Help streaming Qobuz through Macbook Pro

I don't understand what you mean by "streaming from your iPhone to your MBP." If you want high res, load Qobuz on your Mac and connect it to your DAC with USB. This way you can do FLAC with as much resolution as your DAC supports, e.g., 24-bit/192 kHz. AirPlay 2 can do lossless 24-bit/48 kHz, which is good, but you can do better with USB. BTW, mathematically, the 24-bit is more important than increasing the sampling rate, but Apple Lossless may not be ideal.

I started this way too but I found it to be a bit of a pain and I wanted to be able to control the music wirelessly but still stream at high resolution. So I bought an Eversolo A6 but returned it for an Aurender a1000, which sounds much better IMO. These streamers sound great and are just easy. 

Pretty sure Airplay can't do hi rez just  load Qobuz on your Macbook Pro as lipdog suggests above and get your phone out of the equation.

You cannot use Airplay. It is a highly compromising communication protocol.. it doesn't even do anything well. 

It does not sound like you have a usb connection from your MacBook to your DAC. That would be a start... cutting Airplay out of the loop.

If you’re at all serious about sound quality just ditch the Mac and get a dedicated streamer that you can control with your iPhone using Qobuz at full high res.  It’s easier, more convenient, and it’ll sound better.  You can get a new Bluesound Node for $349 and be done with all this. 

https://www.amazon.com/Bluesound-Wireless-Multi-Room-Hi-Res-Streamer/dp/B0937LC7P2?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A2H3DYB5PUVNNI&th=1

yeah what doglip say.

Just run the Qobuz app on the laptop and ditch the phone. 

I use a MacBook Pro via usb to my Pontus II.  I use the Qobuz app that runs directly on my Mac OS.  No iPhone or AirPlay required.  The Qobuz app will tell you what bit depth and sampling rate the song you are listening to is and your DAC should reflect the same info. This should be the link to get the MacBook Pro app.  
Qobuz

I just went from streaming with an old macbook pro.( ethenet into mac, usb out to DAC) to a Wiim Ultra. Damn easy, great UI-updated regularly, well built. 329.00

First, thanks for the comments- much appreciated. Sorry if I wasn’t clear with my explanation-as I said, just learning about streaming.
 

I do have the MacBook Pro connected to my DAC with a USB cable. Qobuz runs smoothly when I run it from the MBP. The problem came when I wanted to use the iPhone as a remote to control Qobuz. The MBP/DAC/amp are 15 ft or so from listening position so I’d have to get up and go to the MBP to change music in Qobuz. I got involved with airplay when I tried to set up the remote. So it sounds like I should get the phone out of the chain, and just get up to change music? So would a dedicated streamer enable me to use the phone as a remote? I would like to be able to have a remote. Thanks again.

It sounds like you got it.  AirPlay isn’t bad but you will get much better resolution by skipping it

So would a dedicated streamer enable me to use the phone as a remote? I would like to be able to have a remote.

Yes.  A dedicated streamer like the one I mentioned above solves all your problems and then some. 

@soix +1

I use Audirvana downloaded on a laptop, which bypasses the internals of the laptop using Qobuz. Out USB to a DAC.

Audirvana then has an app downloaded to a tablet or a phone that is a visual remote control for the music. Works perfectly. 

Ditto on the blue sound node suggestion.
for not a lot of money, you can get much better performance and go from there.

Now that you’ve received advice which is excellent,  may I make  some additional suggestions. Most of us went this route of using a laptop either Mac or Windows and learned to squeeze out all the performance we could. In doing so consider your cable , a USB allows the DAC to utilize its clock Vs a coax. Even with diminishing return, higher level USB cables will provide better SQ. Try buying from a source that offers free trials and free returns on a cable purchase. Also sometimes USB isolation will improve sound quantity, but not always. Considering where you are, a Bluesound Node would give you the most bang for your dollar and leave you room to build on. Chers , Mike B. 

Thanks to all for your help… I figure i should provide an update of where I’m at. I bought a Wiim ultra, which is connected to the Mytek Liberty DAC / and it’s all up and running (no small feat for me!) I’m using the provided toslink cable which I think sounds mushy so I ordered upgraded cables to try out: Audioquest Cinnamon coaxial, USB and toslink. So far the only one to arrive is the USB and it sounds much cleaner and clearer than the in-the-box toslink. I’ve yet to compare it to CD or phono sound but I will…. One odd thing (odd to me anyway)… the Liberty software is on my MacBook Pro. So I need to connect the DAC to the MBP and open the Liberty app to change the input (from toslink to USB and vice versa). I can leave the DAC connected to the MBP when playing via toslink (and I assume coaxial?) but because the DAC only has one USB output I need to disconnect the DAC from the MBP (after changing the Liberty input on the MBP to USB)… only then can I plug the USB from the Wiim into the DAC (the DAC is no longer connected to the MBP) - and it plays through my system! I don’t get it but I guess once I decide on an output/cable for the Wiim it won’t matter because I won’t be going back and forth from one cable to another. Anyway, everyone’s comments have been very helpful. Thanks again.