For years we've assumed that Bluetooth audio codecs such as aptX and AAC and LDAC sound better than the standard SBC. But do they? Here were actually measure them and present the results.
For years we've assumed that Bluetooth audio codecs such as aptX and AAC and LDAC sound better than the standard SBC. But do they? Here were actually measure them and present the results.
Is DSD better than PCM? Should you prefer either format for your digital music? The answer in this deep dive into DSD might surprise you. Along the way, we'll objectively compare performance.
Do you want to know how lossless audio compression works? It's kind of magic, but with TIDAL, Apple Music and soon Spotify offering it, Lossless is the way we'll be listening more and more.
Can a CD player with digital out do the job of a CD transport? My attempt at doing this led to a mystery: not enough noise. What was the cause of this?
As we'll see in this article, the prudential addition of noise -- dither -- trades off one form of very objectionable distortion for another than is less bothersome.
There's a very good chance that the headphone output on your amplifier is colouring the sound that it is delivering to your headphones. See why and what to do about it.
