Well, it's not 'broken' but it's a limitation. Bob has a whole topic about it where from his testing I'm basing my conclusion about the M1's HDMI output being limited to 48 kHz:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,128318.0.htmlEspecially since you don't own any kind of Mac.
Yes, correct, I don't own any Mac or any Apple product for that matter. And to be perfectly honest I wouldn't willing pay for an Apple product either, not because I hate Apple or hate their products, but because I don't like the idea of paying the Apple tax for something that I could build cheaper which would perform better than any Mac. With that said, I built my own Mac in the form of a Hackintosh, which works and functions perfectly, just like a real Mac.
And before anyone asks or points out the obvious, no, the macOS I run on my Hackintosh isn't hacked or modified in any way - it's vanilla macOS running directly on my PC hardware. Yes, I'm aware Apple doesn't officially support Hackintoshes, and I don't need their support, I can support myself if I run into any issues. Yes, I'm aware that macOS' EULA states that macOS is designed for and supposed to only run on real Macs, but at least with the Intel-based ones, they use the same hardware PCs use which allow it to easily run on a PC. My PC's hardware was purposely chosen for this purpose, as it closely matches the hardware found in a iMac19,1. No, it's not piracy because 1) macOS is publicly available on their servers, which anyone on any OS can directly download for free and 2) Apple doesn't sell macOS anymore, upgrades or otherwise, since I believe Mac OS X Mavericks. However, if you download a macOS-based distro that some shady groups release for download, I would consider that to be piracy since those distros always use modified/hacked/cracked/pirated kexts and third-party apps, yuck! Yes, I know it's against Apple's EULA and I'm breaking that EULA but it's not illegal for your own personal use, so Apple can go pound sand in that regard as Hackintoshes exist in what you could call a grey area. And finally, yes, I know the Hackintosh days are now numbered because of Apple Silicon, but it should still be several years until the last Intel-based Mac's support ends. When that happens, then I'm done with macOS. Until then, I'll use a Hackintosh.
Now, the only way a Hackintosh would be illegal is if you build a Hackintosh and sell it, which several companies like Psystar have tried to do in the past which got shut down pretty quick via Apple's lawyers and lawsuits. If you build a Hackintosh for yourself for your own personal use, that's fine.
