Digital sound is nothing more than numbers. What separates one container from another is how those numbers are packed, how much data (if any) is thrown away, and which devices understand the result.

Streaming services are expensive. I enjoy and collect music in both physical and digital formats. I own CDs, LPs, DualDiscs, DVD-As, and SACDs. I've even written about physical media formats ...

The ability to transport audio and video over Ethernet/Internet has been around for years, so how is IP audio different? The simple answer is that there are similarities in terms of how the data is ...

Audio files come in different formats, sizes, and quality. Many media players cannot play every type of format, and there are certain functionalities that are limited to a few audio formats. Thus, it ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 1999, music consumption was shifting in a new direction. As home internet connections got faster, users discovered improvements that had ...

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—With immersive audio knocking on the door of broadcast television, it seems like a good time to investigate some ways to create content for the format. According to some in the ...

In the patent data, Apple says that producing three-dimensional (3D) sound effects in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) applications is challenging because existing ...

Samsung’s 2025 TVs and soundbars will be ready for YouTube videos that use the Eclipsa Audio format for 3D sound experiences. Samsung’s 2025 TVs and soundbars will be ready for YouTube videos that use ...