Apple today published a support article that clarifies some details about its upcoming lossless audio support on Apple Music. Among the devices that will support this feature include iPhone and iPad models that are running the upcoming iOS 14.6 update as well as Macs running the upcoming macOS 11.4 update. On these devices, users can playback lossless audio at up to 24-bit, 48kHz but higher resolution files will require an external DAC. This is because the internal DACs in the iPhone, iPad, Macs, and Apple's Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter are only capable of decoding...
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