FLAC 1.3.4 - Hackdot

Re:FLAC 1.3.4 by astrange on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @05:04AM (#30439549)

iOS supports FLAC, you can play it in Safari and the Files app. It's true you can't add it to the Music app, but you can use another app.

Also, the $9 Apple headphone dongle is objectively superior to most audiophile DACs, which isn't surprising since it has a larger R&D budget than that entire industry. (Same goes for Google's IIRC.)

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Re:FLAC 1.3.4 by grumpyprole on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @06:47AM (#30440079)

I would guess these days, many people buy audiophile DACs for the amplifier stage, for use with demanding high impedance headphones. However, there have been some really bad phone DACs in the past, the Qualcomm audio from the Note4 that I used to own sounded significantly worse than the iPhone using IEMs. What are people measuring with regard to the Apple dongle? Is it "objectively superior" with regard to multiple measurements?

It shouldn't be too hard to build a decent DAC and amp stage, at least for ear buds and IEMs, it's just that many manufacturers (e.g. Samsung / Qualcomm) don't care. Apple sell music and so probably should care more.

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Re:FLAC 1.3.4 by astrange on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @07:43AM (#30440366)

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/r...

https://www.kenrockwell.com/apple/lightning-adapter-audio-qu...

It's still useful to have an amp for very high impedance headphones for electrical reasons, otherwise it can be quiet and lack bass (plus drain the battery faster.)

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