lurker316 said:

Doozer said:

Just to clarify - iTunes is not lossy. iTunes is software (now simply "Music") that plays both lossy and lossless files.

You are mistaken. You're connfusing two different things:

Apple Music is the streaming service that provides a lossless options.

iTunes (which still exists and is different than Apple Music) is both: a.) a store where you can purchase files to download and permenently own; and b.) the software you can use to download and play those purchased files.

Files purchased through iTunes are defintely lossy.

1. There is no lossless streaming option with Apple Music.

2. My point was correcting the previous statement in this thread that read "iTunes is lossy." iTunes is software. Software cannot be lossy. Audio files can be lossy. iTunes will play lossless files and lossy files, and also make your own lossless files from music you already own, imported from CDs.

3. The iTunes store still exists, but iTunes software from Apple previously used to play music was rebranded as Music a year ago. https://www.apple.com/itunes/

[Edited 11/12/20 13:18pm]