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AirPod Pro and Max will not support it. https://www.imore.com/airpods-max-dont-support-apple-musics-lossless-songs-apple-says https://www.imore.com/airpods-max
by nwsm 5y ago
AirPod Pro and Max will not support it.
https://www.imore.com/airpods-max-dont-support-apple-musics-lossless-songs-apple-says https://www.imore.com/airpods-max-dont-support-apple-musics-...
- jasonvorhe 5y agoI can't believe it.
- NullPrefix 5y agoNot sure if sarcasm or not.
- eh9 5y agoThey’ll support spatial audio, but they won’t support lossless, which would need additional hardware. It’s worth noting that you wouldn’t use wireless tech for hi-res audio streaming anyway.
- chorsestudios 5y agoApple must have been aware of bluetooth data transfer restrictions when designing AirPod Max.. Seems odd that they didn't include onboard storage for lossless songs, or enable lossless support for AirPod Max while tethered to a MacBook. If this is a codec issue as the article indicates is there any potential for a software fix?
- dawnerd 5y agoBT 5.0 in theory could probably stream lossless so it is a bit weird they didn't consider it. Maybe they did and it wasn't really stable enough longer distances. But not being able to be tethered without using a digital to analog to digital adapter is so silly. Come on apple.
- SSLy 5y agoNot in theory, Sony's LDAC is lossless (in the CD quality range) and goes over BT4.2 just fine.
- bredren 5y agoPro's I get, but AirPod Max doesn't support lossless Apple Music even wired? That's a pretty big miss. At the very least I would have expected them to include some large buffer to allow wireless playback. I believe that the APMs were held back a long time from release. I had thought they were a year late. If that's true, then it would make more sense that a plan for supporting lossless wouldn't be included.
- gnicholas 5y agoConsidering how much AirPods Max cost, I would be pretty upset if I’d shelled out all that cash and then saw this announcement.