Spotify’s “lossless” audio is finally here, but is it really lossless, and what do you need to hear the difference?

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Chandler, Ariz.—Microchip Technology Inc. announced six 28- and 44-pin 16-bit dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs) with a dual-channel, 100-ksps, 16-bit audio digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) ...

We've rounded up some of the best (and still affordable) products for you to get the most bang for your buck. Read now Encoding has always been part of digital audio. Lossless formats encode ...

If your audio fidelity experience has only been in the form of CDs, MP3s, or lower-quality streaming services (such as Spotify and YouTube Music), you may be missing out on some audio bliss. There’s a ...

I was told recently to use (at least) a 24 bit sample width during close-up recording of an acoustic instrument, in order to have sufficient headway (dynamic range) before any compression. I can see ...

Sonos just announced that Qobuz will be the first streaming music provider to deliver tunes in 24-bit resolution to the platform. The high-resolution Qobuz integration will be available in the Sonos ...