You’re looking to dive into the world of audiophilia, and you’re instantly bombarded with terms that you don’t know. Hey, it happens to all of us! The best thing to do is to start slow and get your ...

I use a SoundBlaster Play! 3 to record from an external analog (mono) audio source. This interface can sample in 24 bits at 48kHz. On Mac this is configured via the "Audio MIDI Setup" program. I don't ...

Part 1 of this article series discussed the theoretical benefits of high-resolution audio’s large sample sizes and the degree to which the limitations of real-life equipment, recording studios, and ...

One of the challenges for designing a docking system or device accessory is to perform the sample-rate conversion (SRC) without degrading the audio quality, and at the lowest cost possible. Fig 1. A ...

If you use iTunes or if you buy and download digital music, you’ll have come across a number of terms and abbreviations that describe digital audio files. This alphabet soup can be quite confusing.

As you probably know, Apple Music offers various lossless audio formats. Some are 16-bit/44.1 kHz, others are 24-bit/192 kHz, etc. etc. (Whether "high-res" has any benefits is another story, I don't ...