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[Nickandnora]

Hi,
My question is: What are the optimal settings to use in JRiver when playing Apple Music?
I'm running JRMC28 on a Win 10 PC with Edge browser installed.  I have added http://HTTPS://applemusic.com to the streaming tab in JRiver.  After signing in to my account, music plays nicely through my desktop system (Topping D10 Balanced via USB to PC, and balanced connectors to JBL 306P, and using manufacturer supplied ASIO driver).  Sounds pretty doggone good, even though Hi Res isn't available via Apple Music on a PC. 
I had to select JRiver Media Center as the output device under the Windows Control Panel -> Sound -> Playback tab in order to use the JRiver controls and ASIO driver.  Otherwise, Apple Music played from inside JRiver, but accessed the DAC bypassing JRiver controls, and without using the ASIO driver.
With this arrangement, it is my understanding that the stream received is compressed AAC in 16-bit, 44.1 KHz.  During playback, JRiver Audio Path reports 16/44.1 as the input signal, and 32/44.1 as the output.  My goal is to avoid resampling.  Has this been achieved?  Or are there more optimal settings available?

[Awesome Donkey]

One thing for everyone to note is if you're just playing it in the embedded browser without setting the system to use the JRiver Media Center (WDM driver) output, it doesn't go through Media Center. You could also potentially use iTunes this way too and set it to use the JRiver Media Center audio output. If you're encountering any issues with stutters or anything like that, try increasing the buffer in the settings.

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/WDM_Driver

During playback, JRiver Audio Path reports 16/44.1 as the input signal, and 32/44.1 as the output.  My goal is to avoid resampling.  Has this been achieved?  Or are there more optimal settings available?

It's not resampling (or dithering in this case). All it's doing is padding the bit-depth with 0s so it becomes the highest bit-depth supported by your DAC but the output is still bit-perfect and there isn't any sort of conversion. It's normal to this this happening.