Getting lossless Apple Music to my dac

According to the 5200's DAC1 specs, the USB input handles PCM-based digital music files up to 32-bit/384kHz and DSD files up to 11.2 MHz.

What are the details on your lossless files, and what about your laptop's capabilities lead you to believe it would choke the output when hard wired?

It's just a very basic HP laptop that I kept as an extra. I guess that's one of the things I'm trying to figure out. When you stream Apple music on a pc, there are no settings, so you don't really know if it's sending out lossless or not. Saw a video of John Darko saying to go from an ipad, out via a lightning to female usb A, and then I can go usb A to the usb B of the McIntosh. If that works, it sounds like I could make it work wired.

But does anyone know if it's possible to get lossless where the ipad or pc is not tethered? As I mentioned in my first post, I can't confirm if something like a Bluesound Node will work or not. Was hoping someone may have experience with that.

Rotso RuckI thought I saw Darko say fohgeddaboudit.

Hook an Ipad directly to Dac via USB C output on the Ipad (newer model)

Stream high res from Apple Music

Looks like that's going to be the only option. I was trying to do it without a direct connection. Then again, this means I don't need a streamer.

Nobody needs a streamer.

Unless they are interested in top shelf SQ.

My ipad is older and has lightning as opposed to usb c. The new basic ipad still has lightning, and I don't want to spend the money for an ipad Air because it's just going to be used for streaming. Does anyone know if there is a sound quality difference between lightning and usb c output?

Should be able to use this

I am actually doing it now as I type.

QobuzApp->.Lightingportdigitalcameraadapter->USB-A-USB-B-cable-->DAC

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