That might be true but all the same the Apple TV really has no need that I can tell to convert sampling rates given that equipment connected to it should be able to handle sampling rates automatically and in fact conversion could be more a nuisance to the output system than its worth.
> On 5 Feb 2016, at 8:36 AM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote: > > I heard the 48k sampling rate is more common in video than it is for music or > anything else. Maybe it's what a TV would expect to see if HDMI is used. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 3:06 PM > Subject: Re: Now I know why music on the Apple TV 3rd Gen doesn't sound > sogood... > > > Well to be perfectly honest that’s Apple for you and where would you find any > serious audio reviews about anything Apple? > > Okay, I did find plenty of reviews and information regarding the audio for my > 2012 Mac Mini machine but Apple just won’t release too much information about > anything else it seems when it comes to audio. > > I’m glad you mentioned that about the Apple TV and now I’m having second > thoughts about that purchase for myself too. > > >> On 5 Feb 2016, at 5:38 AM, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >> I got an Apple TV 3rd Gen a year or so ago to use with MusicMatch and my >> HiFi. I was really disappointed to discover that it really didn't sound that >> great even with a HDMI connection. I recently read that for some reason it >> resamples music from 44.1KHZ to 48KHZ. This is the equivalent to transcoding >> on the fly which is inevitably going to sound terrible. >> >> >> >> The thing is, I really love the new Apple music service and I am tempted to >> buy the Apple TV 4th Gen in order to use the service with my living room >> system. But once bitten, twice shy. I haven't been able to find out if it >> handles music in the same way. I haven't even been able to find any serious >> reviews of its audio quality. >> >> >> >> John >> >> >> > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
