Apple works in high-resolution audio formats

It is not the first time we read rumors about this but Apple is working to develop its own audio formats for streaming music that will have a higher quality than the current one. The news reaches us from Mac Otakara, who cites "industry sources" at the PORTABLE AUDIO FESTIVAL held in Tokyo. At this festival, some members of the industry would have noticed that Apple has been working on high-resolution audio, something that everything seems to indicate that it is aimed at enhance Apple Music and iTunes audio.

On the other hand, manufacturers of audio devices are preparing their own equipment with support for the Apple Lightning connector. The intention, according to Mac Otakara, is to support this increase in streaming audio quality that Tim Cook and company are expected to launch over the next year. In addition, rumors have circulated that there will be a Lightning adapter for iOS (they should give it away, right?) And that the iPhone 7 would get rid of the 3,5mm port, something that would make sense if they are really going to increase the quality of their Audio.

According to various experts familiar with Apple, whose products are on display at the PORTABLE AUDIO FESTIVAL 2015, the company has been developing Hi-Res Audio streaming up to 96kHz / 24bit in 2016. Devices with Lightning port and iOS 9 are compatible up to 192kHz / 24bit, But we have no information about the sample rate of music downloaded from Apple Music.

According to rumors, Apple has been working for some time now on its own high-resolution format with the aim of improving the audio of iTunes and Apple Music. If so, Apple would offer a streaming music service with more quality than Tidal, a service that has quality as its main asset. And, of course, there would no longer be any doubt that Apple Music would offer more quality than Spotify, the rival to beat in this type of service.