are itunes songs lossless?

is there an option to purchase songs using apple's latest lossless codec?

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Posted on Nov 2, 2022 03:21 PM

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Posted on Nov 2, 2022 05:35 PM

rxbartolo wrote:

ok, what if after I purchase & download from iTunes store, I then click File | Convert | Create Apple Lossless version? thx for quick response...

Converting a 256k AAC file to Apple Lossless makes a larger file with no improvement in quality.

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Nov 2, 2022 05:35 PM in response to rxbartolo

rxbartolo wrote:

ok, what if after I purchase & download from iTunes store, I then click File | Convert | Create Apple Lossless version? thx for quick response...

Converting a 256k AAC file to Apple Lossless makes a larger file with no improvement in quality.

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Nov 2, 2022 05:28 PM in response to rxbartolo

rxbartolo wrote:

is there an option to purchase songs using apple's latest lossless codec?

Yes, but not from the iTunes Store. You can purchase lossless tracks from many retailers, including Beatport, BandCamp, HDTracks, etc. Download them and add them to your iTunes/Music library.

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Nov 2, 2022 04:55 PM in response to rxbartolo

No. See About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support.

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Nov 2, 2022 05:08 PM in response to turingtest2

ok, what if after I purchase & download from iTunes store, I then click File | Convert | Create Apple Lossless version? thx for quick response...

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