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 assist lossless audio playback that works with Apple Music.
That’s based on testing performed by our buddies at MacOtakara right now. Their testing exhibits USB-C EarPods have 16bit/44.1kHz to 24bit/48kHz assist together with lossless audio compatibility.
EarPods, bear in mind these?
EarPods, in fact, 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 had been revised in 2016 to interchange 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 get pleasure from 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 assist
What’s new, nevertheless, is that this revelation from MacOtakara that EarPods with USB-C assist lossless audio playback. From the positioning (barely edited machine studying translation):
After I linked 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 affirm 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 affirm that it’s suitable.
So there you’ve it. The revised AirPods Professional 2 with USB-C charging assist lossless audio when used with Apple’s upcoming $3,499 Imaginative and prescient Professional headset, and the $19 wired EarPods with USB-C assist lossless as effectively.
For the next quantity sound, the brand new Beats Studio Professional headphones assist lossless over USB-C as effectively. Apple’s $549 AirPods Max with Lightning? Not a lot, however we’ve excessive hopes for his or her first revision hopefully due subsequent 12 months.
Apple Music, in fact, has supported lossless at no further cost for some time now. In the meantime, Spotify guarantees lossless is coming sometime for these keen to pay up.
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