In the third quarter of 2016, 48 percent of U.S. broadband households owned speakers, 23 percent owned a soundbar, and 6 percent owned an Internet-connected multi-room music system, according to data supplied by Parks Associates.

“As much as industry leaders see the artistic and market potential of the high-resolution movement, consumer demand for high-resolution audio is unclear,” said Dina Abdelrazik, a research analyst with Parks Associates. “Most people can discern the difference in quality between lousy MP3 files and lossless CD quality files … . However, most may not value the quality difference enough to overcome new demand of higher resolution files … and the cost of device upgrades.”

From the article "San Diego company packs 3D audio in small soundbar (and audiophiles are digging it) by Jennifer Van Grove.

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