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 ...

Building a high-resolution audio library is one of the most rewarding projects for any music enthusiast. It goes beyond ...

Apple Music offers lossless and hi-res audio across its vast library, but many Apple devices and headphones can’t fully deliver the highest quality streams without wired connections and extra hardware ...

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 ...

Now that Spotify has joined the fray, it's fair to say that hi-res music streaming is well and truly mainstream. And a good thing too – a monthly fee is more than worth it if it means higher-quality ...

An iPhone running a song on Spotify with a pair of Apple AirPods on each side - em113/Shutterstock Many make the switch from wired to wireless earbuds. Popular music streaming apps offer decent audio ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Here’s a short piece of news that has caught my eye, mainly ...

Qobuz music streaming service is being rolled out in Japan, a market ripe for expansion. Hi-Res music streaming service Qobuz has announced its entry into the Japanese streaming market. Qobuzwas ...

Shanling has introduced the SM90, a high-resolution music streamer with DAC functionality and broad connectivity, while Apple Music’s lossless and Spatial Audio features continue to set new ...

"We wanted to make a high resolution, high power USB DAC that we could ALWAYS take with us. Something so small and easy to use, there would never be an excuse to not have it with you. So we took a 3.5 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Its backers say it does for music lovers what ultra high-definition television has done for couch potatoes. It’s a digital format that packs nearly seven times the data found on CDs ...

Many make the switch from wired to wireless earbuds. Popular music streaming apps offer decent audio quality, and most don't seek a paid tier just for the sake of hearing top-notch quality music.