I though Airplay 2 streaming Apple Music was limited to AAC 256kpbs on all devices- meaning the limitation is Airplay 2 not the receiver. Airplay 1 did not have this limitation according to the review below.This is as interesting as Amazon UHD update.
I'm not aware of any streamer that will correctly receive 44.1k and 48kHz rates separately, from Apple Music, via Airplay.
Another world first !
Airport Express and Bluesound Nodes (both support Airplay 2) are fixed at 44.1kHz
Apple TV 4K is fixed at 48kHz
That is bitrate not sample rate.I though Airplay 2 streaming Apple Music was limited to AAC 256kpbs on all devices
This article suggests there’s a switch in the home app to control lossless Apple Music over Airplay. I don’t see that option on my iPad, but then again, I don’t subscribe to Apple Music.I though Airplay 2 streaming Apple Music was limited to AAC 256kpbs on all devices- meaning the limitation is Airplay 2 not the receiver. Airplay 1 did not have this limitation according to the review below.
Has this changed?Apple Music Lossless Mess Part 2: AirPlay
Earlier this month I dug into Apple Music's Lossless and Hi-Res offerings, running several bit perfect rests on the audio output of my Macs and iOS devices. The results were less than stellar (link). This week I dug into Apple Music lossless over AirPlay. One would think that the results would be...audiophilestyle.com
I just verified that playing a WAV from iPad's local storage is lossy through Airplay to Wiim.
The setting in the Home app probably applies only to playback started by a Apple Home hub device (Homepod or Apple TV).
If iPad doesn't send local WAV playback losslessly, it probably doesn't do it for Apple Music either.The article says it's for Apple Music: " if you’re running iOS 15, there’s a new Apple Music section on the Home app that lets users toggle on “Lossless Audio.” "
Good news for those who want a parametric EQ feature...New Features:
- EQ to set bass, mid-range, and treble and 10-band parametric EQ
This article suggests there’s a switch in the home app to control lossless Apple Music over Airplay. I don’t see that option on my iPad, but then again, I don’t subscribe to Apple Music.
Yeah, could well be or maybe as I suggest , the option only appears if you have an active Apple Music subscription which I don'tThat article is from June 24, 2021. Probably out of date?
I got one directly from wiim.io in the end. Arrived in 10 days. Works great. Using HiFi Cast to cast local NAS content. Amazon Music from the Amazon app. Connected to Loxjie A30 optical port. All sounds fantastic, looking forward to Amazon HD.Anyone know where you can buy one in the UK? Seems to be out of stock.
I confirmed that Apple Music playback through Airplay is not lossless, even if the app shows the Lossless mark. Apparently Airplay encoding takes place after the sound leaves the app.If iPad doesn't send local WAV playback losslessly, it probably doesn't do it for Apple Music either.
Thanks for confirming. How did you verify this- the last published analysis on this are almost a year old and it’s irritating that Apple has not fixed this in all the software updates they have since done, not to mention promoting Apple Music as lossless while not providing any way to stream it losslessly.I confirmed that Apple Music playback through Airplay is not lossless, even if the app shows the Lossless mark. Apparently Airplay encoding takes place after the sound leaves the app.
It is the same situation as playing through Bluetooth: the app shows Lossless even though lossy encoding happens afterwards.
Apple Music has a couple of test CDs in the catalogue. It is easy to distinguish the FFT graph of an AAC encoding of a sine wave from lossless. The review of BC3 included FFT samples of various encodings, and AAC was included among them.Thanks for confirming. How did you verify this- the last published analysis on this are almost a year old and it’s irritating that Apple has not fixed this in all the software updates they have since done, not to mention promoting Apple Music as lossless while not providing any way to stream it losslessly.
Where did you find this? I went to their website and still show the old update.WiiM have issued an updated timetable:
What we're working on …
Latest
released on 4/29
New Features:
Performance Improvements:
- Custom URL so users can create their own station
- User can select 5Ghz band only for WiFi and other WiFi band and info added
- Bit-depth and sample rate information added to app UI
- Playback smoothness for Spotify Connect and other music services
Updates to be
released by 5/20
New Features:
Performance Improvements:
- Universal Search - Search across multiple music services
- New music service: Sound Machine
- Two-way Bluetooth communication
- Overriding Volume +/- with Next/Prev to control playback
- Amazon Ultra HD support (Beta)
- TIDAL Master support (no MQA)
- OOBE experience improvements by separating network connection status update from device discovery
- Audio quality improvements for analog output when using digital volume control
- Gapless playback improvements for Qobuz hi-res and Amazon music on WiiM Home App
- Bit-depth and sample rate information added to app UI for Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect
- Enhance play queue functions
Updates to be
released by 5/31
New Features:
- Favorites section - User's favorite tracks, playlist, stations, podcast, and recently played are listed in the favorites section of app
- Users can select streaming quality in the "Now Play" app UI
- Preset function - Double-click play/pause on WiiM Mini device to play preset music services, playlists, radio stations without using the app.
- Amazon Ultra HD support (Release)
- Bit perfect AirPlay 2
- New music service: Calm Radio
Future updates
New Features:
- EQ to set bass, mid-range, and treble and 10-band parametric EQ
- Audio balance left and right channels
- Support SMB for music sharing
- Support landscape mode on tablets
- Gapless playback for DLNA render (from 3rd party controller)
- New music services such as SoundCloud, Pandora, SiriusXM, Radio Paradise, Nugs.net, etc.
Try refreshing the page. You're probably view a cached version. https://wiimhome.com/whatsNewWhere did you find this? I went to their website and still show the old update.
320k lossy.I would like to ask the forum if amazon music playing on wiim apps is cd quality or lossy. It shows 16/44.1khz.