You’re looking to dive into the world of audiophilia, and you’re instantly bombarded with terms that you don’t know. Hey, it happens to all of us! The best thing to do is to start slow and get your ...

While bit rate and baud rate are closely linked, they aren't the same thing. Bit rate is a measure of the number of data bits-- zeros and ones -- that can be transmitted in one second. A bit rate of 2 ...

Do audio bit rates matter? With iTunes enhanced-bitrate music coming in a month, we were hoping for a vast improvement. But can anyone tell the difference between a music track encoded at 320kbit/sec, ...

Vecima Networks is shoring up its video platform with prefiltering technology from a startup called Digital Harmonic that's designed to reduce bit rates by up to 80% and improve the overall quality of ...

Right now, I'm curious about video compression and why most DVD-ripping guides recommend you encode using DivX/XviD/other MPEG-4 encoder at 1Mbps. From what I know, DVD-Video is already compressed ...

Being able to wirelessly connect headphones and speakers to your phone or computer is a magic many of us take for granted. It wasn’t that long ago that the idea seemed impossibly futuristic. These ...