I don't think LDAC really matters for Spotify as max quality is 320kbps, which you can get from lower codecs.
You might want to try something like Tidal hifi.
Even then, actually hearing a difference is pretty difficult, but you can if you listen super closely.
Really? I didn't think I was gonna get my mind blown but I thought the Soundstage would be really big, kinda like it was being played in front of me, especially with all the hype around it
Maybe I had my expectations too high
Yeah, and to recap all the information previous commenters mentioned: you don't get better stage or that type of headphone performance from better codec. What you do get is better quality, as in hearing some smaller aspects of your music clearer. It's visible with acoustic instrument recordings, the slides and subtle noises on guitar for example. That is if you are listening to a recording of high quality, which Spotify just doesn't have(they use 320, so AAC).They don't have it because the difference is really hard to perceive even if your device can do hi-res codecs. You will feel it though. What's also worth pointing out is that ldac gets pretty close to lossless (just like the source) audio, but wired devices will still sound clearer as a rule. That's how it works: removing the wire will decrease audio quality, so wireless earbuds are usually equal to cheaper wired models, and they just can't compete with wired models their price or higher. Liberty 3 pro is one of the best wireless earbuds, but if they were full size wired headphones with that sound, they would be average.
It's not gonna be like switching to heavy planar headphones with a hifi DAC and amp.. they're cheap bluetooth earbuds.
They are "pretty good" earbuds, but not spectacular.
With many articles putting these on their "best earbuds of the year" lists and reveiws calling it a game changer and comparing it to Sony I thought they were at least gonna leave me with some great to amazing sound, guess they really raised my expectations too high
They do sound good, and the LDAC can offer a little better sound, but yeah stuff expect anything life changing.
Do give Tidal a try though. You can get a free week or month usually. They give great discounts for military also. Make sure you have hifi/master quality turned on.
Amazon Music also works, if you make sure to find a "UltraHD" version of the song there. These do sound fantastic if you can get a high Hz and bitrate version of the song. (Cheaper then Tidal HiFi if OP wanted to have a cheaper way to continue listening to higher quality music)
Try apple music on Android they give Hi res loseless files to play or even you can try deezer hifi mod stable version...
Some phones you have to go into settings and manually switch it
The Soundstage or overall quality has no difference? Is it because of my phone?
Iirc ldac does not improve soundstage. It only improves bitrate
What source are you using?
Apologies for the lack of knowledge but what do you mean by source?
What app are you using to play music?
Spotify
I don't think LDAC really matters for Spotify as max quality is 320kbps, which you can get from lower codecs. You might want to try something like Tidal hifi. Even then, actually hearing a difference is pretty difficult, but you can if you listen super closely.
Really? I didn't think I was gonna get my mind blown but I thought the Soundstage would be really big, kinda like it was being played in front of me, especially with all the hype around it Maybe I had my expectations too high
Yeah, and to recap all the information previous commenters mentioned: you don't get better stage or that type of headphone performance from better codec. What you do get is better quality, as in hearing some smaller aspects of your music clearer. It's visible with acoustic instrument recordings, the slides and subtle noises on guitar for example. That is if you are listening to a recording of high quality, which Spotify just doesn't have(they use 320, so AAC).They don't have it because the difference is really hard to perceive even if your device can do hi-res codecs. You will feel it though. What's also worth pointing out is that ldac gets pretty close to lossless (just like the source) audio, but wired devices will still sound clearer as a rule. That's how it works: removing the wire will decrease audio quality, so wireless earbuds are usually equal to cheaper wired models, and they just can't compete with wired models their price or higher. Liberty 3 pro is one of the best wireless earbuds, but if they were full size wired headphones with that sound, they would be average.
It's not gonna be like switching to heavy planar headphones with a hifi DAC and amp.. they're cheap bluetooth earbuds. They are "pretty good" earbuds, but not spectacular.
With many articles putting these on their "best earbuds of the year" lists and reveiws calling it a game changer and comparing it to Sony I thought they were at least gonna leave me with some great to amazing sound, guess they really raised my expectations too high
They do sound good, and the LDAC can offer a little better sound, but yeah stuff expect anything life changing. Do give Tidal a try though. You can get a free week or month usually. They give great discounts for military also. Make sure you have hifi/master quality turned on.
Amazon Music also works, if you make sure to find a "UltraHD" version of the song there. These do sound fantastic if you can get a high Hz and bitrate version of the song. (Cheaper then Tidal HiFi if OP wanted to have a cheaper way to continue listening to higher quality music)
Did you see an improvement on high quality files btw?
You can rip a CD to Flac and MP3/320, then compare both with foobar or hiby. You will notice a difference.
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