Apple Music Teaser: 'Get Ready – Music is About to Change Forever'

[Longbluesquid]

Yeah I’m a hardcore Tidal user and Qobuz. Lossy is just tough to listen to which I’m glad Apple is upgrading their platform. Listen on good equipment the difference is night and day.

 

[hatchettjack]

My old ears won’t be able to tell the difference just like my old eyes can’t see a difference between iPhone 7 and iPhone 12 Pro Max!

 

[kmj2318]

Lossless is meh, but spatial audio sounds very interesting.

 

[MauiPa]

I’d LOVE to think Apple’s getting ready to support LDAC! Unfortunately I expect them to release their own in house solution. It’ll be great for people who own AirPod products, but I don’t.

I’m still hoping against all odds that my Sony WH1000XM4s will somehow be supported by Apple’s new tier.

So you are hoping that Sony updates the firmware?

 

[newmexicomike59]

I can't wait to spend another $600 for a couple of Homepods capable of the new spatial sound broadcast only to have Apple discontinue the product in a few years. (Snarky and cynical; yeah)

 

[MauiPa]

Very much looking forward to a higher quality audio tear. I wonder what kind of price difference (if any) it will be for Apple One subscribers?…

That’s tier, silly autocorrect gotcha

 

[Realityck]

Lossless is meh

If you have nothing that can reproduce audio accurately that would be true, but if you did, then you wouldn't be thinking lossless is meh.

 

[Le0M]

Real 3D audio?? I've been waiting for this for years!!
About frigging time!

 

[Pman17]

The lossless and spatial will be included in existing subscriptions. Marketing will go hard on selling Air Pods.

 

[DPH]

Man that would be amazing. I am a Roon user here. Yeah that would be awesome if they can integrate with the software.

I am afraid there is no chance in hell.

 

[Squillace]

For those how say that playing songs over bluetooth won't make a difference in audio quality...

Not true.

I own a pair of AirPods Max, I tried Tidal for one day and I was able to notice a little improvement in quality in 'Master' songs, compared to Apple Music. Not in every song, not a huge difference, but slightly audible. I couldn't really explain, but the instruments seem more present, clear, not (well...) compressed.

So, of course I'm super excited with Apple Music's new features.

 

[Mister Barmy]

Apple’s pretentiousness gets so old sometimes. “Music is about to change forever” because they’re adding lossless to their music streaming service.

 

[risenphoenixkai]

My old ears won’t be able to tell the difference just like my old eyes can’t see a difference between iPhone 7 and iPhone 12 Pro Max!

Shoulda gone to Specsavers…

 

[Robospungo]

I really hope the announcement has nothing to do with “spatial audio” which is a silly gimmick for music. No different than the dumb 3D trend for movies. Remember 3D TVs a few years ago? LOL. That gimmick fizzled out real quick.

 

[Robospungo]

Apple’s pretentiousness gets so old sometimes. “Music is about to change forever” because they’re adding lossless to their music streaming service.

If they set a standard for “lossless” digital audio at 24-bit/48 kHz, as a previous leak suggests, I’d say they have the right to use that language. Especially if they’ve brought the major labels on board.

 

[4743913]

Only the people that paid for the $500 ear cans will care...

 

[atmuwben]

The catch with spatial audio is a mimimum of three OG HomePods required.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

I know, it’s so hard, I can barely say it. “Siri, like this song!” And she/he does fantastic!

I barely use Siri. Sometimes I just forget she/it is there. I guess it's habitual. Also, why would I interrupt the song I'm listening to just to like said song. Now if Siri can do it without actually turning the song down, than I might be convinced.

 

[Robospungo]

Puke Miani is going to have 100% score on Apple Track if he gets this right

He is a little puke. I can’t stand him.

 

[chewbaka]

Think this means iTunes Match could be upgraded to lossless? Would love to upgrade all my 256 AAC to lossless. Would be willing to pay for one year for that

 

[TheDailyApple]

So you are hoping that Sony updates the firmware?

I’m hoping that either Apple releases an upgraded version of AAC capable of supporting HiRes and Dolby Atmos, and that Sony updates the firmware to support this.

Either that or Apple supporting LDAC.

 

[BWhaler]

Can’t wait. I love Apple’s relently push for better and better.

But please, bring along a patch for the AirPod Max too. Things go dead just sitting on your desk. And either shoot Music for the Mac or assign a team who can make it work properly—it’s poorly designed and beyond buggy.

 

[jimbobb24]

Spatial audio sounds great since you can actually hear a difference whereas Apple is likely keenly aware than next to no one can hear the difference between a good MP3 rip and a CD, which is why Napster and iPod happened to begin with!

How would spatial audio work on music recorded in stereo?

 

[snipr125]

Im a bit old skool and just purchase what songs i want on Itunes, but if Hifi audio finally comes to Apple Music, i will seriously consider subscribing and then streaming music to my various devices.

 

[kmj2318]

If you have nothing that can reproduce audio accurately that would be true, but if you did, then you wouldn't be thinking lossless is meh.

I do own audiophile equipment, but I don't care about it much anymore. The difference between high bit rate mp3 and lossless is at best meh. I'll revise what I said: Lossless is somewhere between meh and useless.

Can you not tell me what my opinions would or wouldn't be under scenarios that you assume? You know nothing about me or what I own. It's pathetic.