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The "Apple effect" can be as helpful as it is infuriating. A good technology can exist for years, and many won't care until it gets the Cupertino seal of approval. To that end, a lot of people are starting to care about "high resolution" digital audio as the company launched its upgraded music service to the masses. But as many were quick to point out, some of Apple's own products don't necessarily support the higher sample rate and bit-depths on offer. No worries, there's a dongle for that. (And there are options for Android and the desktop, too.) As hi...

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Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com Q I have a Yamaha WXA-50 amplifier, and I would like to play hi-res audio from Apple Music and get the full benefit through the amp. In my mind, I would buy a DAC capable of connecting through USB to my iPhone, then to my amplifier’s digital audio-in. Most DACs seem to only have RCA outputs, but it seems to me that the purest experience is to “stay digital” until the amplifier converts to analog.

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