(Poll) Apple Music HiFi/FLAC Quality

[zakarhino]

Hey all,

Pretty self-explanatory -- just wanted to make this quick thread to gauge whether or not people would be interested in having a HiFi/FLAC/Lossless level of quality available for streaming on Apple Music (a la Tidal HiFi or the like). So I've attached a poll for y'all to vote on; it would be great to have some comments explaining your poll choice (i.e, 'yes, there should be a HiFi option but you have to pay more' or whatever).

Thanks

 

[Julien]

If it were ever implemented Apple would use ALAC and not FLAC. For me I only would be interested in possibly paying more if it were Hi-Res (96/24) and a some 5.1 content. As of now most of my Music listening is working out/running (iPhone/UE11 Pros) and background at home. The only need for Hi-Res lossless would be in my HT room listening.

Also I would only be interested if Apple were to insist on a specific Hi-Res master conforming to a set of guidelines similar to the "Mastered for iTunes" program (mainly a higher dynamic range). The overly compressed nature (Loudness Wars) of most music released in the last decade would see little to no benefit from being released in Hi-Res (GIGO).