Will the Airport Express pass 24/96 audio?

Does the airport express support 24 bit audio? Anything higher? I've looked all over and can't seem to get a definitive answer.

I wrote:
"...the AE works only with iTunes v4.6 or later
and
is limited to music files that iTunes can read;
i.e.,
16-bit data only." Hope this helps
Ewen wrote:
You are partially correct in your answer. It is true
that iTunes 4.6+ atm is limited to 16-bit (strange as
other Apple music apps., e.g. logic express, can
easily perform 24-bit/ 32-bit!), however, the
third-party application Nicecast (RogueAmoeba) can
provide a 24-bit stream to an Express.
Thanks Ewen,
Now, what do you make of this statement which comes from the same article:
"When you play 32kHz or 48kHz data, iTunes sample-rate-converts the data in real time before sending it to the AE. I tried using the Nicecast utility for OSX ($40) to feed iTunes with 24-bit data and 88.2kHz data from the inexpensive but excellent Amadeus audio-editing program for OSX. High-speed files were played back at half speed and hi-rez data were truncated to 16 bits, according to RME's useful DigiCheck utility for the PC."
Not sure what original poster is interested in, but his/her post caught my attention as I am looking to put together a home theater system.

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