Not natively, but there are music players that play FLAC and Hi-Res.But will I finally be able to upload and play FLAC files on my iPhone?
Waited years for this...
Yeah, no. Not going to happen at least not thro AirPlay so it’s kind of a two way street as far support goes.This does make things more interesting, but unless and until Apple Music starts getting supported by many more non-Apple devices, in the same way that Spotify, and, to a lesser extent, Qobuz and Tidal have, it's not a game changer for me. Now, if, in a dream scenario, this were to end up supported by Roon, then they'd have my attention, but I don't believe for one second that that's going to happen.
Have you seen this?
Your move Spotify.
Five Things to Know About Spotify HiFi — Spotify
Artists and fans have told us that sound quality is important to them. We agree, and that’s why today at Stream On we announced Spotify HiFi. Beginning later this year, Premium subscribers in select markets will be able to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFi and listen to their favorite...newsroom.spotify.com
No surprise, they're bluetooth headphone/earbuds, so no different to any Bluetooth headphones, cannot do lossless.Have you seen this?
AirPods, AirPods Max and AirPods Pro Don't Support Apple Music Lossless Audio
Apple today announced that starting in June, Apple Music songs will be available to stream in Lossless and Hi-Resolution Lossless formats, but...www.macrumors.com
So with the apple tv (4K) connected to an AV (Denon 3700) will it be 24 bit /48 kHz or would that support Hi-Res 24 bit / 192 kHz?
The Atmos music is definitely a huge win, but interested in the other music too
Well 48khz is better than what we get now from Apple Music so I am very happyApple TV would work via HDMI / optical and likely tops out at 24 bit / 48khz I believe having checked (not sure if that's a hardware or software limitation though) - if software, it could change perhaps?
The Denon 3700 likely supports Airplay 2 (link here), so in answer to the second question : the Denon potentially supports lossless already via Airplay 2. Will be interesting to see what might be planned for Airplay 2 next month at WWDC. It does seem at least logical that Apple could be working on adding support for higher bit rates (so long as the hardware is compatible / has the right DAC potentially)?
To help answer bluetooth limitations for anyone that is interested:
Depends what you mean by ‘it’, the following article gives details of what is and isn’t supported:Feels like there is a lot of guess work happening right now regarding what will and won't be supported.
From what I've understood anything that connects with bluetooth (e.g. AirPods) won't support it
Apple TV --> Receiver should support it
Airplay 2 devices - I can't figure that out. Think we need to wait to June until people get their hands on them and test
Depends what you mean by ‘it’, the following article gives details of what is and isn’t supported:
Apple Music
Stream millions of songs in lossless audio at no extra cost. Download your favorites and play them offline. Start listening for free today.www.apple.com
Dolby Atmos support:
All Apple Music subscribers using the latest version of Apple Music on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV can listen to thousands of Dolby Atmos music tracks using any headphones. When you listen with compatible Apple or Beats headphones, Dolby Atmos music plays back automatically when available for a song. For other headphones, go to Settings > Music > Audio and set Dolby Atmos to Always On. You can also hear Dolby Atmos music using the built‑in speakers on a compatible iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, or HomePod, or by connecting your Apple TV 4K to a compatible TV or audiovisual receiver.
lossless - per Apple:
‘You can listen to lossless audio using the latest Apple Music app on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV.
Turn on lossless audio in Settings > Music > Audio Quality. You can choose between Lossless and Hi-Res Lossless for cellular or Wi-Fi connections.
Hi-Res per Apple :
Note that Hi-Res Lossless requires external equipment such as a USB digital to analog converter.
Just change settingsI like the idea of playing Lossless from my ATV to my Denon 4500 but the ATV turns off if I turn my TV off