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We’ve been hearing a lot about lossless audio lately. Apple Music says it has it. So does Amazon Music. Tidal and Qobuz have it too, but Spotify doesn’t. (Yet. Or still.) Is lossless audio a big deal?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Apple labels many of its Apple Music streams as ‘Lossless’; Amazon describes its ‘HD’ music ...

Apple Music uses AAC for smaller files, but you can enable lossless audio for the highest quality. Turn on lossless audio in the Settings app for iPhone and iPad. Lossless audio needs wired headphones ...

I regularly get questions about lossless audio files, or files compressed in a lossless format, for my Ask the iTunes Guy column. These questions come from people who seek to listen to the best ...

Smartphones have long since surpassed the old MP3 player when it comes to portable music, and continue to include more and more impressive audio hardware to win over the audiophile crowd – from front ...

Compression close compressionA method of reducing file sizes, particularly in digital media such as photos, audio and video. addresses these issues. Any kind of data can be compressed. There are two ...