Digital sound is nothing more than numbers. What separates one container from another is how those numbers are packed, how much data (if any) is thrown away, and which devices understand the result.

Audio files come in a number of different formats. Some are lossy, such as AAC and MP3; they save space compared to the original files, but some of the original data is lost during compression. Some ...

Based on posts/responses on the forums, it appears there is still a significant amount of confusion regarding audio codecs and their implications. For clarification purposes, "MP3" is officially known ...