Why is sample conversion preventing the flac file from being lossless/enhanced (blue icon), its only high (green icon) I have dsp off. Phone supports lossless aptx
What can’t be done? Certain operations are simply classified in certain ways by Roon, as explained in the link. Resampling to 48kHz is neither lossless nor strictly an enhancement, so they show it that way. The color of the graphics has no effect on the sound.
AptX is a proprietary codec, and phones without a specific Snapdragon chipset won’t support it*, so it’s lossy for many regardless. Since audio is handled by the OS mixer, which is typically 48 kHz on Android phones, transmission via Bluetooth will use a lossy codec regardless of the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4’s specifications.
*I think this includes Google Pixels and Samsung mobile phones, and probably many others.
(As an aside, is AptX Lossless truly lossless? Most likely for another thread, but Redbook requires 1,411 kbps and I don’t think Bluetooth gets much past 1 Mbps.)
Nope Roon will bypass Android system audio when via Bluetooth I have succefully done 96/24 via LDAC. This will be down to the BT stack on the device and phones. I don’t believe aptX lossless goes beyond 48/24.
Its likkely not going via AptX Lossless and likely AptxHD or other variant. Which Roon has no control of whatsoever as its all to do with the Bluetooth stack and what it says its supports. on iOS its always 44.1 to me Sennheisers as AAC doesnt go higher for BT.