Yes, the lossless audio file you're using is probably compressed — that's completely fine for this reason.

Understanding the world of digital audio formats can be a bit confusing, with an array of different file types and codecs in use. Among these, lossless audio holds a special place, promising ...

A process is used when music is compressed into MP3 to discard all the sounds a machine thinks the human ear can't audibly perceive, thus vastly reducing the amount of storage needed to hold entire ...

A detailed industry explainer is challenging common misconceptions about 'lossless' audio, clarifying that many lossless formats are compressed yet retain full fidelity. The report distinguishes ...

With the introduction of Qualcomm’s aptX Lossless technology, Bluetooth headphone customers will finally join their wired audiophile brethren with the option to listen to lossless quality audio. The ...

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Spotify is working on a bulk redownload feature that could easily upgrade your offline library to lossless quality. Here is ...

Spotify announced Wednesday that Lossless Listening, its newest audio format, is available for premium users in select countries, including the U.S. Lossless audio files allow for listeners to stream ...

We've received a few reports of audio dropouts when attempting to play back files encoded in the new "lossless" format offered in iTunes 4.5: MacFixIt reader Rich writes "I've re-ripped a few albums ...

Apple Music will provide one of the cheapest lossless streaming options around. Credit: Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple Music just scored a major victory over Spotify ...

Apple Music is about to receive a huge sound quality boost. Beginning June 2021, Apple’s entire music library (more than 75 million songs!) will be available in the lossless audio format — a much ...

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