Audio

Audio#

Table of Contents#

Resources#

DAC

  • [ h ] AudioQuest

  • [ h ] Bloom Audio

  • [ h ] Chord

  • [ h ] dCS

  • [ h ] iFi Audio

  • [ h ] Questyle

    • Questyle M15 Headphone Amplifier Portable USB DAC with 4.4mm and 3.5mm Outputs High Resolution Lossless for Smartphones/PC/Laptops

Digital Audio

  • [ h ] Bandcamp

  • [ h ] Bleep

  • [ h ] iTunes

  • [ h ] Pandora

  • [ h ] Qobuz

  • [ h ] Soundcloud

  • [ h ] Spotify

https://www.soundguys.com/how-to-build-local-digital-music-library-68789/

https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsTalkMusic/comments/742u40/what_is_the_best_and_cheapest_way_to_own_music/

YouTube#

  • [ y ] 05-04-2023. Audio University. “The Biggest Mistake Beginners Make When Buying An Audio Interface”.

Terms#

  • [ w ] Audiophile

  • [ w ] Digital to Analog (DAC) Converter

  • [ w ] DIY Audio

  • [ w ] High-End Audio

  • [ w ] High Fidelity (HiFi)

  • [ w ] Home Audio

  • [ w ] Lo-Fi

Audio (ANC Active Noise Cancellation; True Wireless)
Sony WF-1000XM4
     Bluetooth 5.2; AAC, SBC, LDAC Bluetooth codecs
     IPX4


Sony WH-1000XM3
     LDAC, aptX, & aptX HD
     DSEE Digital Sound Enhancement Engine HX upscaling
Sony WH-1000XM4
     Multipoint Pairing
     DSEE Extreme upscaling


DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter
     iFi xDSD https://ifi-audio.com/
     Chord Mojo https://chordelectronics.co.uk/
AAC audio codec
aptX/aptX HD, Bluetooth 5.2
LDAC codec (990 kbps bitrate)
Dolby Atmos 5/1, 7.1 Surround Sound


AIFF
CD Compact Disc (1411 kbps bitrate)
MP3 (320 kbps bitrate)
OGG
PCM


HRA Hi-Res Audio / Hi-Fi
     24-bit/192 kHz (9216 kbps)


     ALAC Apple Lossless Audio Codec
     APE
     DSD Direct Stream Digital
     FLAC Free Lossless Audio Codec
     MQA Master Quality Authenticated
     WAV
Nyquist-Shannon Theorem
https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleMusic/comments/nus3gv/a_guide_to_lossless_dolby_atmos_and_spatial_audio/
http://abx.digitalfeed.net/itunes.html

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