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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The hi-res streaming and downloading service now has Qobuz ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the last 15 years, as digital music has slowly but surely extinguished the analog flame, the focus with digital audio has always been on enabling easy access, portability, and manageability of the ...

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 ...

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 ...