Oki Electric claims to have the smallest 16-bit audio codec which it is targeting at recording and playback applications in portable devices. Measuring just 2.0×2.5mm, the audio codec is designed to ...

We've rounded up some of the best (and still affordable) products for you to get the most bang for your buck. Read now Encoding has always been part of digital audio. Lossless formats encode ...

There’s a special place in our hearts for chip tunes generated with your favorite microcontroller. But why stop there? Full-featured audio is a great challenge and it’s not often we see examples of ...

If you’ve started to get into audio, you’ve probably seen something called “bit depth.” The thing is… what the hell is it? Well, we’re here to help. First off, bit depth is one of two metrics involved ...

I was told recently to use (at least) a 24 bit sample width during close-up recording of an acoustic instrument, in order to have sufficient headway (dynamic range) before any compression. I can see ...

Sonos just announced that Qobuz will be the first streaming music provider to deliver tunes in 24-bit resolution to the platform. The high-resolution Qobuz integration will be available in the Sonos ...

Last year I went on a mission to prove whether or not Tidal streams were, as the streaming service claimed, truly lossless – and the results were pretty reassuring. Now, it's time to don my detective ...