The reverse is true for me, but it proves OP’s point. I have hearing loss, especially in high frequencies so anything over 15K is pretty much lost (30 kHz sample rate). But due to my hearing aids, anything 256 kbps or below makes my hearing aids go nuts in a way where it can get screechy or painful.
320 kbps is fine and I usually can’t discriminate between uncompressed and 320.
This is third mention of this exact issue with some of the same wording to come across my feed in 24 hours. Wondering what the genesis is.
This is a great thing about that USB C connector. It can be pretty universal, from low power delivery only to Thunderbolt 4. That’s also a problem, in that Thunderbolt 4 and low power delivery don’t have anything to do with each other than that connector.
An analogy that springs to mind is electrical plugs. In the US, the same Edison plug can be used to connect a 1 watt LED or a 1750 watt water kettle into the same outlet. Once could use 22 gauge wire perfectly safely, the other one could burn your house down if you did that.
Not worth the upgrade price. The audible difference between 96 / 24 and 192 /24 is negligible, if not non-existent.
If there are operational things that the Pro would give over the mini other than sample rate, then consider it.