Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get ...

Streaming services and hi-fi brands now promote “lossless” music as the new gold standard, promising studio-grade sound in ...

Unlock richer audio from your streaming apps with simple tweaks to volume normalization, equalizer settings, and quality ...

Lossless formats like ALAC and FLAC grab headlines, but AAC is the best audio format for most everyday listeners.

Audible doesn’t offer true lossless audio; their standard is compressed AAX (around 32-128 kbps). Still, you can get higher ...

Apple Music subscribers will soon get to listen to their music with lossless audio, as Apple will introduce "industry-leading" sound quality to the streaming platform from June. The new audio features ...

A day after the Apple Music Lossless Audio announcement, there’s still a great deal of confusion. A few things have become clear in the meantime, but other elements remain murky. Apple spent most of ...

Apple’s hi-res, Lossless Audio has arrived, and Apple Music subscribers are reaping the benefits for free starting this month with about 20 million tracks. By the end of 2021, Apple Music’s entire ...

Apple Music lossless and spatial audio formats are now available. Users will need to opt-in to use the lossless audio while spatial audio will play automatically with supported headphones. There are ...

Apple has revealed that its long-rumored lossless audio streaming feature for Apple Music plus Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos is coming in June, at no additional cost to subscribers. Apple Music ...

Apple Music is about to receive a huge sound quality boost. Beginning June 2021, Apple’s entire music library (more than 75 million songs!) will be available in the lossless audio format — a much ...

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