Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get ...

Lossless formats like ALAC and FLAC grab headlines, but AAC is the best audio format for most everyday listeners.

Streaming services and hi-fi brands now promote “lossless” music as the new gold standard, promising studio-grade sound in ...

Digital sound is nothing more than numbers. What separates one container from another is how those numbers are packed, how much data (if any) is thrown away, and which devices understand the result.

Quite possibly the best free audio converter available, Freemake Audio Converter is certainly the easiest to use. Not everyone needs to convert their audio files, but if you do, you’ll be hard-pressed ...

Now that home theaters and home entertainment centers seem to be here to stay, I guess it is safe to say that the old fashion single speaker televisions are relegated to the museum. As such, it ...

Audio files come in a number of different formats. Some are lossy, such as AAC and MP3; they save space compared to the original files, but some of the original data is lost during compression. Some ...

Mobile phones support a wide variety of audio file formats. Some compatibility issues require the prior conversion of audio files to make them readable on multiple devices. Here's an overview of the ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

If your audio fidelity experience has only been in the form of CDs, MP3s, or lower-quality streaming services (such as Spotify and YouTube Music), you may be missing out on some audio bliss. There’s a ...

PowerPoint supports a number of common audio and video formats. We’ll go through the details and show you how to incorporate audio and video files into your presentation slides. The current versions ...