There’s been a lot of talk of “hi-def” or “hi-res” music recently, a lot of it thanks to the introduction of Tidal, Jay Z’s streaming-music platform that promises to bring high-quality versions of ...

Tidal is a top-tier streaming service that features a large catalog, excellent curated content, and audiophile-friendly sound formats. The audio ranges from 320kbps AAC at the low end to high-res FLAC ...

MUNICH, Germany — With the launch of a new high-definition audio player chip family, Austriamicrosystems (AMS) enables handset designers to set new standards for audio quality in mobile devices. With ...

It was just after the clock struck 2007 that Time Warner let slip that it planned a hybrid disc format designed to end the so-called "format war" between Sony’s Blu-ray and Toshiba’s HD DVD for the ...

Who doesn’t hate a bad phone connection, but just how bad does a connection have to be before you’re willing to pay for a really good one? That’s the question telephony vendors are wondering, as they ...

Playing high-definition audio on a standard player is a bit like playing a state-of-the-art 1950s vinyl stereophonic record on a wind up Victrola – you can do it, but it just won't be the same as on ...

Tensilica's HiFi3 audio DSP targets home entertainment applications. The dual 24-/32-bit architecture delivers high performance post processing and voice processing algorithms. It is based on the ...

Like a lot of people, we huffed and puffed when we heard just how expensive Blu-ray Disc high-definition DVD players were going to be but genuine hi-fi and home-cinema buffs, we now suspect, will ...