"Lossless" and "lossy" are both types of compression. A zipped file is lossless, because when you unzip it, every original bit is still there from the original file. A JPEG, however, is a "lossy" file ...

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Lossless audio is higher quality, but most listeners won't be able to notice a difference compared to high-quality lossy formats. Compression makes audio files easier to store and transfer, and most ...

Common audio data formats such as the Compact Disc generally store a two-channel (stereo) audio signal. The left and fight channel data streams are stored entirely independently. Various new data ...

Data Compression is one of the most important components of this world, driven by petabytes of data daily. We, as humans, are generating data every second. From walking to running, eating to drinking, ...

People mix up the two types of audio compression all the time. Dynamic range and lossy compression are very different things. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a ...

We’ve been hearing a lot about lossless audio lately. Apple Music says it has it. So does Amazon Music. Tidal and Qobuz have it too, but Spotify doesn’t. (Yet. Or still.) Is lossless audio a big deal?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a previous article, we discussed analog audio SNR concepts. As mentioned, the dynamic range is ...

Q Would you explain the difference between downloading a CD to a computer using lossless vs. lossy compression formats? Would I be able to hear the difference using headphones? Is there a recommended ...

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