Well, the way these streaming platforms encode in AAC (256 kbps/Variable bitrate), ruins the fidelity of the sound and thus creates a bad name for AAC. AAC is a very efficient protocol. Although it's lossy, the final outcome is damn good if done properly. I faced a lot of blowback from OLED Fan Boys though...
Yes, those of us who can make out and value the difference don’t mind paying. Law of diminishing returns applies to every aspect of life. And yet, pursuit of excellence has driven mankind throughout history.Well, I don't want to divert from the original topic but since you raised this point, let me shed some light on this. AAC works based on the way humans perceive sound. Our ears are more sensitive to certain sounds and less sensitive to certain sounds. That's the exact principle AAC relies on to remove information to reduce the file size. A good AAC at a constant bitrate of 320 kbps can consume up to 70/80% of the original WAV file size. It was tested over thousands of users to perfect this protocol over a span of a decade. That said, the amount of humanly perceivable information it removes, it's negligible. It almost sounds like 90% of the original WAV file. It sounds dull because of the way most of the streaming providers use AAC to encode (256 kbps/Variable bit rate), not because the AAC is a bad encoding protocol.
Now, the rest 10% comes under the Law of the Diminishing Return. You are free to shell out as much as you want in your quest for the rest of 10% i.e the 'Perfect Sound'. Happy Listening.
You are saying this is better than MQA?
No, Tidal is better is what I meant. As for FLAC,I understand from the Tidal site that the source files are in FLAC , but streamed through MQA’s compression, but Apple’s lossless will be certainly be in ALAC.
androidcommunity.com
Amazon music HD doesn't work in indiaThis may be old news, but I saw this just now.
Has anyone tried it ? Feedback on UE and SQ would be nice.
Amazon Music Unlimited now gets free access to lossless audio | Android Community
How did you manage to get it? I haven’t had success yet.
try rebooting your phone.
Did that and a number of other tricks suggested on the net. No luck yet.
I believe it's released only for US region for now.
Users from a number of countries, and not just US have reported getting spatial and lossless. Have yet to read anyone in India has got it.
That perhaps explains. It’s a server side update, probably Indian server not updated yet.
hey whr?how.am on apple music on ios 14.6.yet this doesnt refelct
