Lossless through wire Sony xm4

[DrinkWater13]

I’m using iPhone 11 and I want to buy Sony xm 4. They are wireless so only plays aac codec. If I wire them to my phone will I be able to play Apple Lossless through Apple Music? Or Sony xm4 doesn’t support lossless audio through the wire?

 

[Messiah]

I think it is more to do with codec support than whether they are wired/wireless.

Spec sheet suggests they do NOT support ALAC but (unsurprisingly) do support HD Audio via Sony's own LDAC codec.

 

[Symples]

I have the Sony WH900..
If yours is anything like mine. It is wireless AND has a corded (detatchable) connection.

Then get yourself an external DAC and plug your headphone in to that.

 

[DrinkWater13]

I think it is more to do with codec support than whether they are wired/wireless.

Spec sheet suggests they do NOT support ALAC but (unsurprisingly) do support HD Audio via Sony's own LDAC codec.

So if I want to listen ALAC I have to buy another wired headphones?

I think it is more to do with codec support than whether they are wired/wireless.

Spec sheet suggests they do NOT support ALAC but (unsurprisingly) do support HD Audio via Sony's own LDAC codec.

 

[Messiah]

So if I want to listen ALAC I have to buy another wired headphones?

That seems to be the case, yes.
(Although they may not necessarily need to be wired).

 

[landco]

I’m using iPhone 11 and I want to buy Sony xm 4. They are wireless so only plays aac codec. If I wire them to my phone will I be able to play Apple Lossless through Apple Music? Or Sony xm4 doesn’t support lossless audio through the wire?

The AAC codec is sufficient for high-quality music playback, it more than covers the DIN45500 standard (Hi-Fi)

 

[DrinkWater13]

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The AAC codec is sufficient for high-quality music playback, it more than covers the DIN45500 standard (Hi-Fi)

If I wire Sony xm4 to iPhone will the sound be better than regular aac? I want to listen music in 16 bit /44.1 kHz (ALAC) but aac only supports 320 kbps

 

[landco]

you can't tell the difference between AAC and ALAC