Apple music to launch lossless streaming
- Thread starter Pardeep Bansal
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I did it as follows:
1. Download the latest file to the mobile
2. Install "Send files to TV" on both the mobile and TV.
3. Send the APK file to the TV.
4. Install APK Mirror installer
5. Install the APK through the APK mirror installer
You may also need to install Aptoide TV
PS: If you can download the file directly to the TV using the Downloader, that would also work. I had some issues with the keyboard, so I took the above route.
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Same with me, in my case, it's the built-in Apple Music App on my Samsung tv. I only get two-channel PCM on my AVR. When I looked in their kb, it appears that as of now only Apple tv 4k can pass the ATMOS metadata down the chain. Though I haven't tested, I am assuming they might be using loosy DD+ for ATMOS like Tidal. Doing ATMOS over lossless TrueHD for the 5/6 channel is a hell of a lot of data.
The few titles I compared, Tidal seems to sound better especially their MQA tracks.
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Were you streaming via mobile using AirPlay? In that case you weren’t listening to lossless. Unless you were AirPlaying in a specific way from MacBook or had connected to DAC via USB. Go through multiple posts yesterday on this thread for detailed explanation.
Yes, so it could be lossless too. And given the app allowing for lossless audio, the probability of it being lossless is quite higher than it being lossy.
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Agree. If I understand it correctly, PCM is a lossless container which could contain lossy and lossless formats.
So if it is passing raw bitstream, then it is not changing the data and hence could be loosely termed lossless ?
What do you think ? Could the Apple TV app be passing lossless to the AVR ?
Quality of sound, well I don't know. I still think Tidal has an edge. But at a cost !!! Am on the US subscription.
PCM just transmits the data from your TV to AVR. It neither adds nor removes any intelligence to the data stream. Here it's the Apple TV App that decides the Quality I.e. what compression algorithm it selects, lossy or lossless. Accordingly, the App performs de-compression and sends the bits to AVR via PCM.
Tidal has the edge IMHO, I am on a UK plan, US/UK inventory is way rich than other geographic locations.
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Hi ,is there a way to stream apple music from Android phone to cxn v2 using usb cable or anyothere mode .I'm getting lossless using beta app but unable to stream.
Very tempting. How's the collection ? I listen mostly to Jazz, blues, rock and 70's 80's nostalgia.
Any idea if/when will lossless be available in the web player on a broswer? It is so frustrating to lose lossless access whenever I switch from one platform to another. It is so finicky and selective, doesn't work on half the places I try and I have to keep wondering and adjusting according to its selective needs.
Shld be possible till 24bits/48khz using usb cable. Hi res above it not possible with Android.
i was planning to try same with my cxn v2 but missing correct usb cable right now.
Do inform if it works for u
No Airplay / chromecast options visible for CXN V2 either, in apple music app for android.
I was seeking info if windows laptop can do the trick - itunes or apple music website as source. But could not find lossless settings in both.
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