It’s been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you ...

If you want the best quality out of your Bluetooth audio, it's worth reviewing some settings.

The reason physical media is a better choice.

What are some of the key advantages of proprietary versus open-source codecs? There are many factors that come into play that are primarily based on finding the right balance of customer needs in ...

Now that most smartphones don't have headphone jacks, if you want wireless, you need Bluetooth. But something equally important as wireless capabilities is the type of digital codec it supports, which ...

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Being able to wirelessly connect headphones and speakers to your phone or computer is a magic many of us take for granted. It wasn’t that long ago that the idea seemed impossibly futuristic. These ...

With the rise in popularity of wireless headphones and earbuds, a lot of technical terms have come along with them. From wireless charging to Bluetooth multipoint, wear sensors, ANC and transparency, ...

When Apple sidelined the 3.5-mm jack with the launch of last year’s iPhone 7, it looked like a bold move. But despite pockets of outrage over another clear case of planned obsolescence, it was a clear ...

If you stream music (and who doesn't these days) you've obviously come across abbreviations at the end of the audio files. The acronyms reading WAV, FLAC, MP3 and so on, are called audio codecs. You ...

Linux is famous for its open-source nature, but sometimes you just need to use proprietary drivers or codecs. Here's how to do so on many of the top Linux distros. A typical Linux system is largely ...