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Can EarPods with Lightning Connector play lossless audio?

Can EarPods with Lightning Connector play lossless audio?

Posted on Jun 24, 2022 9:46 AM

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Posted on Jun 24, 2022 11:39 PM

EarPods with Lightning Connector can play lossless audio. Inside the Lightning plug there's a DAC which converts the digital signal to analogue used by the EarPods.

The lossless capability is limited to 24-bit/48 kHz resolution, though. In order to get hi-res lossless an external DAC is required.

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Jun 24, 2022 11:39 PM in response to userapple532

EarPods with Lightning Connector can play lossless audio. Inside the Lightning plug there's a DAC which converts the digital signal to analogue used by the EarPods.

The lossless capability is limited to 24-bit/48 kHz resolution, though. In order to get hi-res lossless an external DAC is required.

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