Digital Audio out from Airport's USB?

I don't yet have the means to try it out, so does anyone know if this can be done? I'm getting active monitors with an onboard dac, but only usb input. The manufacturer says the speakers can get digital audio from a Mac mini usb, but is it a different story with the APX?

Why do you think it wouldn't, by the way? Printers
are "plug & play" so if the monitors are, why
wouldn't the system preferences offer the same
possibility as a usb port on the mac itself. They
have a Mac mini feeding digital audio via usb just
fine... they say.
AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express: Uses for the USB port
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107857

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