AirPlay lossless question

I have my Mac Mini's iTunes library loaded with Apple Lossless albums (ripped from CD).
The Mac mini is a 2011 model.
I have a Pioneer X-SMC3-K, which supports AirPlay.
My question is, am I getting ALAC quality from the Pioneer when streaming over AirPlay from the Mac Mini, even though the Pioneer doesn't natively support ALAC?

Assuming Pioneer is using the same implementation across all its products (I have a VXS-1121 receiver), yes. It can send ALAC up to 16/44 over Airplay.

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