully lossless mode where it creates just a lossless .wv file. Here's one note - Monkey's Audio ...

At its core, lossy audio is a method of compressing sound recordings so that they occupy far less space than their uncompressed counterparts. By selectively discarding samples of the waveform that the ...

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Apple made headlines in mid-2021 when it announced its Apple Music service would offer lossless audio in June of that year. The audio upgrade would be available to users at no extra cost, but some ...

Earlier this year, Spotify announced a ‘HiFi’ upgrade tier for its streaming service that provides lossless audio, promising music free of compression artifacts. Although it’s still not available as ...

Within my recent coverage of high-res audio players (and the services that feed them content) and external DACs and amplifiers, I realized I’ve been tossing a lot of new and potentially-unfamiliar ...

The streaming service Artist Connection promises uncompressed lossless multi-channel surround sound in AURO 3D and Dolby TrueHD/Dolby Atmos formats in just a few short months. There has been a big ...

A new Kuo report yesterday suggested that we can expect new AirPods with lossless audio support – more specifically, an AirPods Pro 2 model that allows users to listen to ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio ...