Echo is the only open-source music player I'll use, because it beautifully handles both on-device files and streaming service ...

Music mixed in stereo spans left and right to make use of our two ears, but music in Apple's Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos adds more dimension to songs. As with anything in audio, it's much easier to ...

Here’s a riddle: If higher-quality audio sounds better, and better-sounding music is more enjoyable, then shouldn’t you stream music in the highest possible audio quality? The answer is yes. Listen to ...

When Apple introduced “spatial audio” to Apple Music and the AirPods family, it quickly became a bigger buzzword in audio discussions. In just a few years, it has become ubiquitous. This popularity ...

In the era of advanced technology and seamless user experiences, identifying unknown songs has become easier than ever, thanks to features like Bing Audio Search. Here’s a detailed guide on how to use ...

Just fire up the Amazon Music app for iOS or Android, plug in your headphones, and tee up a spatial audio song that’s been mastered in either Dolby Atmos or Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format. Just keep ...

If you’ve been in a movie theater recently, you may have noticed that the sound is a whole lot more immersive. That’s thanks to spatial audio, a type of surround sound. The most well-known version is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After NASA's Mars Perseverance rover landed on the Red Planet last week, Thomas Zurbuchen, ...

While consumption hit new all-time records in 2025, the rate of growth was slower than in previous years. This year’s growth ...

Sound is one of the many motivators of our day, whether it’s that song that powers you through an extra rep at the gym or that podcast you like to unwind to after a long day at work. As sound has ...

Samsung CES 2026 audio lineup includes HW-Q990H soundbar & new Music Studio Wi-Fi speakers, powered by spatial audio and ...

The 2026 Q-Series soundbars from Samsung are clearly aimed at people who want a cinematic experience without turning their ...