The world around us is analog. Our perception mechanism is also analog. Standard audio transducers such as the microphone and the loudspeaker are analog devices. Sound perception of humans occupies ...

TVs, phones, and tablets can present beautiful video that has gotten steadily better in recent years. But audio quality has gone up and down, and some listeners believe it's now worse than it was 10 ...

Artificial intelligence is accelerating this transformation rapidly. AI-powered speech systems are becoming more realistic, ...

Does upsampling in digital audio actually improve DAC performance, or just make lower quality files look like high resolution audio?

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With the sophistication of modern smart phones, audio ...

The Wattson Audio Emerson Digital streamer is not inexpensive but it offers straight forward high-end digital playback that delivers sonically. Digital audio network streamers are one of the fastest ...

Many many moons ago I worked at a radio station. On top of that, my wife managed a record store. So, between the two of us, we built up quite the collection of CDs, cassettes and vinyl. Now it's come ...