Apple Music Hi-Fi looks to be inbound, will bring CD-quality Bluetooth streaming to iPhones for the first time

[Redaktion]

A fresh report combined with code snippets points to Apple launching a new CD-quality tier for its Apple Music streaming service. Currently, Apple Music streams in 256 Kbps AAC files, which are sub-CD standard and as high quality as offerings from competitors like Tidal and recently announced Spotify HiFi service coming later this year.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-Music-Hi-Fi-looks-to-be-inbound-will-bring-CD-quality-Bluetooth-streaming-to-iPhones-for-the-first-time.536572.0.html

[mixedfish]

Apple products are incapable of anything higher than 256kbps. And the lack of the 3.5mm jack means the standalone experience remains subpar as always.

The only reason you'd upgrade to a 'cd quality' stream is to use it on other products that are better.

[bitstorm]

Apple products are incapable of anything higher than 256kbps. And the lack of the 3.5mm jack means the standalone experience remains subpar as always.

The only reason you'd upgrade to a 'cd quality' stream is to use it on other products that are better.

[Let's Ride Illinois]

Now we need YouTube music to do the same

[Joseph Emerson]

Be nice to have higher Bluetooth streaming on iPhone higher than 320 or whatever the max is.

[S.Yu]

I'd say a proper decoder makes a lot of difference and the only way of ensuring its effect would be to have your decoded signal sent to the DAC and amp without a black box compression algorithm but...ah...sigh.