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resurgences OP t1_ja81qgl wrote

Reply to comment by ksc75mod in Is Apple Music good? by resurgences

Alright you convinced me. My only hesitation was the lack of a proper Windows client aside from Itunes and them shutting down Cider but i just saw there is a dedicated app coming soon anyways

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FloatingSheep t1_ja83462 wrote

Is there a dedicated windows program coming? The main thing pushing me away from Apple Music is iTunes sucks and the lack of lossless support on Windows.

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Muzzlehatch t1_ja855oi wrote

Yes. They have released a “preview” app for windows that works fine but I believe it’s windows 11 only right now.

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FloatingSheep t1_ja86pbp wrote

Oh I wasn't aware of that, I'll keep an eye on that, thank you!

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PhysicalRow4225 t1_ja8enjc wrote

I believe the website also has a little tab in it where you can stream in the Apple preview’s quality; it’s on the website, not the iTunes app for windows.

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rndll t1_ja8p418 wrote

The Apple Music Android App works great on Windows 11 Android Subsystem. Just needs to be sideloaded since it's obviously not available on the Amazon App Store for Windows but is easy enough to do. So far the only feature I found missing is Dolby Atmos. https://imgur.com/a/tmoXpcp

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AlmondVF t1_ja9ydlz wrote

Lossless is actually supported on Windows, just hidden in the mess that is iTunes settings. You may also need to have a compatible dac/amp in order for it to allow you to set your audio to 24b/192khz, however as I always used it with my Fiio dac connected I cannot tell for sure.

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ksc75mod t1_ja83nky wrote

Makes sense, tougher choice as a Windows/Android user. You could always try Tidal next month to compare.

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herleinb t1_ja8gjx2 wrote

Thanks for posting about the preview.

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Hemanth_Kakarla t1_ja9ji4f wrote

If you’re on windows 11 you could get the android app but yeah iTunes kinda sucks

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albo437 t1_ja9somy wrote

Theres a beta Apple Music app for windows, it has lossless and works just fine, it won’t take much time until they release the final version

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