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?

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 ...

Apple Music providing its lossless and Spatial Audio upgrade at no extra charge would normally put the ranks of competing lossless music streamers at a serious competitive disadvantage. But this is ...

Last year I went on a mission to prove whether or not Tidal streams were, as the streaming service claimed, truly lossless – and the results were pretty reassuring. Now, it's time to don my detective ...

Do audio bit rates matter? With iTunes enhanced-bitrate music coming in a month, we were hoping for a vast improvement. But can anyone tell the difference between a music track encoded at 320kbit/sec, ...

If you’ve started to get into audio, you’ve probably seen something called “bit depth.” The thing is… what the hell is it? Well, we’re here to help. First off, bit depth is one of two metrics involved ...