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KingMedieval t1_ivnw80i wrote

Reply to comment by PolemiGD in Best streaming service for high quality listening? by Steel_Cube

Good if you are using it from a phone. Windows will not have an app until next year (hopefully with lossless and not just a wrapper for the website) and Mac app so far has been hit or miss for me and no true exclusive mode. If you play music mainly on IPhone/iPad it’s plug and play with DACs and android seems to depend on phone manufacturers. I know my Samsung phone seems to do a good job at matching sample rate with Apple Music and DAC but I know some other phones are hard capped to 48kHz even though a DAC. My Fiio DAP also works with Apple Music really well.

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PolemiGD t1_ivnwqdd wrote

On windows it is possible to use Windows Subsytem for Android and install apple music(android version) from apkhere(or another store?). It is a weird process but possible and still better than tidal + not everyone needs exclusive mode, if the quality is above 16bit 44.1kHz like what apple music gives why taking so much importance if a resampling is not going to change anyhting to a 96kHz record(at least not anything audible)

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KingMedieval t1_ivnxdp3 wrote

I’ve tried it with the Windows 11 Android Subsystem but I found it uncomfortable to use and not the most efficient way to run it. I just use Cider on my desktop because I am usually playing games and listening to music. But if you wanted to listen to lossless on Windows, it’s a pretty good option. Miles better than iTunes or Web Apps/Cider. I just hope the native app comes out early next year because it is way better than emulating android app especially on laptops and lower end PCs

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SeventyTimes_7 t1_ivr6kbu wrote

Do you lose the ability to EQ when doing this? This sounds way better than using iTunes on Windows but I own 8XXs so EQ is a must.

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