Hi-res audio

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The iFi xDSD Gryphon on a stool next to a pair of headphones and phone

What is Hi-Res Audio? Lossless music explained (and how to get it)

By Alex Cox published

Everything you need to know about better-than-CD-quality music – including how to get at it.

Audio
The Amazon Music Unlimited app

Amazon Music Unlimited review

By Becca Caddy last updated

Updated Amazon Music Unlimited delivers good value and hi-res audio in a simple package that’s ideal for both Prime and non-Prime subscribers alike.

Updated
Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000 in all three finishes and Pathfinder IEMs, on red background with TR's Big Savings badge

Ever seriously considered A&K’s flagship hi-res audio player? This Cyber Monday, do it

By Becky Scarrott last updated

Astell & Kern's flagship SP3000 player and Campfire audio collaboration Pathfinder IEMs for £1,899 off? Go on, do it.

Audio
FiiO KA13 DAC attached to a smartphone and wired headphones, on beige background

FiiO's new hi-res DACs are the perfect audio upgrade for your new iPhone 15

By Becky Scarrott published

FiiO's new KA13 portable headphone DAC/amp is good for the road, while the K11 desktop DAC/amp is one for the home office.

Audio
Hidizs MS3 IEMs and Hidizs AP80 PRO-X player, on a grey table

Hidizs’ cheap hi-res player and earbuds just shouldn't be this good for the money

By Becky Scarrott published

Peak hi-fi is all about compatibility – and Hidizs’ cheap hi-res player and wired in-ears are irrefutable proof.

Portable Media Players
tidal

Tidal plans to rollout another hi-res lossless audio format for HiFi Plus subscribers

By Carrie Marshall published

Tidal's kept its promise: Hi-res FLAC is rolling out to its early access subscribers and coming to everybody else soon.

Tidal
Campfire Audio Solaris Stellar Horizon held in a hand on green background

Campfire Audio Solaris Stellar Horizon review: sonically supreme, sometimes

By Becky Scarrott published

Campfire Audio's Solaris Stellar Horizon will unearth your music, open it out and rule over it with a stainless steel fist – except perhaps in one area.

Headphones
Beatles' Abbey Road streaming on Qobuz, on a smartphone

Qobuz review

By Becky Scarrott published

There's so much that sets it apart – transparency regarding streaming quality, purchases and rentals, no MP3 catalog – Qobuz might be just the music service for audiophiles.

Audio Streaming
MQair logo on purple background with DJ mixing

The first headphones with MQA's next-gen hi-res audio are coming, but not this year

By Kevin Lynch published

New wireless tech is said to be better quality and more scalable than anything so far, and this headphones collaboration is its first hint at reality.

Headphones
MQair logo on purple background with DJ mixing

MQA's even higher-quality music streaming tech sounds amazing… if anyone supports it

By Kevin Lynch published

First hands on with SCL6 codec suggests rivals aptX and LDAC need to worry, though not unless companies start supporting it.

Audio Streaming
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