Like the OP, I am most interested in comments about sound quality relative to Qobuz (in particular), Tidal, Idagio, etc. Just read an article in the Wall Street Journal touting the new service and it’s merits but the article makes scarce mention of sound quality which puzzles me since that would seem to be the most important factor to most classical enthusiasts…
|
FYI, Airplay is limited to 16/44.1 |
I’m able to stream “lossless” to my Anthem 70, but Atmos programs seem to revert to two channel and I can also use Airplay to stream to my Aurender N20. Will have to find some time to compare to Quboz, but I suspect internally integrated service will be superior. Just listened to a familiar piece of music, Vengeance, by BiBi and Quboz was significantly better than Apple Music. This is AirPlay compared to a device supported by Aurender’s Conductor. |
+1
I am not so sure, @ghdprentice. Apple claims lossless audio of up to 24/192 and the interface looks excellent. The whole platform is really designed around classical music, which has always presented search and database challenges because the genre is not built around song/album/artist the way most popular music is. Apple's biggest hurdle for audiophiles is going to be its app's connectivity. One possibility I see is that the app runs on Roku. I already take HDMI digital audio out from my Roku and into my DAC, so I may take a free trial sometime. But I'm just so pleased with all my sources now, including Qobuz, that I'm in no rush. |
