Digital

Read blog posts, review commentary and audiophile talk about all things CD and digital on this AudiophileReview.com section page. Looking for reviews of Digital to Analog Converters (D to A), Transports and processors – you got it. Wanna read about jitter, dither and vibration isolation – this is the spot. Looking for conversations about 16 bit 44 kHz sampling rates versus say 24 bit 192 kHz high definition audio, digital audio up-sampling and beyond.
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Time to Revise the Definition of Mid-Fi for Modern-Day Audiophiles

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Steven Stone looks at what is and is not full fidelity…

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Not One Bit for Digital Audio…

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Dave Collins looks at some important aspects of sigma-delta conversion......

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Are Personal Portable Player’s Days Numbered?

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Steven Stone muses about whether portable players will still be around in five years......

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Are We About To Have Streaming Wars?

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Paul Wilson speculates about what will happen when Qobuz enters the US market…

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Digital Explained – “Too Many Notes”

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David Collins delves into non-oversampled converters (NOS)......

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Digital And Analog “When Worlds Collide”

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Dave Collins clarifies some important digital concepts for audiophiles......

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Qobuz and Tidal – The New Battle of the Hi-Rez Streaming Services

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Steven Stone wonders if the U.S. is about to see a BETA/VHS deja-vu cage-match between Qobuz and Tidal…

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Analog to Digital Conversion – Then and Now

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Dave Collins dispels some popular misconceptions about digital processing......

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Downloads Are Dying, Almost…

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Steven Stone looks at the dwindling sales and downward spiral of downloaded music......

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The Ladder DAC or “Bits Ain’t Necessarily Bits”, Part II

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Andy Schaub continues his exploration of the technology behind Ladder DACs…

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Does the Multiplicity of Digital Formats Make Life Easier?

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Paul Wilson looks at how digital audio has become more complicated......

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The Ladder DAC or “Bits Ain’t Necessarily Bits”, Part I

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Andy Schaub explains the principles of Ladder-design DACs......

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Human’s Perceptions of Music

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Andy Schaub looks inside audiophile’s heads…

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MQA – It’s About Time, Not Frequency!

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Andy Schaub explains what he thinks MQA does better......

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Why iTunes is Dead to Me

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Matthew Pattrick's odyssey in search of the ideal digital music playback experience which culminates with Roon......

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Tidal Desktop App Changes – Surprise!

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Steven Stone looks at the newest Tidal app rebuild…

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MQA The Facts Versus the Fiction

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Andy Schaub looks at MQA realities......

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An Oppo-bituary: Some Parting Points On Oppo Digital’s Passing

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Mark Smotroff says farewell to an old friend... and hello to a possible new one......

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Some of the Why’s and How’s of Apple’s AIFF Music Files

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Andy Shaub leads readers in a Safari through the guts of Apple’s audio file system…

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Looking Into Amarra, Audirvana Plus, Pure Music, and Roon

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Andy Schaub looks at digital music player options......

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