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

Lossless data compression of digital audio signals is useful when it is necessary to minimize the storage space or transmission bandwidth of audio data while still maintaining archival quality.

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 ...

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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 ...

Spotify is about to sound better for millions of people. Four years after Spotify originally planned to introduce higher-quality audio, the audio streamer is at long last rolling out HD lossless audio ...

One of the biggest improvements to hit wireless headphones is the inclusion of lossless audio via USB. Instead of relying on a wireless Bluetooth connection, which always introduces compression and ...

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 ...

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Apple announced in May that Apple Music will start supporting Dolby Atmos and Lossless audio quality in June. Here’s everything we know so far about Apple Music Lossless. When will Apple Music ...

aptX Lossless is the first Bluetooth audio codec to boast bit-exact CD-quality music support. The technology will be part of Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive and Snapdragon Sound ecosystems. Expect the first ...