Hi Res from iPhone vs AppleTV sound

Not well versed in digital music.

I’m retiring my iPhone 7+ and thought I’d get a camera connection kit and usb cable and run the phone as a high res playback direct to my DAC.

it’s running into a Schiit Modeus.

My AppleTV doesn’t do hi res, but the signal goes via HDMI to my tv which passes the audio to Optical out and into the optical input on the Modeus.

I was A/B’ing then and the hi res via usb is noticeably thinner whereas the ATV. Is full.

Maybe there’s more to it?

gochurchgo12-14-2022 1:03am

fuzztone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,506 posts 12-14-2022 at 08:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Happy HolyDaze to you too @soix
fuzztone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,506 posts 12-14-2022 at 01:22am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Once you compare to a dedicated audio player or streamer you will never return to a multipurpose device. Do you really want to tether your phone? You might be better off with Snapdragon (lossless) BT. Not on Apple. You probably could not ID HiRez on Apple even if it could play it.
fuzztone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,506 posts 12-14-2022 at 05:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Audio Envy are great if you NEVER unplug them. One time use or pray. Vinyl is so 80’s - when I was young enough to work it easily and digital was early and mostly bad. No longer. If you prefer vinyl you probably require better digital playback equipment. For DSD recordings. Actually no one should care about what we like. I like good music. BFD. Everyone hss different likes. I use my old phones for remotes, as God intended. Experimenting is good. Happy holidays. Maybe starting elsewhere than Apple might yield better results. Unless your thing is polished turds.