Sony High-Resolution Audio
The Way The Artists Truly Intended
Buying your High-Resolution Audio files
Enjoy the exciting world of high-resolution music—now. Music services companies offer extensive libraries of High-Resolution Audio files for sale; search them to buy your favorite genres.
High-Resolution Audio products
Whether you want on-the-go convenience or the full power of a home system, Sony High-Resolution Audio products let you hear music as the artist intended.
On-the-go
Home and office
Original analog recording
CD: 16 bit/44.1 kHz
High-Resolution Audio at 24 bit/96 kHz
The graphs above start with the original analog sound waves and illustrate the low sample rate of CDs compared to the greater frequency used to record High-Resolution Audio. There is no single standard for High-Resolution Audio, but the most commonly used specifications are 24 bit/96 kHz (3.2x more data transmitted than CD) and 24 bit/192 kHz (6.5x more data transmitted than CD).
Create the system that’s perfect for you
Enjoy high-resolution sound with a system from Sony that matches your listening preferences.
How to enjoy High-Resolution Audio
Buy High-Resolution Audio files from a music service through your computer, Xperia™ smartphone, tablet or Android Walkman® and transfer them to a home audio system or portable device. You can also connect via USB to a home or car audio system for enjoyment anywhere.
Six common High-Resolution Audio formats
Used in professional equipment for making Super Audio CDs.
A PC-friendly format created for use in computers.
This format was developed for the Windows operating system.
A file format created specifically for Macintosh computers.
Allows “lossless compression” to save hard drive space while preserving quality.
A lossless compression technology used by Apple.
Footnotes
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