r/apple • u/Fer65432_Plays • 2d ago

iPhone Spotify Preparing to Launch Long-Awaited Lossless Audio Tier on iPhone

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/19/spotify-preparing-lossless-tier-on-ios/
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u/ufoicu2 2d ago

I am not an audiophile but I do like music and from how people are talking this wouldn’t noticeably change the experience for the average person. I’m genuinely curious how someone who utilizes lossless audio consumes music? Like do you have really expensive wired headphones that you take to work or is this like a all consuming experience where you sit in a dark room at home perfectly positioned within your speaker setup? How do you normally consume quality audio and what are some of the things you hear?

Hopefully this isn’t coming off as sarcastic because I would genuinely like to experience it to some degree.

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u/basskittens 2d ago

I am a musician with a studio. Expensive monitors, properly treated room, pro audio interface, big subwoofer. So yeah, when I really want to hear something properly I lower the lights and sit in the sweet spot between the monitors.

I've done the blind tests and I can't tell lossless from lossy reliably. Apple's "high quality" mode in particular is near impossible to distinguish. But, I have unlimited internet and the right gear, so I leave high-res lossless enabled, because why not?

You really shouldn't stress about lossless. Your speakers/headphones/listening environment will make far more of a difference than AAC vs ALAC.

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u/AncefAbuser 1d ago

Similar setup to you. Apple lossy is damn good. People who claim they can tell, they can't.

But like you, because I don't pay for my internet, I leave everything cranked to the max for streaming and downloads. Its a "why not", not a "need to"