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The Spotify logo in deep purple, surrounded by lilac rings to denote Lossless audio

Spotify Lossless is way overdue and very welcome – if you have the hardware to hear it

By Carrie Marshall published

How does Spotify Lossless compare to rivals, and is it worth having?

Questyle's tiny wireless transmitter is the Bluetooth audio upgrade your phone so desperately needs

By Simon Cohen published

With advanced codec support, this tiny plug-and-play device sends top-tier sound to your wireless headphones

Qobuz reveals how much it really pays per stream, and I want to see more of this transparency to help us spend money more ethically

By Carrie Marshall published

Streaming firms are famously secretive. Will Qobuz's honesty tempt you to switch from Spotify or Apple Music? I'm certainly thinking about it…

Just got the Spotify Lossless update? Here's how to make sure you're getting the audio upgrade on the fly

By Becky Scarrott published

To go Lossless, you're going to need to embrace the wind beneath your wires

Astell & Kern's new Hi-Res music player doubles as a hi-fi streaming upgrade, thanks to its included dock

By Carrie Marshall published

Astell & Kern's new portable music player promises hi-fi happiness on the go or at home

I'm a die-hard Spotify fan using Apple Music for the first time – here are three things I love and three I truly hate, so far

By Rowan Davies published

I've subscribed to Spotify for nearly 10 years, but I've been using Apple Music for the past month – these are my 3 biggest likes and dislikes so far.

Apple quietly just unveiled a new spatial audio format that expands on Dolby Atmos, and that could rival Google and Samsung's Eclipsa Audio

By Carrie Marshall published

Apple has quietly launched a new spatial audio format called ASAF – but its appeal may be limited

YouTube Music just launched these 3 new features – and it's clearly copying Spotify

By Rowan Davies published

New music countdowns and artist videos? YouTube Music is starting to look an lot like Spotify.

Sennheiser's best Dolby Atmos soundbar is getting a great free upgrade

By Carrie Marshall published

Sennheiser has announced a major software update for its flagship Ambeo Max, a soundbar first released in 2019.

Did Taylor Swift just resurrect iTunes? Apple's music app breaks a 6-year silence for the singer’s new album

By Rowan Davies published

Is iTunes back? It seems as though Taylor Swift has resurrected the OG digital music platform.

I streamed the totally silent AI protest album on Spotify and if you don't like AI stealing the voices of music icons, I think you should too

By Rowan Davies published

A new silent album has been released on music platforms in protest of a new UK law proposal. If you care about protecting musicians, you'll join me in streaming it.

I’ve tried Apple Music’s new Sound Therapy playlists, and they’ve solved my sleep troubles

By Hamish Hector published

Apple and UMG's music collab is helping me relax, sleep, and focus on my work, it's great.

A strange new Taylor Swift playlist has appeared in Spotify – here’s how to find it and why it’s a new era for music streaming

By Rowan Davies published

A new Taylor Swift album is coming our way, and the singer is teasing it in this mysterious new Spotify playlist.

iFi's iDSD Valkyrie DAC wants to guide your music to the great hall of Valhalla

By Becky Scarrott published

In Norse mythology, a Valkyrie is one capable of guiding souls to Odin's great hall, Valhalla. iFi's Valkyrie, however, may guide you to celestial hi-res audio.

Apple Music's 100 best albums are now available in book form – so like a website but made out of a tree

By Carrie Marshall published

Missing physical media in the streaming age? Apple Music’s 100 best albums are now available as a pricey limited-edition book.

Amazon Music Unlimited

Early Black Friday deal: get three months of Amazon Music Unlimited for free

By Alex Whitelock published

The best Amazon Music Unlimited deal is back - get an extended free trial for three months today.

This teeny tiny headphone DAC adds hi-res wireless tech to any wired headphones, so you can go audiophile anywhere

By Carrie Marshall published

The iFi Go Blu Air promises big sound from a super-small package

WiiM's new Hi-Res wireless speaker with cool circular touchscreen looks like a serious competitor to Sonos – with two big catches

By Matt Bolton published

No Apple support is notable – and there's a big price question.

I've been a Spotify subscriber for over 10 years, but I'm ditching it for Apple Music in 2026 – here's why

By David Nield published

Apple Music works across multiple platforms and the web, and it lets you build smart playlists – and that's why I'm quitting Spotify in 2026.

Spotify’s new Upcoming Releases hub may be my new favorite feature since Daylists, and now I can see all my pre-saved albums

By Rowan Davies published

View the most anticipated new albums with Spotify's Upcoming Releases hub, and pre-save the music you're most excited for.

FiiO's portable hi-res DAC and amp is priced to make you an audiophile, right before hi-res goes 'truly mainstream'

By Becky Scarrott published

Is hi-res music streaming about to hit the mainstream? If so, FiiO's got to be in pole position

These glossy high-end tower speakers boast a 3.5-way design to bring the bass and cost as much as a full-size sedan

By Carrie Marshall published

Money No Object: Avid launches flagship floorstanders for its EVO Series

I heard Oasis’s greatest hits in Dolby Atmos, and now I’m sure spatial audio is going to live forever

By Jamie Richards published

At a listening session for the new Dolby Atmos versions of Oasis’ iconic discography, I found myself realizing something new about the power of spatial audio

Apple Music gets the royal treatment with special King Charles show – and the playlist has some real jewels

By Rowan Davies published

Apple Music has enlisted the expertise of an unexpected guest for a special radio broadcast. Here's what you can expect from King Charles III's Apple Music radio show

Audiophiles rejoice! Spotify Lossless is finally here – and it’s a huge step for the streaming service

By Rowan Davies published

At last, lossless audio is now available in Spotify. Here's what we know so far, including how to enable it.

This super-cheap, super-tiny Hi-Res Audio 3.5mm adapter is perfect for iPhones, and comes from our favorite budget audiophile brand

By Carrie Marshall published

FiiO's Snowsky Tiny is a little USB-C DAC delivering Hi-Res Audio, and has two options depending on your priorities

Shanling's SDC3.3 CD player shown from the front and back, on a wooden surface

SACD is back, baby! This beefy new audiophile CD player is deliciously '90s, and has built-in tube amplification as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall published

Money No Object: One of the rising stars of 'chi-fi' brings a new reference CD player, with powerful DAC skills

Spotify was down – here's everything we know about its huge outage

By Mark Wilson last updated

Spotify was down for many in one of its biggest outages – here's how the four-hour debacle played out.

McIntosh's gorgeous DS200 streaming DAC is here, thus completing the nonpareil hi-fi system of my dreams

By Becky Scarrott published

When McIntosh releases a hi-fi separate, I typically stop what I'm doing and take a look – and this one could grace pretty much any setup you care to imagine.

WiiM just unveiled the ultimate Sonos Era 100 rival — meet the hi-res Sound Lite

By Carrie Marshall published

The WiiM Sound Lite is a stylish hi-res smart speaker for whole-home audio