Having one of the best microphones can instantly upgrade you from barely audible to professional and pristine-sounding. Sure, your favorite laptop’s built-in mic might be just fine for quick calls, ...

What makes a really great pair of headphones? The basic answer used to be sound quality, but modern headphones offer so much more than just audio chops. Think premium designs in on-trend colorways, ...

That's the test-equipment hardware challenge. Equally or more important is knowing how to make the measurements. The plusses and minuses of simply measuring audio amplitude take up a page and a half ...

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The audio quality test results of several popular – and not so popular – MP3 players are compared in an interesting article on CNET's MP3 Insider. And the results may be surprising to some people. The ...

Earlier this year, Spotify announced a ‘HiFi’ upgrade tier for its streaming service that provides lossless audio, promising music free of compression artifacts. Although it’s still not available as ...