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Hoegaardener70 t1_ixqsvi4 wrote

Reply to comment by gay_predator in Just pulled the plug on Focal Bathys. Good idea? by [deleted]

Thanks for the heads-up with the iphone, which of course would also be one of my main sources for it.

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flyingpickkles t1_ixqvce6 wrote

That might just be a mental thing. Apple streams AAC over Bluetooth, which is actually a very good codec. Maybe his Samsung is streaming lossless, which is possible (idk much about android) but even if that were true, you won’t hear a big difference if any at all. Don’t worry about using iPhone as a source, if you like the EQ of them, you’ll enjoy them

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N54TT t1_ixxnqq7 wrote

i don't have a very scientific way to describe it, but i also have a fold 4 and it's not lossless. it just says aptx. however, i can say with 100% certainty that the bathys sounds better over aptx compared to my wife's iphone12 pro over aac. just sounds like seeing the sun through the clouds if that makes any sense lol.

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V1pey t1_iy7fq96 wrote

I have to agree. Still figuring out the Bathys.
Sounds "OK" ok the iPhone 14 Pro Max but sounds more "ALIVE" on the Sony Xperia 1 IV. Its perhaps a debate of AAC vs aptX Adaptive in my case.

Playing around with the DAC at the moment and getting some very strange results which warrants more investigation. Tidal streaming from PC vs Sony Xperia yields very audible differences. Spoiler, the mobile phone produces more details... weird.

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