Forums. Aug 10, 2019 2,556 2 0. I assume it's mainly a software solution. Here's an official Apple list of Airplay 2 devices (available and Some devices have been updated via firmware adding Airplay 2 compatibility. Airplay 2 added better control and multi-destination synchronized streaming, otherwise the core architecture didn't change. Aside from the resampling from 16/44.1 to 16/48 there shouldn't be any difference in SQ. Audio. recommended high profile encoder settings, for a 16:9 aspect ratio over wifi:. Now, AirPlay 2 … AppleTV 2 is NOT capable of streaming Hi-Res (24/96 oder 24/192) Files (in any format) from your Computer/iTunes library to your D/A Converter via AirPlay. Nothing in AirPlay, iOS, tvOS, macOS, or any version of iTunes "improves" the original sound quality of the file, but nothing degrades it either. Airplay streams in lossless ALAC 16/44.1, which is higher quality than the bitrate offered by Apple Music. Hi-Fi. Airplay is locked at 16/48 and resamples everything to that bitrate. Whether that actually sounds different from 16/44 or high resolution is a separate discussion I don't have a stake in. The subjective audio quality itself is only decreased minimally. I don't know exactly how Airplay 2 is integrated. Personally I stream Tidal because I can tell the difference between it and Spotify but I also listen to a lot of lossless CD rips over Airplay. Cinema is at 48hz so there is some loss where this is resampled but music will be fine. May 13, 2012 #1 I have the Denon DNP-720AE which is capable of playing 24/96 FLAC files. Apr 15, 2020 #1 I have read that Airplay upsamples all files from 16/44.1 to 16/48. You will not be impacted by the airplay protocol unless you're playing 24bit audio (ala Tidal) and can actually tell the difference in 16bit and 24bit. After all there are compatible Airplay (first version) receivers based on Raspberry Pi devices. Tidal launches Apple AirPlay rival to cast Hi-Res Audio to your wireless speakers. Dimensions: 1920 x 1080; Total bitrate: 40000 kbps; Video bitrate: 39000 kbps By Olivia Tambini 20 October 2020. AirPlay is Apple's proprietary system that allows you to stream audio or video from an Apple source -- iOS, HomePod or Mac computer -- to another device over a home network. The Apple Developer documentation for AirPlay, specifically the HTTP Live Streaming section, has pretty detailed information about it.Depending on several factors, I summarize the following: Resolution max. Tidal Connect is here to make music casting easier (Image credit: Tidal) The AirPlay specifications state that audio needs to be down-sampled to 44.1 kHz for remote playback. Most of the video content available online is limited to 160 kBit/s transmission rate for audio. If your source is Spotify then it likely has more to do with the bitrate/codec BluOS (320kbps 16/44.1 OGG) is streaming from Spotify Connect vs. what your iOS device is streaming (depends on your settings in the Spotify app). airplay airplay 2 bitrate; N. nl88 Active Member. J. Jules Tohpipi Active Member. Previous Next A. admin_exported New member. This also applies to … Is that true ? AirPlay 2 also enables device mirroring to share the content of your phone's display on another device. Apple Airplay Bitrate Question. as for airplay 2, seems like nobody has a definitive answer to the bitrate that can be transmitted. Airplay 2 re-encodes everything to 16/48 ALAC iirc. Thread starter admin_exported; Start date May 13, 2012; Sidebar Sidebar. AirPlay is a proprietary protocol stack/suite developed by Apple Inc. that allows wireless streaming between devices of audio, video, device screens, and photos, together with related metadata.Originally implemented only in Apple's software and devices, it was called AirTunes and used for audio only.