Hi Res Lossless Apple Music - how

[nick2413]

Hi, wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how best to achieve this, as airplay 2 is limited to 16/44.1. I have been experimenting with:

24 inch iMac > lossless switcher > usb c out to iBasso dc05 > 3.5mm out to WiiM Mini Aux In > WiiM Mini Toslink Out > Chord Qutest > RCA out to Naim Superuniti.

This seems like an insanely complicated way to get hi res from Apple Music. Surely there is an easier way?

 

[Pcryan5]

Is there a reason why you are using Apple as opposed to Qobuz (my fave), Amazon or Tidal?
(i use Apple and Qobuz)

 

[nick2413]

Is there a reason why you are using Apple as opposed to Qobuz (my fave), Amazon or Tidal?
(i use Apple and Qobuz)

"I switched from Qobuz/Audirvana to Apple Music due to white noise/static issues, which Audirvana tech support blamed on my 2022 iMac. My Chord Qutest sounds better via optical than USB, hence the WiiM mini for Optical out.

 

[Mr Ee]

So now you have a mini, I think it's being suggesteted that you stream something other than apple directly from that.
But back to the original question, if you're finding that doing an additional adc followed by a dac via the mini still sounds better than direct usb into the qutest, well... whatever works I suppose.