The “good sound” experience of Apple Music will change! Part 2
How to Enjoy Lossless Audio on Your iPhone or Mac
Learn how to create an environment to enjoy “good sound” with lossless audio from Apple Music.
First, the staples of player playback are the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. When listening with HomePod, high-quality sound reproduction in compressed AAC format will be performed at the beginning of the service, but it appears that lossless support via software update is planned in the future.
You can also enjoy lossless audio with the Android version of “Apple Music App”. The browser version of Apple Music does not support either of the two new services as of June.
The first way to enjoy Apple Music lossless audio on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac is to “listen to the built-in speakers.” In particular, the new iMac has an integrated sound system consisting of six speaker units and an amplifier, which should make Apple Music’s lossless audio sound powerful.
With a powerful sound system, the iMac pairs well with Apple Music’s lossless surround audio services.
While it seems that you can enjoy powerful sound even with iPhone and iPad speakers, it is not suitable for listening while moving when you go out. I would like to listen using the AirPods series which is more compatible with each one, but since the Bluetooth audio codec compatible with the iPhone and AirPods series cannot transmit while maintaining the quality equivalent to lossless playback, compression will be applied. In that case, it would be more efficient to listen to the original AAC format distribution.
If you want to enjoy lossless audio on your iPhone or iPad, you can use headphones that can be connected to Lightning, such as the wired “EarPods with Lightning connector” headphones that are currently sold as an option. Alternatively, you can listen with analog-connected wired headphones or with headphones through an adapter with a built-in DAC, such as the Lightning / 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter. Also, if you use a headphone amplifier with a built-in USB-DAC function released by audio manufacturers, including Mac, you can enjoy richer lossless audio reproduction.
It is convenient to have a DAC-equipped headset that can be connected directly to the Lightning terminal.
For Apple TV, you can enjoy lossless audio by connecting it to a sound bar or surround sound amplifier with an HDMI cable. Ideal when you want to listen to music slowly in a home theater or audio room.
Many Android devices are equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack, so you can create a lossless audio playback environment more easily.
Also began the distribution of “high resolution” beyond the losses without losses.
The lossless distribution of Apple Music includes files provided at 44.1 kHz / 16-bit, which has the same sound quality as a CD, and 48 kHz / 24-bit, which Apple calls “lossless with a sound quality greater than that of a CD “. The latter appears to have more than 7 million titles. You can check the detailed information of the song by touching the “Lossless” badge displayed on the music app’s playback screen.
