Bit-perfect? I tested AirPlay, Google Cast and DLNA to see which streaming protocol preserves audio quality best

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Australian Hi-Fi mag feature

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This feature originally appeared in Australian Hi-Fi magazine, an Australian sister publication to What Hi-Fi?. Click here to find more information on Australian Hi-Fi, including digital editions and details on how you can subscribe.

Last year I went on a mission to prove whether or not Tidal streams were, as the streaming service claimed, truly lossless – and the results were pretty reassuring.