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My system does not play FLAC files if they have a .fla extension but if I change the extension to .flac then everything is ok. MPC just says "Cant render file" and ...

Tidal‘s Hi-Fi Plus subscription tier recently became the first place in the streaming music world where you could stream hi-res audio in both FLAC and MQA formats on your smartphone. Unfortunately, ...

Music-streaming app Tidal has begun rolling out hi-res FLAC streams across the platform, according to CEO Jesse Dorogusker via a Reddit post. FLAC (free lossless audio codec) streams offer high ...

I had the chance to try out Tidal’s new Max audio quality setting — which integrates hi-res audio FLAC files into the streaming service’s HiFi Plus subscription tier — while it was still in beta. It ...

Convenience versus quality. It’s a conundrum music lovers wrestle with all the time: would you rather download giant FLAC files that sound identical to the original studio master but need to be ...

Bluetooth is part of the problem, but Android has its own issues.

One of the most iconic and quality-focused music streaming platforms, Tidal, is up for a drastic change, deciding to replace its MQA with new formats and experiences. It also follows the recent price ...

I have to hand it to audio reviewer John Darko. Last year, when Lenbrook bought MQA, the audio journalism world could only guess why the parent company to Bluesound, NAD, and PSB Loudspeakers was ...

For the casual music listener, certain audiophile terms have a connotation that might not accurately reflect their true meaning. You hear the term "lossless" and immediately think of a high-fidelity ...

Do they exist? I found one source and it was mostly classical which is fine but I'm wondering if maybe there is another site that carries a wider variety... The record industry majors are rather dim, ...