Airplay, Airplay 2, PS5, Roku, and network streamer lossless support?

There is no economical (non-Apple TV 4K) method for getting lossless audio into a home AVR/receiver using HDMI, TOSLink, network streaming (Airplay or Airplay 2, DLNA, Google Cast), or apps on the Sony STR-DN1080, Roku, or PS5. All of these interfaces, protocols, and platforms are capable of handling various resolutions of Apple Lossless streams and it should be possible to utilize them.

Posted on Jan 31, 2022 2:26 PM

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