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HomePod and HomePod mini to Gain Support For Apple Music Lossless Audio in Future Software Update
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Get the second, while you can. I finally bit the bullet about a week ago and the stereo sound is incredible. So much more flexibility too if you have an ATV and want to try theater out (also pretty amazing). Hopefully you can return or resell if you’re disappointed, but I strongly doubt it - again, I was the complete opposite. I think you’ll be more disappointed if you don’t try and then it’s gone.
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Bluetooth cannot handle lossless, AND ALSO the DAC of the AirPods Max makes the received signal not true lossless (because it goes digital -> analog -> digital again, there is no way for this to be perfect).
Yeah. It just came up in my feed on Thursday as I’ve set it up to be alerted about homepods on market place. It was advertised as £150 but the guy said he was open to offers. To be honest I would have taken it at £150. I asked him what’s the lowest you would accept because it says open it offers and he said £120. I picked it up yesterday. Set it up and it’s all good.
Does anyone think the Bose headphones with AR will gain support for Spatial audio through software updates in the future? (Provided apple lets them.)
From the FAQs on Lossless from the Apple support article:
“Can I listen to lossless audio on my HomePod or HomePod mini?
HomePod and HomePod mini currently use AAC to ensure excellent audio quality. Support for lossless is coming in a future software update.”
I believe what you’re saying is true, but the article did not seem specific to streaming.
Would it have been so diffficult to say this at the beginning?
I expect the original homepods to be supported with new software features that the mini gets with the expectations of things that rely on specific hardware differences
I find Siri to be more capable and easier to use for smart home stuff then both Alexa and google home.
Possible. Apple Music surround is Dolby Atmos so all you need is a Dolby Atmos compatible headphone.
I don’t ever expect the headphone jack to return on phones. Hopefully the streaming services moving to higher quality audio pushes Bluetooth to get better. Personally I hadn’t used the headphone jack in my phone since the iPhone 3g
Ok, but I was talking about the HomePod not the AirPods max lol
Still no mention of CarPlay anywhere. Considering CarPlay is a fully digital connection, I would imagine lossless would work. Maybe even hi-res.
The larger question would be which DAC is being used. The iPhone sends a digital signal to the car system, which I guess the car uses it’s own DAC to convert the stereo signal to analogue.
So, which format does it send the car DAC?
The larger question would be which DAC is being used. The iPhone sends a digital signal to the car system, which I guess the car uses it’s own DAC to convert the stereo signal to analogue.
So, which format does it send the car DAC?
Curious to see what DAC's Apple will recommend (sell on the store) for Hi-Res.
Or if they will make one......... Either way, future Mac's should end up with decent to fairly good DAC's built in.
As in it will be a standard, not something you have to get after the fact. The next iPhone may very well have a DAC on the level of the older LG phones. One can hope
Or if they will make one......... Either way, future Mac's should end up with decent to fairly good DAC's built in.
As in it will be a standard, not something you have to get after the fact. The next iPhone may very well have a DAC on the level of the older LG phones. One can hope
I was doubting my reading comprehension when I saw this as the most voted comment.
Apple clearly says,
“…However, given the analog to digital conversion in the cable, the playback will not be completely lossless.”
I guess people focus on what they want to see. Sure the Max will be able to play some enhanced but not yet fully lossless form of audio, and perhaps people are relieved with just that. However, “not…completely lossless” was what stood out most to me.
FYI, I do admit I’m not the average apple Music subscriber with audio gear costing near a used car.
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So now the mini is gonna do atmos? I thought it wasn’t capable as the full size has been able to for awhile…
The entire support document is only talking about Apple music streaming.
Not Atmos, but lossless, yes. Two different things.
Fair enough. I’ll be using lossless and perhaps hi-res lossless on my high-end headphones. Looking forward to try it out
Dude, it's going to kill the battery life in your headphones (if you have wifi headphones/airpods).... Bluetooth bandwidth isn't there yet..
Again, they did. Quoting myself:
They did. T3 reported that Apple confirmed to them that both the Apple TV and the Homepods will support Apple Music lossless, but shortly thereafter Macrumors published an article that said the exact opposite. Every other media (inclusing international ones), seemed to replicate what Macrumors said. Hence the confusion.
In short, all of this was MR fault.
