iPhone 15 went USB-C, and so did the wired earbuds that used to return within the field. Nothing bizarre about that. One thing maybe extra surprising? Apple’s $19 USB-C EarPods apparently help lossless audio playback that works with Apple Music.
That’s in accordance with testing performed by our buddies at MacOtakara right this moment. Their testing exhibits USB-C EarPods have 16bit/44.1kHz to 24bit/48kHz help together with lossless audio compatibility.
EarPods, bear in mind these?
EarPods, after all, are simply forgotten within the period of AirPods. Being unbundled from the iPhone field in service of decreasing waste additionally makes EarPods a bit forgettable.
EarPods changed the much less bulbous Apple earbuds when the iPhone 5 debuted in 2012 — coincidentally, the earlier iPhone port change. EarPods have been revised in 2016 to exchange the three.5mm connector with a Lightning connector when the iPhone 7 dropped the headphone port.
Apple later dropped the headphone port from USB-C iPads beginning in 2018, however it offered a USB-C to three.5mm adapter and never USB-C EarPods. Now that the iPhone 15 has moved on from Lightning, USB-C EarPods are right here to take pleasure in on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac with a USB-C port. Apple confirms that bit on its product web page for the brand new earbuds.
Lossless help
What’s new, nevertheless, is that this revelation from MacOtakara that EarPods with USB-C help lossless audio playback. From the location (barely edited machine studying translation):
Once I related EarPods (USB-C) to my MacBook Air (M1, 2020) and checked with Audio MIDI settings, EarPods (USB-C) are 16bit/44.1kHz to 24bit. I used to be in a position to verify that it’s outfitted with a DAC that helps 48kHz.
Apple Music’s lossless audio is “lossless: most decision 24bit/48kHz” and “high-resolution lossless: most decision 24bit/192kHz”, so EarPods (USB-C) are lossless. I used to be in a position to verify that it’s appropriate.
So there you’ve it. The revised AirPods Professional 2 with USB-C charging help lossless audio when used with Apple’s upcoming $3,499 Imaginative and prescient Professional headset, and the $19 wired EarPods with USB-C help lossless as nicely.
For the next quantity sound, the brand new Beats Studio Professional headphones help lossless over USB-C as nicely. Apple’s $549 AirPods Max with Lightning? Not a lot, however we have now excessive hopes for his or her first revision hopefully due subsequent 12 months.
Apple Music, after all, has supported lossless at no additional cost for some time now. In the meantime, Spotify guarantees lossless is coming sometime for these prepared to pay up.
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