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Spotify says it’ll offer hi-res streaming when they’re good and ready

In the early days of online music, we needed compressed files like MP3s because data was so expensive. It’s still

Readers of these posts will know that I’ve long whined about the decline in people who appreciate proper hi-fi audio

This is one of the few days of the year that Canadians get a stat while America doesn’t. Feels good,

While digital files like MP3s and Apples AAC format fantastically convenient, they’re still compressed formats, meaning that in order for

Outside of the discs that come with box sets and the occasional impulse purchase, I’m pretty much done buying CDs.

There is a small but growing movement back towards music with better sonic properties. Well, that’s my dream, anyway. Thanks

I won’t blather on once again about how much I detest our willingness to make do with substandard digital audio.

June 8, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments FLAC, iOS 11, iPhone

MP3s sound like crap, squished of much of their dynamic range and filled with compression artifacts that affect all frequencies.

The broadcast student was sitting across from me. She’d come to me with a problem. “I can’t tell the difference

People forget that the Beatles didn’t release any of their music on CD until February 1987, almost five years after

Some people believe that there’s a real market for portable music players that offer fidelity above and beyond crappy MP3