Apple Music Gapless playback

Hi,

I would like to understand if there is a way to get Apple Music (streaming or otherwise) to play full gapless albums. I have found that over the years Apple has fallen short in this area. Sure, I can listen to the vinyl or CD versions of the albums that are gapless but it would be nice to steam them too. I found that Spotify does a nice job on this front and haven't had any issues with them so far. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

Mac mini, macOS 13.3

Posted on Apr 16, 2023 8:36 PM

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