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Update 5/17: Apple has announced high-res lossless audio for Apple Music, launching in June. This article has been updated to reflect the news. While a new AirPods design is welcome, this high-end ...

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 ...

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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 ...

MediaNet defines lossless compression as “a class of data compression algorithms that allows the original data to be perfectly represented by compressed data. Sophisticated algorithms create a file ...

Once you start listening to Hi-Res (high-resolution) audio, there is no going back. The quality, the sound, and everything hook you to it. Normal audio does not impress much. Thanks to the advancement ...