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I have been asking the question in other threads, but not a fully clear answer and also think it may be helpful for the community to have one tread answering this.
Will I be able to play ALAC (apple lossless) music files in a multi-room setup using A6, A9MK2, EssenceMK2, ML/NL converter (BV5 with BL3/BL2) from DLNA Twonky media server (without transcoding)?
Hi
I am also interested in this - just added playmaker to my system to replace AE and a separate DAC - absolutely love it and the addition input for a turntable is great - I found this which maybe indicates it is but someone more technical may have a better idea?
http://www.mcelhearn.com/how-apples-airplay-streams-audio/
As you can see above, AirPlay streams at 16-bit, 44,100 kHz. However, what you don’t see is that AirPlay streams music in Apple Lossless format. What this means is that no matter what format your music is in, it gets converted by OS X – not by iTunes – to Apple Lossless, to ensure the highest quality. So lossless files will be streamed as lossless, as will AAC or MP3 files.
However, high-resolution files will be downsampled to 16/44.1. Interestingly, the Apple TV outputs audio in 48 kHZ, most likely because this is 48 kHz is the standard for movie and TV audio[1]. Movies sold by the iTunes Store contain audio at 48 kHz, but only at 160 kbps
Hi Andrew,
you are absolutely right about 'airplaying', but the question above is how does this work in a DLNA (with Twonky as the server) setup.
This is important, since you can distribute a DLNA-based stream over NL, but you can not distribute an airplayed stream.
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV