Many individuals would not think twice about watching streamed content via their Android smartphone. Nonetheless, this operating system faces certain constraints regarding sound quality which can be quite disappointing for music enthusiasts. In steps Auralic with their recently unveiled product: Lightningcast Android. This innovative tool aims to significantly enhance the experience of streaming through an Android gadget from a sonic perspective.
What makes streaming on an Android device so frustrating?
For an unknown reason, Android recalibrates all audio on the platform to 48kHz. Consequently, whether you’re playing lossless FLAC or high-resolution MQA files, the output will be compressed. This applies universally across the board, so regardless of your choice of headphones or streaming device, you’ll consistently experience 48,000 samples per second.
Several applications can bypass this restriction, such as Tidal and QOBUZ. Nonetheless, iOS does not impose this bothersome constraint, leading individuals to favor using iPhones for their music listening needs.
The Auralic Lightningcast Android will address this small problem.
Because Android converts all audio within the system to 48kHz, it can impact sound transmitted to a streaming device. Nonetheless, imagine having a streamer capable of transmitting uncompressed music directly from an Android phone—this seems almost unreal, yet it exists. Recently, Auralic unveiled their new solution: the Lightningcast for Android devices.
As the name suggests, this is a device designed for Android phones and tablets. It uses a streaming technology different from Apple AirPlay and Chromecast, which don’t send an uncompressed signal. Auralic’s technology allows the phone to send a signal as high as 192kHz with a bit rate as high as 32 bits. This means that you’ll be able to listen to crystal clear audio.
Auralic accomplishes this by circumventing the Android device entirely, handling audio processing directly within the streamer itself. By doing so, Android does not get an opportunity to alter the audio quality via resampling. As a result, you’ll experience sound that remains true to its original format as it plays through your speakers. The company bases their software on versions of LineageOS 21 and 22.
So far, we haven’t gathered extensive details about this gadget, hence predicting its cost remains challenging. Given that Auralic offers products with relatively high price tags, you shouldn’t be shocked if it turns out to be quite expensive. The firm intends to unveil this new product at High End Munich later this month. Thus, we should gain further insights when they present it publicly.
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