While there’s been a modest revival in dedicated audio players, most listeners — including many discerning audiophiles — are streaming music straight from their smartphones. And why not? Android ...

Every smartphone has both a built-in amplifier and digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The amplifier cranks the audio signal to a level so that your headphones (or the smartphone’s speakers) can ...

Over the past decade, the music listening experience has undergone a massive change and evolved the way we consume music. What accompanied this change are two things. First, it paved the way to make ...