In this series on high-quality audio, we've focused on physical audio hardware, from the human ear to loudspeakers and DACs.
We're now exploring the theoretical world of mathematics, specifically the contentious topic of digital compression in audio.
We live in a world in which it is now normal for audio to have some form of digital compression applied to it, some of which has an effect on what is played back through our speakers and headphones.
This divergence into the theoretical world examines the impact of lossy compression algorithms on audio distortion.
Author's summary: Exploring lossy compression in high-quality audio.