Does AppleTV(v2) output 24-bit audio through TOSLINK port?

I have some high-definition audio files (24-bit/44.1KHz and 24/96) in Apple Lossless format. I also have what I thought was a simple question: Does the AppleTV support bit-perfect playback of such files? In other words, will the AppleTV stream them without downsampling them? Posts on other forums suggest that the AppleTV downsamples everything to 16/48 (which would be absurd on Apple's part, as every other link in the audio chain, including iTunes, Mac, DAC, etc fully supports 24/96). Can anyone confirm either way? The technical specs are conspicuously silent on this issue...

Patrick Dubby wrote:
Aaaargh, I was thinking of getting one of these as a more convenient way of getting 24/96 sound out of my macbook than a long TOSLINK cable to my amplifier.
Looks like another wasted opportunity.
Yep
What I don't understand is that according to other reports, digital audio from a DVD is passed through no problems. Why would a 5.1 digital signal be untouched, but a similar signal from iTunes be screwed up?
Personally I think they don't see beyond the iTunes store purchase/rental model.
As you know you can't even buy true CD quality audio from iTunes let alone anything better.
When we're able to download/buy 4GB HD movies, I see no practical reason why we couldn't have CD quality or better encoded as Apple Lossless audio.
There must be some sort of workaround?
No. I ended up buying a Mac Mini.
The majority of other media boxes I looked at previously also were limited and even though some supported FLAC they couldn't output 24/48 ot 24/96.
I'm sure some of them must do it now, but it's a shame AppleTV can't - I doubt it's a hardware related issue, simply one of support.
And why, in 2011, is 24/96 still considered 'audiophile'? After 30 years of 16/44.1 you'd think we would have moved on somewhat to a new standard.
Truth being most people don't care. MP3/portable players have killed many people's appreciation of what good quality audio sounds like. I use these devices all the time on the go, but for home listening I do not want lossy compressed audio to play on the hi-fi, and in this day and age we should be able to ditch the silver discs easily.
AC

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