{"id":325425,"date":"2021-08-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T11:00:00","slug":"when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#When Is Lossless Audio Streaming Actually Worth It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30202dde384\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/#What_Is_Lossless_Audio\" >What Is Lossless Audio?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/#Where_Can_You_Find_Lossless_Audio\" >Where Can You Find Lossless Audio?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/#What_Equipment_Do_You_Need_for_Lossless_Audio\" >What Equipment Do You Need for Lossless Audio?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/#What_Drawbacks_Are_There_to_Lossless_Audio\" >What Drawbacks Are There to Lossless Audio?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/#Can_You_Really_Hear_the_Difference\" >Can You Really Hear the Difference?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/#Lossless_Is_Worth_It_To_Many\" >Lossless Is Worth It To Many<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#When Is Lossless Audio Streaming Actually Worth It?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-747085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/woman-dancing-music-wired-headphones.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/woman-dancing-music-wired-headphones.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/woman-dancing-music-wired-headphones.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Woman in yellow sweater dancing while listening to music on yellow, wired headphones\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/cheerful-young-brunette-woman-girl-yellow-1571331052\"> ViDI Studio\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many streaming music services have started offering lossless audio streams including <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le Music, Deezer, and Spotify. While listening to music in pristine quality sounds great on paper, there are a few hurdles to entry that might catch you out.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Lossless_Audio\"><\/span>What Is Lossless Audio?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most digital music is encoded with \u201clossy\u201d codecs like AAC and MP3. To save space, lossy compression discards data that is deemed less important. Depending on how severe the compression is, audio quality can suffer greatly particularly in the high and low ends (treble and bass).<\/p>\n<p>Lossy compression trades overall recording quality in order to use less space or bandwidth (the amount of data used while streaming). Once compressed, lossy audio is permanently altered, which means it cannot be restored to its original pristine state. This makes it a poor choice for archival purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Lossless compression favors quality over space but still manages to save space over traditional uncompressed recording. Broadly speaking, lossless audio roughly halves the required space compared to an uncompressed recording at the same sample rate.<\/p>\n<p>Since no data is being discarded, lossless audio doesn\u2019t suffer from the same \u201cdamage\u201d as lossy audio does. This makes lossless audio ideal for archiving, and you can use lossless sources to create lossy versions of the same recording as if you had an original CD or uncompressed WAV files.<\/p>\n<p>Lossless audio is also known as high-resolution audio, and often reaches studio quality which exceeds the quality of even a CD recording. CDs use a sample rate of 44.1kHz at 16-bit, while lossless streams from services like Apple Music and TIDAL can go all the way up to 192kHz at 24-bit.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_Can_You_Find_Lossless_Audio\"><\/span>Where Can You Find Lossless Audio?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can rip your own CDs and other sound sources to lossless formats like ALAC (Apple Lossless) or FLAC (an open-source lossless format) to store on a hard drive. From here you can play them with a regular music player like foobar2000 or iTunes. You can also buy lossless music digitally via services like iTunes.<\/p>\n<p>A more popular choice now is to use a streaming service like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/apple-music\/\">Apple Music<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deezer.com\">Deezer<\/a> to access lossless audio streams (or download tracks for offline listening). Apple Music is a great choice because lossless audio is provided at no extra cost beyond the $9.99 per month flat fee for individuals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-746234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lossless_apple_music_aphex_twin.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Aphex Twin's ...I Care Because You Do in Lossless on Apple Music\" width=\"650\" height=\"461\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To use these services you\u2019ll need to use whatever software they provide. For example, Apple Music uses the built-in Music app on an iPhone or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.apple.android.music&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;gl=US\">Apple Music for Android<\/a>, while rival services have their own apps for these platforms. You\u2019ll likely need to enable the lossless streaming toggle in your platform of choice since it\u2019s usually disabled by default.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Equipment_Do_You_Need_for_Lossless_Audio\"><\/span>What Equipment Do You Need for Lossless Audio?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You only need a smartphone and a suitable set of headphones to experience lossless for yourself. Unfortunately, no wireless headphones are currently capable of passing a truly lossless audio feed from your smartphone to your ears. This is due to the way wireless audio codecs like aptX and Apple\u2019s AAC Bluetooth Codec rely on lossy audio compression to work.<\/p>\n<p>The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is that switching to wired headphones should do the trick. You may be limited to CD quality (44.1kHz\/16-bit) depending on your device\u2019s capabilities. Apple states that iPhone users cannot exceed these sample rates without an external\u00a0digital-to-analog converter (DAC).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-746236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dragonfly_audioquest.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Audioquest Dragonfly Black\" width=\"650\" height=\"441\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Audioquest<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is true for many sources including laptops, smartphones, portable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> players, and streaming devices. To experience the full studio quality of a 192kHz\/24-bit lossless stream, you\u2019ll likely need an external DAC. Shopping for a DAC is a bit like shopping for headphones in that cheap offerings may disappoint, but spending marginally more can vastly improve audio quality.<\/p>\n<p>Many DACs also include in-built headphone amplification, which is another way of improving the quality of portable audio. You should be sure to match your headphones\u2019 specifications with relation to impedance and maximum power handling when hunting for a suitable <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/66555\/what-is-a-headphone-amplifier-and-do-you-need-one\/\">headphone amplifier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All-in-one portable, high-resolution audio players also exist, with built-in DACs, integration with services like TIDAL, and the ability to play a wide range of high-quality audio formats. Two examples include Sony\u2019s budget <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-NW-A55-Walkman-Hi-Res-Moonlight\/dp\/B082PN247P?tag=hotoge-20\">NW-A55 Walkman<\/a>\u00a0(around $220) or the pricier <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/FiiO-M11-Android-Lossless-Bluetooth\/dp\/B07XPTM5YS\/?tag=hotoge-20\">FiiO M11 Pro<\/a> (around $650).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-746239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/fiio_m11_pro.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"FiiO M11 Pro\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">FiiO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For a traditional stereo setup, an external DAC from your digital audio source to your amplifier will do the trick. Keep in mind that a cheap DAC could be a bottleneck on audio quality, so make sure you match your DAC to your system to avoid disappointment. You could start cheap with something like the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Audioquest-Dragonfly-Black-Dragontail-Extender\/dp\/B07574DXHT\/?tag=hotoge-20\">Audioquest Dragonfly Black<\/a>\u00a0(around $120) or go hog wild on a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schiit.com\/products\/yggdrasil\">Schiit Yggdrasil<\/a>\u00a0($2,449).<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Drawbacks_Are_There_to_Lossless_Audio\"><\/span>What Drawbacks Are There to Lossless Audio?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By far the biggest drawback to a lossless audio setup is the additional disk space or bandwidth you will need to store or stream music. While a lossless stream is about half the size of raw uncompressed audio, it also requires around four times the bandwidth of a high-quality MP3 stream.<\/p>\n<p>Considering many users do not already use high-quality streams on their devices, particularly when streaming over cellular data, lossless audio could use maybe five or six times the bandwidth they are used to. At home, on Wi-Fi, this might not be such a deal-breaker.<\/p>\n<p>If you like storing music on your device for offline listening, you simply won\u2019t be able to fit as many songs or albums on your device if you go the lossless route. Without an external DAC, you might not even be getting the full benefit of studio-quality streams, and you\u2019ll have to ditch the AirPods in favor of wired headphones (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/69945\/airpods-max-review-premium-price-for-a-premium-experience\/\">even the AirPods Max<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-746233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tidal.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"TIDAL Subscription Tiers\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" data-credittext=\"TIDAL\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">TIDAL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And then there\u2019s the cost, since many services charge extra for lossless streaming. Apple Music is the outlier here since they offer the feature to all subscribers. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tidal.com\">TIDAL<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deezer.com\">Deezer<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qobuz.com\">Qobuz<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spotify.com\">Spotify<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/music\/unlimited\/hd?tag=hotoge-20\">Amazon Music<\/a> all charge an additional fee for their lossless streams.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_You_Really_Hear_the_Difference\"><\/span>Can You Really Hear the Difference?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is some debate as to whether lossless audio is perceivably better than high-quality lossy streams. Most people can hear the difference between a low bitrate 128kbps MP3 and a much higher 320kbps rip, but what about the difference between that 320kbps MP3 and an ALAC file of the same song?<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, your setup will likely dictate which side of the debate you come down on. If you\u2019ve spent a decent amount of money on equipment to enjoy audio at its highest quality, you\u2019ll want to feed it the best quality audio you can get your hands on. Lossless streaming is a gift, in this instance.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re rocking cheap or free headphones that came with your smartphone or listening to audio directly from your computer\u2019s headphone jack, then the benefits might not shine through. You\u2019d be better off spending some money on good headphones and an amplifier or DAC before coughing up more money for a higher subscription tier.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5032.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Apple Music Lossless Audio Toggle\" width=\"650\" height=\"359\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re an Apple Music subscriber, you can find out for yourself simply by enabling lossless in your Music settings\u00a0(providing you have a setup that\u2019s compatible with lossless listening). If you already subscribe to a rival platform and are curious about lossless, Apple Music also has a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/apple-music\/\">free 30-day trial<\/a> you can try.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lossless_Is_Worth_It_To_Many\"><\/span>Lossless Is Worth It To Many<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Knowing you have the highest quality music streams and files available to you allows you to get the most out of your equipment, whether it\u2019s a pricey separate system, portable external DAC, or CD-quality audio through a pair of wired headphones. To many, this is worth a premium.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to music\u2014lossless or otherwise\u2014is one of life\u2019s simple pleasures. 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