Apple devices can also get lossless sound from headphones that use a Lightning connector. Some of these audio components even have their own built-in, high-resolution USB DACs that can connect directly to computers or most mobile devices. As for wireless streaming, current multiroom audio technologies generally can play lossless audio up to CD quality 16 bits at We stated earlier that lossless audio is unlikely to sound better than lossy audio through a Bluetooth connection, but you might get some benefit by using lossless audio with an Android phone that employs the higher-quality aptX HD or LDAC Bluetooth codecs neither of which is supported on Apple devices , plus headphones or wireless speakers that support aptX HD or LDAC.
At their higher data rates, aptX HD and LDAC discard much less data than most lossy codecs do, so you may hear some subtle improvements by using lossless audio with these devices. With the introduction of no-extra-charge lossless streaming, listeners may face a more complicated decision when choosing which streaming service to subscribe to.
Most of these services offer roughly the same amount of music—somewhere around 75 million tunes—but some provide exclusive access to certain tracks by an artist, and fans of niche music genres may find more new releases on Apple Music and Spotify, as those are the most popular services—and thus the ones most likely to be top priority for digital music distributors. The Lightning to 3. AirPods Max can be connected to devices playing Lossless and Hi-Res Lossless recordings with exceptional audio quality.
However, given the analog-to-digital conversion in the cable, the playback will not be completely lossless. If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can redownload music in lossless only from the Apple Music catalog.
Streaming lossless audio in a car over a cellular network will consume significantly more data. Apple Music availability might vary by country or region. Learn what's available in your country or region. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement.
Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party websites or products. Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability. Contact the vendor for additional information. About lossless audio in Apple Music. What is lossless audio compression?
What you need to know about lossless in Apple Music Streaming lossless audio over a cellular or Wi-Fi network consumes significantly more data. And downloading lossless audio uses significantly more space on your device.
Higher resolutions use more data than lower ones. However, Bluetooth connections aren't lossless. To get a lossless version of music that you already downloaded from Apple Music, just delete the music and redownload it from the Apple Music catalog.
How to listen to lossless on your iPhone or iPad. What you need You can listen to lossless on an iPhone or iPad updated to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS using: A wired connection to headphones, receivers, or powered speakers The built-in speakers To listen to songs at sample rates higher than 48 kHz, you need an external digital-to-analog converter.
Aug 28, PM. Sep 13, AM in response to ed In response to ed Thanks for all the helpful replies and insight into this topic.
I am under the understanding I can convert these to flac in the future if I so desire. That's fine. At least I'll have my digital library in a lossless form should I choose in the future to use Plex to access my files or something else that accesses those lossless files directly. I'd rip as flac right away of course but since Apple Music doesn't support, I'm understanding that Apple Lossless is just about the same.
If I receive an album as a digital release, such as through Bandcamp for example, I am choosing the flac version and first burning the flac files to a disc so I have a disc version in flac. I think that those steps are what might work best for me based upon the feedback I've gotten here and on other forums. I hope being tied into the iTunes and Apple ecosystem like I am doesn't come back to bite me in the butt in the future, but I think the changes I've made to managing my digital library have made it easy to shift elsewhere should I need to.
Also someone suggested using Media Monkey. I've given it a try but haven't really gotten the hang of it yet Still open to any feedback and discussion on this topic. Don't need to consider my follow-up here as a closed case. Sep 13, AM. Sep 13, AM in response to nacho In response to nacho If you can do this without CDs it would be a lot quicker. On a Mac XLD is the best choice to do this, it can do it in both directions i. Sep 13, PM in response to nacho In response to nacho If I receive an album as a digital release, such as through Bandcamp for example, I am choosing the flac version.
For the past several years, Bandcamp has been offering ALAC as a download option, so that may meet your needs better. These options are, as we say in the interface, for "audiophiles and nerds. Not clear what you mean here. Since you refer to ripping as Apple Lossless, do you mean you have burned an audio CD? Also be aware that home-burned CDs have a much higher failure rate than commercial factory produced CDs, and are not really a good choice for long-term backup.
Sep 13, PM. Sep 18, AM in response to nacho In response to nacho There is no point converting a digital download to a CD and then ripping that CD, it merely wastes a CD, actually might reduce the quality slightly and takes you longer. If you get FLAC and want to use Apple Lossless then the best option is to use a utility to convert directly between the two. Sep 18, AM.
Sep 18, PM in response to ed In response to ed Thanks for your reply, ed Sorry I may have not listed it out properly what steps I take as far as a digital release. I am burning to CD because I also like to have a physical copy, should I choose to listen on CD, or just have it as a backup. I know it's not the best long-term solution as many people have said in countless articles and forums With all that being said and to bring in to account what John Lockwood also has posted in regards to this discussion I am burning flac files onto CD with foobar I have been under the impression that the audio that would be presented on that CD would be of flac quality.
If my impression is wrong that this audio CD I created is not of "flac quality" so-to-speak then I guess it doesn't matter should I receive a digital release, such as from Bandcamp, as flac or ALAC. Hopefully that spells out my process a little better. But maybe my thinking is wrong along this process from what you guys have replied.
Sep 18, PM. So if I want to listen and access those master files through, say, Plex. Sep 18, PM in response to nacho In response to nacho
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