Can you play FLAC files on YouTube?

YouTube Music can play files with all the popular extensions including MP3, Ogg, FLAC, and WAV.

Does YouTube Music play lossless audio?

More videos on YouTube Users can access hi-res audio streams and buy lossless music with ease. The app comes with two plans, the hi-res Studio Premier for $15 a month and the $249 annual Sublime Plus. With over 50 million tracks to tuck into, Qobuz is a solid alternative to the likes of Tidal.

Does YouTube support high quality audio?

Performance. YouTube Music has certainly upped its game for audio quality since we last tuned in. The service launched with 128 kbps streams but has now doubled the bit-rate to 256 kbps (the format is AAC). Unsurprisingly, the listening experience is greatly improved, but it’s still not quite banging.

Does FLAC sound better?

From the previous paragraph, we understand that FLAC has a better quality than MP3. In fact, these two formats cannot be really compared quality-wise, because FLAC’s quality is as in an original recording, whereas MP3 cannot say so. FLAC vs. MP3, in terms of quality, always wins.

How do I increase audio quality on YouTube?

Select or Change your Audio Quality

1. In the YouTube Music app, tap on your profile picture.
2. Select Settings.
3. Tap Playback & restrictions.
4. Tap Audio quality on Wi-Fi.
5. Select one of the available options: ​Low. Uses least data. Upper bound of 48kbps AAC. Normal. Default setting. Upper bound of 128kbps AAC. High. Uses extra data.

Does YouTube have 320kbps?

Supported Audio Bitrates and Formats As stated by a YouTube representative, the platform doesn’t stream audio at 320kbps. In fact, even the best quality audio exclusively available to Premium users, doesn’t get higher than 256kbps AAC.

Is FLAC quality noticeable?

The thing is that, yes, there is a very clear difference in the sound when one listens to FLAC files. That’s why many people claim to hear no difference between FLAC and MP3 and it is obvious that they choose MP3 over FLAC – in addition to same quality the size is smaller! But they are so deeply mistaken.