Now that Spotify has finally got on board, high-resolution audio is well and truly mainstream. After eight long years of dithering and broken promises, the Swedish service eventually launched Spotify ...

The author's hi-res music player and headphones. We all love music. And everyone has their own style in music. But in order to really enjoy it, we need a good music player, so we can listen to ...

A month ago, we asked our readers how you listen to hi-res music in your hi-fi system? Do you exclusively use streaming services, or do you buy and download hi-res files? Overwhelmingly, your answers ...

Neil Young was on to something when he showed David Letterman a PonoPlayer. It was 2012 and the legendary singer-songwriter was down on compressed, “lossy” MP3 audio. He wanted to create a platform ...

It’s been over seven years since Apple found the “courage” to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone, in turn forcing wireless headphones into the limelight. To this day, listening to hi-res ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the last few years, there's been a significant shift in the ubiquity of a product that had spent decades on the fringes: High-resolution ...

It has finally happened, folks: Lossless on Spotify Premium has finally launched today, 10th September 2025, and our long wait is over. We'd put the agonising eight-year wait for Spotify HiFi Lossless ...

This could be the year Spotify actually gives us higher-quality audio. It won’t be the first time it’s coming “soon”. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you ...

Qobuz music streaming service is being rolled out in Japan, a market ripe for expansion. Hi-Res music streaming service Qobuz has announced its entry into the Japanese streaming market. Qobuzwas ...

If you’re a Sonos owner, I know that right now you’re probably less interested in talking about streaming services, and a lot more concerned about when (or if) the company will ever finish fixing its ...

So, given this kind of music is what I want as good as I can get for files, it looks like I need to buy online in hi-res/flac/96khz kinda format (which is totally fine, I want flac files all the time ...