![]() ![]() In fact, for now you'll be required to step outside Apple hardware to enjoy its full range. Ways to enjoy its upgraded stream without being tied to Apple-only ![]() Apple made ALAC an open-source codec since 2011, so there are many But Apple's walled garden approach has been changing, slowly. Just be sure to mind the shrubbery around the perimeter and try not to stray beyond its enclosure. Bad News: Streaming Apple Music Hi-Res AudioĪpple’s highly successful but unique business model was initially built as a dedicated ecosystem into which one buys entry to live within its beautiful walled garden. But, there are some caveats to consider if you’re planning on streaming Apple Music at all of its available lossless resolutions. Offering superior sound quality with its Spatial Audio and forgoing compressed MQA technology with its own lossless ALAC stream could give it a competitive advantage. There are about 119 files in each Atmos playlist and Atmos albums like Steven Wilson Future Bites are also available in Atmos.” - Gene DellaSalaīut if Apple Music is serious about competing in the lossless streaming hi-fi market, it could pose a serious threat to small fish like Tidal. The audio levels seem correct unlike Tidal (Dolby Atmos) being up to 20dB too low. Gene, our fearless leader at Audioholics has already jumped with both feet into the new Apple Music Spatial Audio using his Apple TV 4K connected to a Marantz SR8015, and he reports: Apple even promises that its surround music format can be enjoyed over its own Bluetooth headphones that are decidedly NOT lossless. One positive sign about Apple's Spatial Audio is that it doesn't need a specific audio resolution to get the effect. It’s nice to see another “surround music” format making a comeback and adding variety to our music listening. If it’s anything like some of the HD-DVD and SACD discs that I still use from time-to-time, these will be an especially stunning experience for live recordings. It's probably a good bet that music recorded in the studio specifically for the Dolby Atmos music format sounds amazing. One Apple Music playlist entitled, “Made for Spatial Audio” says each track is either recorded in or remastered for Spatial Audio. As we’ve seen from artists like Bad Think, studios are now recording specifically for the format which is sure to provide the best possible results. But the crowning achievement for "surround music" fans is that Apple Music also includes select titles in its Spatial Audio format by Dolby Atmos.Īpple Music’s Spatial Audio by Dolby Atmos is a major boost for Dolby Atmos Music, a fledgling audio format that seems to be catching on. Apple uses its own codec, ALAC or “Apple Lossless Audio Codec” to stream every song within 16-bit/44.1-kHz all the way up to 24-bit/192-kHz. The Good News: Spatial Audio by Dolby AtmosĮasily the most important upgrade to Apple Music is that its entire library of over 75-million tunes is now streaming lossless. But first lets look at the good news, Spatial Audio by Dolby Atmos. Expect barriers and perhaps even the need to break out of the Apple walled garden. So, we'll examine how to obtain a bit-perfect stream from its new library of lossless and hi-res music files in the precise way we want to enjoy it. But this is Apple we’re talking about here! So we know to expect hurdles to enjoying lossless and hi-res streaming from a company that has done little throughout its history to support these formats. ![]() That clicking sound you keep hearing-it might just be Tidal Hi-Fi and Qobuz subscribers calculating the viability of jumping ship!Īpple Lossless & Spatial Audio YouTube DiscussionĪpple Music providing its lossless and Spatial Audio upgrade at no extra charge would normally put the ranks of competing lossless music streamers at a serious competitive disadvantage. Last March I had predicted Spotify would offer lossless at no additional charge, now I'm certain of it! Amazon Music had already responded to its competitor's lossless streaming announcements by dropping the price on its HD tier to match its basic music streaming package at $9.99 per-month. It beat Spotify to the lossless punch, and may have pushed the competitor's decision when it comes to pricing. Apple’s decision to offer it all at no additional cost is already reverberating through the streaming music industry. Apple Music has upgraded to lossless streaming for its entire music catalogue with libraries of songs streaming at high-resolution and Apple’s new Spatial Audio by Dolby Atmos.
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