There’s been a lot of talk of “hi-def” or “hi-res” music recently, a lot of it thanks to the introduction of Tidal, Jay Z’s streaming-music platform that promises to bring high-quality versions of ...

There’s a new tech buzzword in town, and it’s taking the audio world by storm: high resolution, or hi-res for short. If it feels familiar, it’s probably thanks to the video equivalent, high definition ...

Rush's first 14 albums are returning to vinyl in 2015 -- and they're getting hi-def audio upgrades too. Universal Music, the label that currently owns recordings released by the band's former Mercury ...

MUNICH, Germany — With the launch of a new high-definition audio player chip family, Austriamicrosystems (AMS) enables handset designers to set new standards for audio quality in mobile devices. With ...

There’s widespread industry speculation that Neil Young’s dream of a higher quality consumer music service is slowly getting closer, although a launch date is still nowhere in sight. Pono, in which ...

Last fall, the Sony Walkman sprung from the ashes of the 90s, reborn as a hi-def audio phoenix with lots of lossless codec support and a $300 price tag. Today, the Walkman returns once again. This ...

Tensilica's HiFi3 audio DSP targets home entertainment applications. The dual 24-/32-bit architecture delivers high performance post processing and voice processing algorithms. It is based on the ...

Like a lot of people, we huffed and puffed when we heard just how expensive Blu-ray Disc high-definition DVD players were going to be but genuine hi-fi and home-cinema buffs, we now suspect, will ...