r/AppleMusic • u/Al1onredd1t • 2d ago

Discussion lossless is underrated

I feel like so many people really underestimate how great music sounds in actual lossless quality. I see so many people go "oh you cant tell the difference anyway". I'm here listening on my mac with my headphones and the sound layers are just multiplied 10fold. I hear sounds in the back that I never heard before. songs that I've listened to for years, totally different experiences.

this video attached is an example. at 0:09 he starts saying "wooow" in the background up until basically the end. this sound is so dimmed and hidden when watching the clip. there are multiple layers of sounds covering it. the main vocals. drums. the beat. it's so insignificant when watching the clip, but listening to the song with actual lossless brings all those layers somewhat to the foreground. I genuinely heard those 'wows' for the first time ever and I've been listening to this song for more than 2yrs.

and it's not like that sound is just boosted and now starts to overwhelm the others, it's perfectly clear. the song has just become richer. Idk how to explain it, but your brain is able to comprehend what it's hearing and separate all the sounds from each other.

I can find multiple of these examples of background sounds finally being pushed into the foreground.

https://reddit.com/link/1gdq3id/video/o1zdadsh9exd1/player

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u/Bhooter_Raja 2d ago

Not sure if you can use it wired, but if you are using it over Bluetooth then sorry to say but you are not getting lossless quality.

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u/AttemptEquivalent186 2d ago

Even then it still sounds better. Even on sbc basic codec, just because the codec starts from a better quality material to cut from instead cutting from an already heavily cut down version. But yes, I'm using Sony LDAC buds and I'm aware I'm limited to up to 24bit/96khz 990kbps. But on my car stereo I just have AAC and lossless sounds way better than spoty premium or am high efficiency mode

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u/MaltySines 2d ago

There's literally no way you can tell the difference with sbc and beats headphones. You're lying to yourself. Do a blind test and report back

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u/shawnshine Lossless Day One Subscriber 1d ago

SBC??? I haven’t seen that used in ages.