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So when I'm playing a song, how do I tell what quality it is? Like sample rate and AAC or LDAC.
Posted Apr 12, 2021, 12:36 AM UTC
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So when I'm playing a song, how do I tell what quality it is? Like sample rate and AAC or LDAC.
Posted Apr 12, 2021, 12:36 AM UTC
Depends on which music player you use. I use Poweramp on all my devices and it shows the sample rate, bitrate, and type of file information on screen.
https://i.imgur.com/zW3Er6E.jpg
Poweramp also allows for many other audio options. As for the codec, being a Samsung phone, it will use Samsung's Scalable Codec with any Samsung Bluetooth ear/headphones, but if you use a non Samsung Bluetooth ear/headphone, it will default to aptX by default. You can change the codec and some other codec options in the Developer settings of the phone which let you select from SBC, AAC, aptX, Samsung Scalable Codec, and LDAC.
Thank you!
Good information... I have an interest in LDAC, I don't even hardly know what I'm talking about, but did find I could get it by going into bluetooth settings for the device I'm connected to and select LDAC. At least that was true for WHX1000MX4. Didn't notice ia difference, but suspect, I need to find better quality music than standard issue Spotify.
Like I said, but I'm just starting to get into this, so I'm trying to figure it all out.
Thanks again.
Sure, no worries, but yeah, you're not going to really "hear" a difference of the quality with Spotify or streaming audio unless you go with a service like Tidal HiFi which offers Master Quality Audio. I personally have a 320kps music collection on my micro SD card that I'm currently replacing with FLAC and other higher quality audio files on my Note20 Ultra 5G. I'm also currently using a FiiO BTR5 USB-C/Bluetooth dual DAC/Amp with my Fender FXA7 IEMs (makes them wireless) and it's been a great combo for me so far. With some good high-end ear/headphones you will be able to tell the difference day and night.