.WV File

The wv file extension is associated with WavPack, a free, open source lossless audio compression format, developed by David Bryant.

WavPack compression (wv files) can compress (and restore) 8, 16, 24 & 32-bit float audio files in the.

WAV file format. It also supports surround sound streams and high frequency sampling rates. Like other lossless compression schemes the data reduction varies with the source, but it is generally between 30% and 70% for typical popular music and somewhat better than that for classical music and other sources with greater dynamic range.

WavPack also incorporates a unique "hybrid" mode that provides all the advantages of lossless compression with an additional bonus: Instead of creating a single file, this mode creates both a relatively small, high-quality lossy file (wv) that can be used all by itself, and a "correction" file (wvc) that (when combined with the lossy file) provides full lossless restoration. For some users, this means never having to choose between lossless and lossy compression.

The wv file extension was also used for a very old lossless audio format in a program called Sonarc, that was around the year 1994. It might be that these files are still playable in some media players, however both VW formats are unrelated to each other and completely different.

A wv file extension is used for audio files in open source WavPack lossless audio compression format. This format is supported by a range of audio players  such as VLC, Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc.

How to open:

The WV format (WavPack audio) is supported many popular media players, such as KMPlayer, Microsoft Windows Media Player or Winamp.

How to convert:

You can convert wv (WavPack audio) with Total Audio Converter or dBpoweramp Music Converter into various other formats. Awave Studio also supports many audio or song file formats and conversion between them.