[bob]

On Jul 1, 10:49=A0am, Robert Peirce wrote:

The optical output is still a bit confusing. =A0One response I got says i=
t
is a pass-through device but is limited to iTunes sampling rates, which
I think are 44.1/16 or 48/16. =A0To me, pass-through implies any rate tha=
t
can be run over ethernet, and CoreAudio can do 96/24. =A0I am trying to
acquire more information.

I can't claim to be a definitive source, but my understanding is that
anything that goes through the Airport Express will at some point be
converted to Apple Lossless, which I'm pretty sure is limited to
16/44.1.

If you want to move anything beyond that, I think you have to look
beyond the Apple universe. Or get over the idea that there's anything
worth saving at higher resolutions.

bob