AirPod will not support Apple Music Lossless feature

Yesterday, Apple announced that its music streaming service will soon offer support for Lossless songs as well as surround sound and Dolby Atmos; But there may be confusion as to which devices support these features. 9To5Mac cites a report based on information released by Apple, according to which not only AirPads but all fully wireless Bluetooth-based headphones do not support Lossless content.

Before we get started, we need to briefly explain how Lossless and Bluetooth headphones work. A typical Apple Music track is encrypted in AAC format at a bit rate of 256 kbps, which is not considered studio quality; But for most users, it ‘s good enough with regular headphones. Using Apple Music Lossless, users can listen to ALAC encrypted songs in 16-bit resolution at 44.1 kHz, also known as CD quality.

The quality of a CD audio file is about 1411 kbps and much higher than a regular AAC file in Apple Music. When it comes to Lossless capability, which requires even better equipment such as an external DAC, these numbers can be much higher. The higher the bit rate, the more detail the music; Because the sound has experienced less compression.

 In the most ideal scenarios, Bluetooth technologies can only reach speeds of up to 2,000 kbps. In the real world, bandwidth is even less important when you need signal reduction due to interference and distance. That’s why Lossless will not work with any Bluetooth headset, and this is not limited to Apple Music or Apple headphones.

Apple says users can enable Lossless using any headphones in the settings app; But this feature will not work with Bluetooth. To experience Lossless music, users need good, wired headphones. In other words, none of the Bates wireless iPads and headphones will have this feature.