When Apple introduced “spatial audio” to Apple Music and the AirPods family, it quickly became a bigger buzzword in audio discussions. In just a few years, it has become ubiquitous. This popularity ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Late on Monday night, Apple flipped the switch on ...

Apple's implementation of Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio in Apple Music places audio around the listener in a 3D space with some key differences. Here's what you need to know about both technologies.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Don’t put up with subpar sounds. Don’t put up with subpar sounds. When you load your music streaming app of ...

Apple Music was upgraded in a big, big way in 2021. The music streaming service now includes support for CD-quality and hi-res lossless audio, offering subscribers much higher quality at no extra cost ...

If you want to hear Apple Music’s lossless catalog the way it was meant to sound, you will need a little extra hardware. iPhones and most wireless headphones still have limitations when it comes to ...