If your audio fidelity experience has only been in the form of CDs, MP3s, or lower-quality streaming services (such as Spotify and YouTube Music), you may be missing out on some audio bliss. There’s a ...

A few weeks back, one thousand of our readers participated in our MP3 bitrate test. Today, with the little help of a stats expert, we have results—and a recommended ...

Lately I've been trying to rid my life of as many physical artifacts as possible. I'm with Merlin Mann on CDs: Can't believe how quickly CDs went from something I hate storing to something I hate ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 4 minutes There ...

At higher bitrates it's hard to tell the difference between lossy and lossless ...

Just curious to see what everyone else is doing, including the encoder and codec you use. I'll start: AAC 320k VBR encoded with iTunes on Windows 10. FLAC CD images for archive and anything that'll ...

Debates rage over whether hi-res music is a gimmick. Three Guardian writers put four music formats – and their ears – to the test Why are we still listening to over-compressed music through ...

We’ve all listened to digital music, right? And that means you’ve probably heard of “bitrate” or come across files that have “kbps” at the end. Thing is… what does that mean? What the hell is bitrate?

October 31, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google We understand your frustration. While you may have some idea about what bitrate is, the "can audiophiles really ...