04-Dec-2019, 15:40
(04-Dec-2019, 15:10)daibaron Wrote: Thanks for the follow up.
Audio Nirvana is an amazing music player/manager, Music Bee on PC is amazing too and free but doesn't work with Airplay unless you buy a plugin.
Such results were expected since trans coding on the fly is a prerequisite to use the protocol and carry valid datas the decoder.
If the hardware is not the limit, the Airplay 2 protocol is definitely one.
Yes, I think the point I am making is that the 16/44.1 limitation is not inherent in any of the underlying technology here. Various people seem to have been assuming that it is, and consequently assuming that the limitation will disappear when the technology changes (for instance when moving from AirPlay 1 to AirPlay 2). What my tests above suggest is that this restriction is arbitrary, deliberate and almost certainly an implementation decision on Apple's part. It will only change if and when they decide to change it, so I would caution against assumptions made on the basis of a high level understanding of what is going on here.
