Audio file type handling.  "bit perfect" ?

We have over 16,000 songs in iTunes in the AIFF format. Most are in 16 bit with the 44k sampling rate.... the standard for cd's. Additional bit rates in the library are 24 bit with 48k, 88k, or 96k.... Does anyone know how the Apple TV handles these formats? Is it "bit perfect" or does it downsample, etc.

It appears that everything is resampled to 16bit 48Khz.

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