How to Play Apple Music on Onkyo Receiver

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 17, 2022

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"I have an Onkyo receiver. How do I play Apple music on Onkyo? How to connect my iPhone 13 to Onkyo receiver to stream songs from Apple Music?"

"I often listen to Apple Music on the Onkyo system via Bluetooth when I am at home. But the Bluetooth connection is always unstable. Is it possible to put Apple Music tracks on a USB disk to play on the Onkyo receiver?"

The Onkyo receiver is not only the best AV home theater receiver, but also a smart home audio system that can play music using Bluetooth, AirPlay, USB, built-in radio tuner or Internet radio and apps. You can stream music on Onkyo receiver from streaming music platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, YouTube Music, etc. This article was written with 1 purpose - to help play Apple Music on Onkyo receiver. If you are an Apple Music lovers, then you can't miss this article. Here, we will show you a simple way to listen to Apple Music tracks on the Onkyo receiver without a phone connection!

CONTENTS

Part 1. Official Ways to Stream Apple Music on Onkyo Receiver

* You can play Apple Music songs on Onkyo Receiver online via Bluetooth. Just turn on the Bluetooth on the mobile device and the Onkyo receiver, and match the connection.

* You can stream Apple Music on Onkyo Receiver by AirPlay. With AirPlay, you can also stream songs and playlist from the iTunes library on your Mac or Windows PC to your Onkyo Receiver. Besides, you can stream any song, albums or playlists from Apple Music app on iOS devices to the Onkyo system.

Although the Onkyo receiver supports users to enjoy Apple music through AirPlay, Bluetooth and other methods, sometimes, AirPlay and Bluetooth connection are unstable. To avoid Onkyo Bluetooth not working properly, you'd better save Apple Music songs to a USB flash drive. Please turn to part 2. Next, we will introduce you the best way to Apple Music on Onkyo Receiver via USB flash drive.

Part 2. Best Way: Play Apple Music on Onkyo Receiver via USB

Apple added DRM protection to all Apple Music tracks. When you download songs from the Apple Music or iTunes library, they will be saved in the encoded M4P format. To transfer Apple Music songs to USB to play on Onkyo Receiver, you must first unlock DRM and convert DRM-ed Apple Music songs to USB compatible format - MP3. Hence, a third-party tool is required. Here we strongly recommend UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, because it is by far the best Apple Music converter on the market.

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is well designed to handle the conversion of Apple Music, iTunes music, podcasts, music videos & audiobooks. It can help you strip DRM from Apple Music and convert Apple Music M4P songs to MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, FLAC, MKA, AU, AC3 format compatible with any device and tablet. Even better, it will preserve the original audio quality, ID3 tags and metadata of Apple Music songs. After that, you can transfer Apple Music songs to USB drive for offline playback on Onkyo receiver anytime! In addition, you will be able to play Apple Music on any MP3 player, iPods, iOS, Android, PSP, smart speakers, etc.

Features of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter:

• Unlock DRM from Apple Music, iTunes M4P music, podcasts, audiobooks, etc.
• Convert Apple Music to MP3/M4A/FLAC/WAV/AAC/AIFF, etc.
• Convert iTunes music, iTunes audiobooks & Audible Audiobooks to MP3, M4A, etc.
• Convert Apple Music at 10X faster speed with lossless quality.
• Keep & edit ID3 tags like song title, artist, artwork, genre, etc.
• Save Apple Music songs to USB drive to play on Onkyo Receiver, car, smart speakers, smart TVs, etc.
• Enjoy Apple Music on MP3 player, iPods, PSP, Xbox, Sony Walkman, iOS, Android and any deivces.

Guide: Convert Apple Music for USB to Play on Onkyo Receiver

Step 1. Select Apple Music Songs
Fire UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on Mac or PC, and iTunes will run with it. Then click "Music", "Albums" or "Playlist", select the Apple Music songs, or an entire playlist. You can also search for any song on the Search Box.

Step 2. Configure Output Settings
On the bottom of the interface, you can customize the output settings and metadata. To put Apple Music songs to USB to play on Onkyo Receiver, please choose MP3 as output format.

Step 3. Convert Apple Music to MP3 for Onkyo Receiver
Click "Convert" button to remove DRM from all selected Apple Music songs and convert them to unprotected MP3 audios with original quality. After conversion, you can tap "Explore Output File" to get the DRM-free MP3 songs.

Step 4. Transfer Apple Music to USB for Playback on Onkyo Receiver
Now you can transfer the converted Apple Music songs to a USB drive. Just plug the USB drive to your computer, drag and drop the MP3 files to it. When finished, eject the USB disk. Finally, insert the USB disk to the USB port of Onkyo Receiver and play the Apple Music songs!

Final Words

Apple Music works with Onkyo receiver. If you want to enjoy Apple Music on the Onkyo receiver, you can use Bluetooth connection, AirPlay, USB, etc. The best way to play Apple Music tracks on the Onkyo receiver is through a USB drive. By converting Apple Music to MP3 files, you can save Apple Music tracks to a USB disk to play on any Onkyo receivers. UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is just what you need!

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Justin Sabrina

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Justin Sabrina

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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