High-Resolution Audio by Sony
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High Definition transformed your movie watching. Now let High-Resolution Audio do the same for music. Enjoy nuances and details that bring your favourite tracks to life in a new way.
Full range
High-Resolution Audio captures even the highest treble, bringing your music as close to the original recording as possible.
Noise-free
Enjoy every subtlety of High-Resolution Audio without distortion. With 24-bits per sample, your music becomes more detailed and noise-free.
Higher quality recordings
High-Resolution Audio refers to the encoding and playback of music using higher sampling rates than in CDs.
The graphs below illustrate the low sample rate of CDs compared to the greater frequency used in High-Resolution Audio.1
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Your music,
your options
Sony products are compatible with these six popular audio formats for High-Resolution Audio, making it fuss-free and convenient to listen to high quality music without worrying about compatibility.
DSD (DFF)
Used in professional equipment for making Super Audio CDs.
DSD (DSF)
A PC-friendly format created specifically for use on personal computers.
WAV
This format was developed for the Windows® operating system.
AIFF
A file format specifically for Mac computers.
FLAC
"Lossless compression" preserves quality.
ALAC
A lossless compression technology used by Apple®.
Mojo & Q on High-Resolution Audio.
The authors of Mojo and Q discuss High Resolution Audio and share their take on the latest High-Resolution Audio products from Sony.
