MacLife

Listening to music with a DAC

YOU WILL LEARN

How to use a DAC and wired headphones for high–quality music

MANY DACS ALSO INCLUDE AN AMPLIFIER TO GIVE YOUR MUSIC EXTRA VOLUME AND POWER

KEY FACT

Apple Music provides three levels of audio quality (as do most rival streaming services too). The lowest quality is “standard”, and can be played by any Bluetooth or wired headphones. However, you will need wired headphones with a DAC in order to really enjoy lossless music — equivalent to CD quality — and the very best high–res lossless you can get.

new high–quality “lossless” and “high–res” audio formats to the Apple Music service last summer, it was forced to admit that

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from MacLife

MacLife3 min readSecurity
Make Your IPhone More Secure
REQUIRES iOS 17.3 or later YOU WILL LEARN How to activate security features including Stolen Device Protection IT WILL TAKE 10 minutes YOUR iPHONE CONTAINS loads of data — financial as well as personal. Yet, without effective protection, a thief only
MacLife1 min read
Paying The Piper
Separate to the complaints over integrations, platforms and payment methods — but still crucially important as these platforms develop — is the amount Spotify and Apple Music actually pay the people that make the music. Spotify is clear: it pays righ
MacLife2 min read
IK Multimedia iRig Stream Mic USB
$99.99 From www.ikmultimedia.com Features USB–C audio and power, direct monitoring, aux input, Loopback internal mixing, bundled apps Needs macOS 10.6 or later, iOS device with USB–C port or Lightning via optional adapter ALONGSIDE ITS PRO audio gear

Related Books & Audiobooks