sam_007
Member
Hi,
I am really in confusion on how I can get Apple lossless and Hi-Res audio. This is my current setup for stereo:
Source :
Apple music from Android phone and apple music from Amazon fire stick using Alexa from my TV
DAC and Amp:
Schiit multibit DAC, Marantx PM6006
BS:
Mission QX2
My observation till now:
I have started listening apple music from my android phone(which cost around 15K) using type C port from phone to USB port in DAC. The audio quality was good(but not great) even when I turned on "lossless" in my apple music setup. Few songs that I played from youtube(from fire stick/Airtel xstream) seems to be sounded better when the same song played from apple music from my phone(note: fire stick from tv connected to DAC using digital co-axial cable, xstream connected to DAC using digital optical cable). Now I have started thinking how I can play apple music from TV(Co axial input to DAC) and done the setup with Alexa and which works fine.
The apple music coming from TV using Alexa is now much better than the sound from the phone. Now, do I need to curse my android phone/type C to type B connector?
When playing apple music from Alexa, I can't find the lossless symbol anywhere in the TV screen nor I can find any button from when I can enable the lossless feature. I can't see bit rate from my DAC.
These changes in sound quality inclined me to go for any apple product assuming it will enhance the sound quality.
Now I have two options Apple TV(which can provide co-axial input to my DAC but lacks hi-res audio option) and iPad(For hi-Res audio and multipurpose activity). My wife and kid inclined towards iPad for obvious reasons. I am not inclined towards iPad as I am not sure how it will sound if I will connect it to USB port of my DAC, even though it has hi-res.
My doubts:
1. DO I need to go for Apple TV and hope apple will upgrade its TV OS to include hi-res audio?
2. DO I need to go for iPad? Does any one has this combination of iPad and schiit DAC and how it sounds?
3. How I can enable lossless on apple music from Alexa?
FMs, need your valuable inputs/suggestions here, will surely help me.
I am really in confusion on how I can get Apple lossless and Hi-Res audio. This is my current setup for stereo:
Source :
Apple music from Android phone and apple music from Amazon fire stick using Alexa from my TV
DAC and Amp:
Schiit multibit DAC, Marantx PM6006
BS:
Mission QX2
My observation till now:
I have started listening apple music from my android phone(which cost around 15K) using type C port from phone to USB port in DAC. The audio quality was good(but not great) even when I turned on "lossless" in my apple music setup. Few songs that I played from youtube(from fire stick/Airtel xstream) seems to be sounded better when the same song played from apple music from my phone(note: fire stick from tv connected to DAC using digital co-axial cable, xstream connected to DAC using digital optical cable). Now I have started thinking how I can play apple music from TV(Co axial input to DAC) and done the setup with Alexa and which works fine.
The apple music coming from TV using Alexa is now much better than the sound from the phone. Now, do I need to curse my android phone/type C to type B connector?
When playing apple music from Alexa, I can't find the lossless symbol anywhere in the TV screen nor I can find any button from when I can enable the lossless feature. I can't see bit rate from my DAC.
These changes in sound quality inclined me to go for any apple product assuming it will enhance the sound quality.
Now I have two options Apple TV(which can provide co-axial input to my DAC but lacks hi-res audio option) and iPad(For hi-Res audio and multipurpose activity). My wife and kid inclined towards iPad for obvious reasons. I am not inclined towards iPad as I am not sure how it will sound if I will connect it to USB port of my DAC, even though it has hi-res.
My doubts:
1. DO I need to go for Apple TV and hope apple will upgrade its TV OS to include hi-res audio?
2. DO I need to go for iPad? Does any one has this combination of iPad and schiit DAC and how it sounds?
3. How I can enable lossless on apple music from Alexa?
FMs, need your valuable inputs/suggestions here, will surely help me.