Apple Music streaming MQA?

[MusicFidelity (Guy)]

Try again and pro tip is not to use Wikipedia as a source.

Look into Via who licenses AAC

It is source of information on how AAC comes about, it was later transferred to VIA but definitely, Apple doesn’t license AAC.

[erich6]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I love Brubeck. For $5.99, I decided to buy it and try it. I’m fortunate to have both very good digital and analog systems. I compared the AAC to my 176/24 digital WAV and my 200 gram vinyl recording. The AAC sounded better than I expected especially the dynamics. But, the hi-rez digital and vinyl still sounded better. BTW, the newest Roon is sounding great with my system.

Thanks for sharing this comparison. How much better do you find the high-res digital compared to the iTunes AAC? On my setup, I compared it to my DSD version and the DSD is of course better but not by that much…only noticeable when critically listening.

[erich6]

Well, the ECM “high-resolution master” category is no longer available in Apple Music. Was it a fluke? Did they take it down after inquiries from Stereophile? We will likely never know…

[Jim_Austin]

Yes, they took it down after inquiries from Stereophile.

[Ali_Fatemi]

well done Stereophile! Its really a good news Apple people listen to Stereophile…