Definition of High Fidelity Pure Audio
High Fidelity Pure Audio, occasionally abbreviated as HFPA or BD-A, is a marketing initiative, spearheaded by Sony Music and Universal Music Group, for audio-only Blu-ray optical discs. Launched in 2013 as a potential successor to the compact disc (CD), it has been compared with DVD-Audio and SACD, which had similar aims.
HFPA is encoded as 24-bit/96 kHz or 24-bit/192 kHz linear PCM ("high-resolution audio"), optionally losslessly compressed with Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio.
HFPA discs are compatible with existing Blu-ray players.
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What is High Fidelity Pure Audio?
High Fidelity Pure Audio, occasionally abbreviated as HFPA or BD-A, is a marketing initiative, spearheaded by Sony Music and Universal Music Group, for audio-only Blu-ray optical discs.
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