Topic: How to connect iphone to amp

[MrDeckard]

@schnauzer

I skipped bluetooth.  Yes its convenient but is a lossy transmission method. Which may be worse than the skip-the-phone dac problem.

AirPlay is -- per the documentation -- is a lossless transmission solution. 

[Schnauzer]

@schnauzer

I skipped bluetooth.  Yes its convenient but is a lossy transmission method. Which may be worse than the skip-the-phone dac problem.

AirPlay is -- per the documentation -- is a lossless transmission solution.

darn, thanks for the warning Bro

I thought that maybe Bluetooh with AptX would do the job well,  I just found a way to force a Mac to output with AptX and pairing a Bluetooh RCV with AptX is a good idea.

[sientobente]

how about using a Bluetooth-Audio-Recevier to stream my music from an iPhone, or better yet from my Mac's iTunes playlist - would it bypass the source's DAC?  if not then I could still controll the audio quality using iTunes' EQ am I correct???

http://gadgetviper.com/best-bluetooth-audio-receiver-2015/
my Amp/Receiver has an Optical audio input so I might benefit from it,  given the models reviewed what would be your choice and why?

Thank you I am considering getting one to go wireless -  being able to play my songlist on my Mac would be great.

Bluetooth or Airplay, it's raw digital data that is being passed through and it is up to your receiver's DAC to decode it. Unfortunately, an AVR's internal DAC, isn't really great. That is a result of cramming all those features into one box at less cost. As I mentioned earlier, an external DAC is the way to go. Also look for a DAC that is asynchronous.