Lossless audio
Lossless encoding, delivery and comparisons
Articles tagged Lossless audio
How to check your lossless music playback path
Start with an eligible lossless source, then check the selected player, streaming and download settings, connection, processing and output capability. A track badge alone does not establish every downstream stage. Record what the documentation supports and what your devices actually show, keeping unobservable stages separate from a verified setting.
Lossless vs high-resolution audio: what each means
Lossless describes whether encoding preserves the digital audio samples supplied to it. High-resolution describes audio specifications, usually beyond the CD reference of 16-bit, 44.1 kHz PCM. These are separate properties. A lossless file can use CD resolution, while a higher-resolution label does not establish the original master, the playback route or an audible improvement.