Apple Music’s new lossless playback is big news, and not just for audiophiles, but you’d be forgiven for getting confused when it comes to how the higher-quality streaming plays with your AirPods or other headphones. While subscribers won’t pay any more for Apple Music with the Lossless and Hi-Resolution Lossless tracks, you may need to spend something on new hardware – yes, even if you’ve already bought AirPods Max.

“Regular” Lossless tracks on Apple Music will start at 16-bit at 44.1 kHz, and run through to 24-bit at 48 kHz.
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