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Tidal adds hi-res FLAC streaming for HiFi Plus subscribers
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 fidelity audio up to 24-bit/192Hz. These files are on the larger side, taking up around four times the space of a standard MP3, which is why you rarely see the format on widely-adopted streaming platforms.
Harman would like to sell you some $1,000 headphones
Luxury audio brand Mark Levinson announced its first "portable offering:" a $1,000 set of high-end wireless headphones.
JBL’s CLUB series melds consumer headphones with studio monitors
Headphone monitors provide clear and accurate audio signals to music pros. You'll mainly see musicians wearing them while recording or analyzing a performance, but some people use these utilitarian cans to enjoy -- rather than analyze -- music. JBL's new CLUB series could serve as a happy medium between pro monitors and consumer headphones by combining studio-grade specs with more mainstream features like adaptive noise cancellation (ANC), voice assistants, a customizable EQ and impressive battery life.
