Spotify Lossless and the multitude of other hi-res streamers are great — but if you want really great-sounding music, then your best bet should be an audio player filled with FLACs.

For over 2 decades, H2O Audio has been making waterproof headphones and MP3 cases that allow me to surf with a soundtrack.

You might be surprised to learn that MP3 players still exist. Not only that, but they’re popular with people who take their music seriously – the kind that roll their eyes at lossy Spotify streams and ...

Before the new update, Spotify Premium audio quality maxed out at “Very High” setting, which was Ogg Vorbis at approximately ...

The first time I remember shopping for music was at a Best Buy one day in 2001. I came home with two CDs: the Baha Men’s Who Let the Dogs Out and the pop compilation Now That’s What I Call Music! 5.

Sometimes I want to listen to music and not think about the internet, which is harder than it sounds in 2024. My music is on my phone and if I pick up my phone I will see notifications, which I'm ...

Despite the fact that nearly every device I rely on now has the capability to play or stream digital audio files, I would still happily embrace the inconvenience of carrying around a standalone MP3 ...

Files can be messy, and music files, doubly so. When ripping CDs into MP3 files, not everyone takes care to rename the files accurately–and even if they do, different people may have different naming ...

Although I prefer my music to be heard via the glory that is vinyl, there are times when I need to be out of my office and in another room of my home. When those moments arise, I'm using my MacBook ...