(We're now heading into 2023, guys).Īnother new addition to Apple Music is Spatial Audio, which is designed to provide 'multidimensional sound and clarity' delivering surround sound and 3D audio via your headphones (and other devices). the streaming behemoth was unable to make good on its 'by the end of 2021' launch pledge. Spotify's long-awaited Spotify HiFi tier is still due to offer CD-quality streams, too, at some point. Tidal, Qobuz and Amazon Music HD all offer CD-quality and 24-bit hi-res listening, while Deezer offers a lossless tier. Over 20 million tracks were accessible in the highest quality Hi-Res Lossless format at launch in Summer 2021, and the streaming giant seems to have made good on its promise to bring the entire catalogue – in Lossless, at least – by the end of 2022.Īpple Music isn't the first service to offer lossless or hi-res streaming, of course. You can choose your quality through the Settings > Music > Audio Quality section of Apple Music.Īll of Apple Music's 100-million-strong music catalogue is now available in CD quality or Apple Music Lossless. Apple's Lossless streams use ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) to offer more detail and information in a recording.Īpple offers three tiers of higher resolution audio: CD quality (16-bit/44.1kHz), Apple Music Lossless (up to 24-bit/48kHz), and Hi-Res Lossless (up to 24-bit/192kHz). Essentially, it's Apple embracing hi-res audio.

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