Will iTunes Look Bad On My TV?

[Fiffy]

Originally Posted by jwsg

What youve said sounds more like confirmation bias!

The streaming companies are able to get away with DVD quality audio as many people are using TV speakers or soundbars even with 4K TVs, but even adding the word 'Atmos' to a lossy stream cant change the fact that lossless tracks on disc are superior.

The Atmos tracks in iTunes have higher bitrates than non-Atmos tracks. That's why they sound better, even if you can't decode Atmos.

[Fiffy]

Originally Posted by onyx527

You get to Home Theater enthusiasts like us and we can tell the difference immediately without even comparing a stream to a disc.

Everyone thinks they have golden ears, until they do a level-matched double blind test.

[onyx527]

Originally Posted by Fiffy

Everyone thinks they have golden ears, until they do a level-matched double blind test.

Hahaha yeah maybe

I’d bet on myself though every time though, for big triple a films it’s immediately noticeable. Romcoms I think you’d have me beat though

[stonesfan129]

I honestly have always been happy with AC3 5.1 @ 640kbps or DTS @ 1.5Mbps. Count me as one who can't tell the difference between those and lossless.