you probably want to buy that music in the highest-quality format possible. For many audiophiles, that means DSD and DXD, two formats that represent the pinnacle of hi-res digital audio ...

DSD is the format used for Super Audio CD ... you'll want to get the most out of it with some hi-res music. Prefer to listen at your desk? A good headphone DAC plugged in to your laptop and ...

So how high resolution is a DSD recording ... The latter is a little more varied, but there are generally two easy ways to access DSD music. First, is on SACD (Super Audio CD). This is a niche ...

An iOS-friendly alternative to FLAC. The entire Apple Music catalogue uses ALAC, with streams ranging from 16-bit/44.1kHz up to 24-bit/192kHz. DSD (hi-res): The single-bit format used for Super Audio ...

however Qobuz recently added support for both DSD and DXD files for purchase/download only (not for streaming). High resolution audio files in these file formats can be purchased from audiophile music ...

In this month's discussion, we want to know how you listen to high-resolution music in your home hi-fi set ... going up to 192kHz, as well as DSD files. It was the case only a few years ago ...

Moreover, classical music fans can finally appreciate composers ... such as AIFF, FLAC, and DSD, although most hi-res gear supports most of the formats. The lack of a streaming solution may ...

Sony recently threw its weight (again) behind high resolution audio, with a new line of consumer electronics such as the HAP-Z1ES, a music player that can handle DSD files and won an innovation ...

As an example, Apple Music offers its hi-res audio catalog in 24 ... File formats that are compatible with hi-res, lossless audio are FLAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF, DSD, and APE. MQA (Master Quality ...

Just to continue with the two options above for a second, the A&K SR25 MKII easily handles a huge array of high-resolution music formats ... plus native playback of DSD up to DSD128 – ie.

Any time I try to explain the merits of Qobuz to a friend who's not quite so obsessed with music quality as ... but in a nutshell, DSD and DXD are high-resolution audio formats that are distinctly ...