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bob:
I'm sad to report that Apple still hasn't fixed this even in the 11.2 beta. Starting to wonder if it's a chipset limitation...

As you can see from the midi menu, the other sample rates to my Sony amp are greyed out.
They work on the 2012 mini.

bhampster:
Thank you for investigating this.

As many know I planned on trying to use an M1 Mac mini as a HTPC for my theater and this is the reason I gave that plan up.

I still have my 2010 Mac mini (thank goodness) and have set it up once again as a Audio Only JRiver music server. Last I checked the latest version does still work although at this point the operating system I use on the machine is unsupported.

=Brian

bob:

--- Quote from: bhampster on January 20, 2021, 07:06:36 am ---Thank you for investigating this.

As many know I planned on trying to use an M1 Mac mini as a HTPC for my theater and this is the reason I gave that plan up.

I still have my 2010 Mac mini (thank goodness) and have set it up once again as a Audio Only JRiver music server. Last I checked the latest version does still work although at this point the operating system I use on the machine is unsupported.

=Brian

--- End quote ---
I find it astonishing and rather hard to believe that they haven't addressed this, unless it's really their chipset limitation for HDMI and so they really have nothing to say.

Even the current multiarch build will work down to 10.11 so you should be safe for some time.

bhampster:
tldr: Why I still use a JRiver Mac Mini (2010) Music server

I try and try and try to simplify my life and my computer systems. However, I still need a way to play my favorite media in full quality and while that sounds simple enough, in practice it's really not.

I subscribe to Apple One which includes Apple Music for my family and recently purchased a HomePod for the dining room which is great. It does me no good though when I want to enjoy high res or surround sound music.

I have a great respect for vinyl but it's not for me. I admire and enjoy other people's record collections.

That said, I suppose I could subscribe to a streaming service that supports High Res but paying by the minute for music that I already own isn't something I've done yet.

My 2010 Mac Mini is a bit battered ... has a missing fan connection on the logic board and now is missing the Wifi board which I threw away (it is hardwired to the network). It still works perfectly. I like to think of it as customized. Maybe some day I will try a Pi or other small computer that is more current.

There is no better medicine for my soul then Pink Floyd in 5.1, 24/96 in the dedicated room I build myself for music and movies and no better way to achieve it than JRiver.

-Brian

LilyAarseth:
It's really frustrating because I was thinking of getting a HDMI module for my preamp/dac. I used to come from a surround setup with a reciever but when upgrading to stereo I lost a major convenience of being able to switch A+V sources with a single remote and button press. I can audibly hear the triangle-metallic "artifacting" when upsampling 44.1 to 48 so I really hope this gets resolved in the future. I don't know how the macos environment works but if we're at stuck at apple's "we know what's best for our customers" attitude and this doesn't get resolved/sticking to 48 was intentional likethe apple tv, would anyone be able to write custom drivers?

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