Even at Netflix’s maximum 5.1 audio bitrate of 640 kbps, it’s still compressing the audio a lot compared to the 24-bit / 48 kHz mastering sample frequency.

The company is increasing its audio bitrate up to 640 kbps on devices that support 5.1 surround sound and up to 768 kbps for Dolby Atmos -- though you'll need to be a Premium subscriber for that.

I was a member of the CEA High-End Audio Board for 8 years, operate a high-resolution download site (itrax.com), am a university professor teaching audio engineering, authored an 880-page book on high ...

High-quality audio streaming services are increasing in popularity, but is it really worth signing up for one?

There are technologies that let you stream high bitrate audio over Bluetooth. For example, if your smartphone and headphones support either of some audio codecs, such as Sony’s LDAC (up to 990 kbps) ...

How to Do High-Res Audio. To play Hi-Res Audio files, you’ll need an audio system that supports these higher-quality formats and a digital-to-analog converter that can process the higher-resolution ...

Often an audio stream would not exceed a bitrate of 192 kbps, and anyone who has experienced a Netflix stream through a top-end home entertainment set-up will understand how frustrating the sound ...

Tracks labeled as Ultra-HD reach a 24-bit depth (44.1 kHz up to 192 kHz) at an average bitrate of 3,730 kbps. Other benefits of the $6 Spotify Pro add-on might include priority access to ticket ...

LC3 serves as a low-bitrate, high-audio-quality replacement to the default SBC codec, in essence, simplifying the now complex and competitive high-end wireless market.

Moreover, audio quality settings on YouTube will be independent of the video quality. That means, even if your video is running at a low 144p quality, you can still stream high quality audio.

On a CD the values of these two will be a sample rate of 44.1kHz with a bitrate of 16bit. High-res audio offers substantially more with 96kHz and 24bit, so there is increased detail to work with ...