We’ve been hearing a lot about lossless audio lately. Apple Music says it has it. So does Amazon Music. Tidal and Qobuz have it too, but Spotify doesn’t. (Yet. Or still.) Is lossless audio a big deal?

Every sound you hear in real life is analog, but digital recording converts the original sound into a sequence of numbers. No wonder analog and digital sound so different! Ex-movie theater ...

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Shanling’s M3 Plus, iBasso’s DX340, and Astell&Kern’s SP4000 show why DAPs still matter: better power, better sound, and a distraction-free experience no smartphone with Dongle DAC can touch. What’s ...

The new flagship Sony NW WM1ZM2 digital audio player offers the very best Sony has to offer for music lovers who refuse to compromise. Most of us play music on our smartphones, but audiophiles demand ...

Do you remember the iPod Shuffle or iPod Nano -- those tiny music players barely larger than a postage stamp? The Shuffle had no screen, just buttons and music. The 6th-gen Nano had a tiny screen, but ...