Yeah, the multiple different responses here are indicative of Apple’s lack of focus on music and why I even had to ask this question in the first place. ALAC reminds me of Betamax back in the day minus the superior performance, and it’s not like they don’t have the capital to just hit the ball outta the park if they really wanted to. In the end I just told my friend to compare Apple Music to Qobuz and/or Tidal, and if he couldn’t hear a meaningful difference in his setup to just go with the one that has the music selection that best matches with his music preferences. Thanks for all the thoughts/info.
Is Apple Music lossless/uncompressed?
I gave up following what the hell Apple was doing with music long ago cause it’s just been a confusing and disappointing mess, but a friend is considering using Apple Music and asked me if it’s lossless so thought I’d ask here to hopefully get the latest poop. I thought I recently read they were introducing some new lossless format but I dunno about resolution or what it might cost? Also, how does the music selection/resolution compare to Qobuz or Tidal, and does Apple Music offer hi res? My friend is planning on using the Lightning connection from his iPhone to an AQ Dragonfly Cobalt in case that’s important. Thanks for any thoughts/info.