You may check up my thread for YAMAHA YBA-11. http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/yes-the-aptx-of-bluetooth-is-actually-that-good-i-have-just-discovered-that
I don't think Creative receiver has AptX, otherwise it shoud be listed here. http://www.aptx.com/brand/creative-labs
Don't worry.
I would like to compare to Airplay, but both AE and ATV doesn't like my DAC, the signal always drops like crazy. Maybe that's the jitter or something only Apple knows. That's why I bought this YAMAHA.
But I tend to believe the Airplay should be at least no worse if your DAC works...
That is not a pure digital recording, but an analogue one. It is using the a DAC of Micromega and the internal ADC of Macbook Pro. Sure it will change the sound.
Cheers.
To be fair, both CD sound and AptX sound are recorded by Audacity on the Macbook Pro in 1644 and converted to ALAC for smaller size.
Yes, that record process will degrade the SQ of CD, but that's the same on AptX.
The recorded audio file can be found here https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=DC0B270221FC0406!117&authkey=!ANY_0mJ4CrT70y4&ithint=folder%2c.zip
There are 6 ALAC files in the zip, being 3 pairs, for you to compare.
They are recorded by Audacity in Macbook Pro.
The Facts:
1, All Buletooth audio devices on the earth are still using lossy compression codec. (as of July 2014)
2, The AptX used in Bluetooth is 352kbps and no more. The AptX-Lossless is a differenct codec.
3, iphone and ipad does NOT support AptX as yet. Most good Samsung andorid phone do...
Just pick the V-DAC II from my local hifi shop yesterday. It sounds very good, way way better than my old one.
BUT there is a problem. When using either SPDIF or COAXIAL, then turn the toggle switch to USB (when the USB port is not connected, or connected but the computer is turned off), the...