What is the best way to listen to Hi-Res audio?

ccthered,

AirPlay doesn't support streaming lossless audio between devices. Listening to lossless music requires using your Mac speakers or a wired connection to receivers or powered speakers. From the related article you referenced, About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support, you can learn more about how to listen to lossless Apple Music on your Mac:

"You can listen to lossless on a Mac updated to the latest version of macOS using:

• A wired connection to headphones, receivers, or powered speakers
• The built-in speakers
• 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro support native playback of songs at sample rates up to 96 kHz.
• To listen to songs at sample rates higher than 48 kHz on other Mac computers, you need an external digital-to-analog converter."

Take care.

Hello ccthered,

It looks like you may have come across it, but this page will help with providing the needed info for listening to lossless audio on a Mac: About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support

What you need

You can listen to lossless on a Mac updated to the latest version of macOS using:

•A wired connection to headphones, receivers, or powered speakers

•The built-in speakers

•14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro support native playback of songs at sample rates up to 96 kHz.

•To listen to songs at sample rates higher than 48 kHz on other Mac computers, you need an external digital-to-analog converter.

How to turn lossless on or off

1. Open the Apple Music app.

2. In the menu bar, choose Music > Preferences.

3. Click the Playback tab.

4. Under Audio Quality, select or unselect "Lossless audio" to turn it on or off. From here, you can also change the settings for streaming and downloading lossless.

•Lossless for a maximum resolution of 24-bit/48 kHz

•Hi-Res Lossless for a maximum resolution of 24-bit/192 kHz

Cheers.