Hi Res from iPhone vs AppleTV sound
Not well versed in digital music.
I’m retiring my iPhone 7+ and thought I’d get a camera connection kit and usb cable and run the phone as a high res playback direct to my DAC.
it’s running into a Schiit Modeus.
My AppleTV doesn’t do hi res, but the signal goes via HDMI to my tv which passes the audio to Optical out and into the optical input on the Modeus.
I was A/B’ing then and the hi res via usb is noticeably thinner whereas the ATV. Is full.
Maybe there’s more to it?
“99% of the music I like will never exist in high res” That’s quite presumptuous of you, which one of these cloud based service have you tried….Primephonic, Idagio, Qobuz or Tidal? Since you primarily listen to Vinyl, I am suggesting a much more robust alternative to your iPhone. Look into Bluesound Node for exploring / background music. This is a plug n play (RCA out to your preamp) device and de facto standard for many vinyl lovers.
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@mahler123 AppleTV caps at 24/48 and only has HDMI out. Which is a bummer.
@lalitk I’ve never seen Masonna, Controlled Bleeding, Trepaneringsritualen and early Swedish black metal in high res. Some of them barely do vinyl as it is. |
Also @lalitk I wanted to thank k you for turning me on to Audio Envy cables. |
While I recognize that not every album is currently available but there is still plenty of music to browse that one could possibly dream of owning. This is one of the prime reason for me to jump into streaming. I have not abandoned buying music but I’m definitely more selective. A quick search on your artists in Qobuz, Masonna - 4 albums, two of those in high resolution Controlled Bleeding - 30 Tracks spread over different albums Trepaneringsritualen - 4 albums (cd res) I wasn’t trying to persuade you to give up on Vinyl, my intent was to offer you a more stable streaming platform. 10/4 on AE cables, great price and solid performance. |
@lalitk it’s all good. I prefer vinyl. I only did this with my old phone because my DAC was capable. I like to learn. 🙂 |
