Hey all, Lately, I've been running Apple Music audio from my MacBook Pro 2021 through the Cayin RU6. I run Lossless Switcher in the background since the Mac doesn't auto-switch sample rate (versus iOS). I also have "Bit Depth Switching" on but since this app is still fairly new, I get lots of...

Im pretty sure it’s not placebo effects but comparing the master versions from Tidal they sound better than the equivalent lossless version of Apple Music. What do you guys think?

Hi all - I have an iPhone and I'm an avid user of Apple Music with Lossless (got a nice usb dac amp and U12T). Very happy with them but I'm considering one of the higher end DAPs on the market to double as my desktop dac/amp and dap on the go. My question: is Apple Music on Android lossless...

I currently have an Astell&Kern SA700 DAP for my regular commute, but have found it to be fairly restrictive in terms of the built in EQ and achieving AutoEQ profiles. I do have very good IEMs, but I find that for my ears (I’m approaching 50), having the ability to alter the EQ signature makes a...

Hello all, So recently i started getting more invested in the hobby and have been experimenting first with getting some budget IEMs before i get something more high end. I wanted to improve my phone's audio by getting a portable DAC/Dongle. However i already know that my phone comes with a...

Recently I am able to subscribed to a 4 months free trial on apple music, tried playing them over my fiio DAP, they sounded better than Tidal app (android), but when i switch over to stream music using a PC connected to an external DAC/AMP, Apple music cannot deliver bit-perfect music given that...

Hey guys, I have been wondering anyone notice any sound quality difference between Tidal and Apple music? I have been using my fiio m11plus DAP and made some serious analysis and found out that for the same 16bit44k(cd quality) streaming, to my ears: Tidal: More intimate vocals, slightly...

Could anyone do like a rough estimate or maybe measure what the different Apple eq presets actually doing?

Since there hasn't been a thread on this topic in the past decade (which seemed to be contentious back then), much less since Apple Music existed, just wondering if there an argument against it at the moment, if its detrimental to quality in the least?

Need some help figuring out how to go about this getting a streamer for Apple Music / Airplay 2 My network library is all managed through iTunes / Apple Music, and I'd like to stream Lossless to my DAC/Amp from my computers Do I need something like a Bluesound Node / Node 2i; Sonos Port? Or...

1. How to tell whether the song is a high-resolution lossless and digital master one? See Figure 1. There are two icons on the playback page. The left one means Apple high-resolution lossless, and the right one means Apple digital master. 2. Where to see the sampling rate and bit depth? See...

After the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, iOS Apple Music has been officially upgraded to support Apple's lossless and digital mastering music. As the world's largest manufacturer of portable amps, the earliest amp/player manufacturer that has acquired Apple's MFi certification, and the...

Leaks started circulating on Lossless version of Apple Music https://www.xda-developers.com/apple-music-lossless-audio-animated-covers/ " The code discovered in the Android app reveals the two choices for lossless playback: "

Ok, I have been wanting to stream Apple Music to my AK SP1000 and my only option for streaming with this device is to subscribe to Tidal. So I put Tidal on all my Apple devices to keep everything synced. The Tidal app is not as well built as Apples now newer app. And many of you won’t believe...

Apple Music recently added a feature that lets users share their playlists. This should be a fun way to explore new music. I'm cyberjunkie - https://itunes.apple.com/profile/cyberjunkie What's your profile ID?