Testing AirPlay was much more difficult than straight USB connected audio devices. If this isn't a concern for you, no worries. then you should care about bit perfect because without it you have no idea what's happening to your audio. If you care about high quality, getting the lossless streaming you're paying for from Apple Music, Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon Music, etc. The source is what has been delivered to Apple by the record labels. The music sent, in this case from Apple Music, into the playback device hasn't been altered. What is bit perfect and why should I care? In the simplest terms, bit perfect means that the audio hasn't been changed. Just like my previous article, I want to start with some basics. NOTE: Be sure to read the UPDATED parts below, suggested by Klobas These guys really know what they are doing and are on the leading edge of supporting and developing solutions that may seem simple to the end user, but are quite complex behind the scenes. This team was very helpful while I was testing and researching AirPlay and Apple Music Lossless.

However, it's still the Wild West and Apple has made the waters even more muddy with AirPlay.īefore I get to the details, I want to thank the Bluesound team. One would think that the results would be similar if the only thing changing is the method of transporting the music. This week I dug into Apple Music lossless over AirPlay. The results were less than stellar ( link).

Earlier this month I dug into Apple Music's Lossless and Hi-Res offerings, running several bit perfect rests on the audio output of my Macs and iOS devices.

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