The Computer Audiophile Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Interesting find by @kirkmc. Also notable, and as I noted on Kirk's site, that Apple's support of 4K video on its side project AppleTV, is a strong indication of what the company thinks of high resolution audio, given Apple hasn't even mentioned it over the years. https://www.kirkville.com/apple-iphone-8-and-iphone-x-to-support-flac-but-its-not-new/ AudioDoctor 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
james45974 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 56 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: ...strong indication of what the company thinks of high resolution audio, given Apple hasn't even mentioned it over the years. how so? Meaning they have no interest still? Jim Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Yes. No interest. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 just code your audio as 4k video, transmit it, then decode Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 and BTW... https://www.wired.com/2014/04/steve-jobs-stereo-system/#slide-id-796891/slide-id-796891: Threshold & Acoustat Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Hmmm, TIDAL streaming and MQA? No electron left behind. Link to comment
kirkmc Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I still haven't figure out exactly what this FLAC support means. There is no FLAC support in the iTunes update that was released today (which, BTW, is a disaster for many, because you can no longer sync apps, and the App Store is gone): https://www.kirkville.com/apple-releases-itunes-12-7-removes-app-store/ So I think the FLAC support is simply saying that third party apps can play FLAC files, which isn't new. And before Apple moves to high-resolution audio (which I think will never happen) they could move to a lossless option, because they have most of their iTunes Store masters in FLAC, and could easily convert them to ALAC. I would see that happening because it's a way to differentiate from Spotify, but there's no indication that they really care, or that Apple Music or iTunes Store users care. jventer 1 I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Apple Lossless is a lossless option option Link to comment
dB Cooper Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 I don't understand limiting support to only the 7 and newer. My SE will handle apple Lossless; if it has the power for that, FLAC should be NP. Already have FLAC-ready software on it, but file management is an issue to the lack of OS support. Not buying a new phone to obtain this functionality. Link to comment
jventer Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 9/13/2017 at 11:22 AM, kirkmc said: I still haven't figure out exactly what this FLAC support means. There is no FLAC support in the iTunes update that was released today (which, BTW, is a disaster for many, because you can no longer sync apps, and the App Store is gone): https://www.kirkville.com/apple-releases-itunes-12-7-removes-app-store/ So I think the FLAC support is simply saying that third party apps can play FLAC files, which isn't new. . You are spot on. IMO it is a step backwards. Link to comment
RYC Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 iOS 11 seem to be supporting 24bit/96kHz files into my iPhone 7. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, RYC said: iOS 11 seem to be supporting 24bit/96kHz files into my iPhone 7. Hi RYC - Can you give us some additional details? The iPhone supports resolutions up through 384 and DSD with third party apps. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
RYC Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 This is on the native iPhone music app. Just finished syncing my library. It refuses anything above 96kHz. That is fine because that is the limit of my dragonfly. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 31 minutes ago, RYC said: This is on the native iPhone music app. Just finished syncing my library. It refuses anything above 96kHz. That is fine because that is the limit of my dragonfly. Ah cool. Apple lossless files? Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
RYC Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 My files are all Apple lossless. Have not had a chance to hook up the dragonfly to see if it switches bitrate. Anyway, iTunes allowed the syncing of those files. The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
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