Do audio bit rates matter? With iTunes enhanced-bitrate music coming in a month, we were hoping for a vast improvement. But can anyone tell the difference between a music track encoded at 320kbit/sec, ...

LAS VEGAS — At the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show here Monday (Jan. 8), high-definition video IC provider Silicon Image Inc. rolled out a pair of VastLane High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1 ...

Broadband wired and wireless internet connections are getting faster all the time. But in many parts of the world high-speed internet access is unavailable and/or unreliable. So researchers continue ...

We’ve all listened to digital music, right? And that means you’ve probably heard of “bitrate” or come across files that have “kbps” at the end. Thing is… what does that mean? What the hell is bitrate?

Spotify has quietly added a feature that many desktop listeners have been requesting for years. The company’s new Exclusive ...

I use a SoundBlaster Play! 3 to record from an external analog (mono) audio source. This interface can sample in 24 bits at 48kHz. On Mac this is configured via the "Audio MIDI Setup" program. I don't ...

If you’ve started to get into audio, you’ve probably seen something called “bit depth.” The thing is… what the hell is it? Well, we’re here to help. First off, bit depth is one of two metrics involved ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. One popular approach taken to ensure high-quality audio streaming to external accessories is to use USB as an interface ...