![]() The Airport Express is surely more "hi-fi" because, as you say, there's less processing (only downsampling to 44.1 kHz due to Airplay's limit). MAKE ITUNES PLAY BITPERFECT PROThat should pass through the hi-res audio signal its just that I will have to control that machine via screen sharing or the Remote app.just not as smooth a "workflow".īUT.☺️.I may be replacing that Mac Pro with a new Mini in which case I'd get a USB-C to USB-B adaptor and plug into the KEFs that way with a similar "workflow" to the Mac Pro route. That was my ideal scenario.īUT.now I am thinking about using my old Mac Pro (2008) and going out through the Digital out on that machine directly into the digital input on the KEFs. Wanted to go this route so that I could easily toggle to those speakers in iTunes on my work machine. The plan is hook the AX into my network via Ethernet and then the 3.5mm Mini TOSLINK to the KEFs. Now I am thinking to use one of the GEN2 Airport Express' I have as well since the signal won't be processed twice. I have one Gen2 ATV and two Gen3 ATVs just laying around that I thought I might use because of the TOSLINK output. I don't know if this model works in the same way.Ĭlick to expand.Thanks for your reply, yeah I have been doing a bunch of research trying to figure this out. It works: not wireless of course and a little cable-messy. In my case I have to put a powered USB hub between the iPad and the DAC to make it work otherwise I get a power related alert. The tracks played from a locally shared iTunes library are sent in the native resolution. If your DAC/Speakers accept USB digital audio and if you have an iPad/iPhone you can connect it via a lightning-USB adapter. The purists/audiophiles are still annoyed by this down-upsampling nonsense, though. I'm still looking for confirmation.ĪppleTV unfortunately upsample everything to 48 kHz.įor example, if you play a 192 kHz track this is what happens -> Airplay downsamples it to 44.1 kHz and send it to AppleTV -> AppleTV upsamples it to 48kHz. For the 2nd version I haven't found any official technical specs. Airplay (the first version) is limited to 44.1 kHz. ![]()
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