We asked our readers how they listen to hi-res music, and they have one major priority – even if there's no consensus on the ...

Key Takeaways MP3 players (DAPs) remain essential for audiophiles seeking high-quality, distraction-free listening.2025 ...

There is a small but significant change happening in the world of hi-fi right now. While traditional separates set-ups are still going strong, many manufacturers are now putting together complete ...

Welcome to another instalment of our monthly Ask the Reader column, where we ask our readers for their input on a key topic of discussion. In this month's discussion, we want to know how you listen to ...

Those can go all the way up to some incredible DSD and DXD streams ... If you want to learn more about the music you listen to, and access a hi-res store so that you can own your music, then ...

Even internet music streaming has limits ... to explain why this is so exciting to audio nerds (like me). DSD is an older hi-res format that tries to be as efficient as possible in storing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's often quite a price premium for folks who prefer hi-res portable ... NW-306 features native DSD support, can play PCM format audio at up to 24-bit/96-kHz resolution and includes technology ...

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.