kphinney;184566 Wrote: > From what I understand in the forums SS->SB transport is done in WAV > (please correct me if I'm wrong).
ALAC can be transcoded to WAV or FLAC losslessly. WAV incurs a bandwidth penalty, FLAC is compressed so saves on bandwidth over WAV - it's roughly similar in compression to ALAC. > Does this mean that files encoded as AIFF do not need to be preprocessed > by SS and decoded by the SB? Yes, the SB can decode AIFF natively. Unfortunately tags may be a problem. iTunes apparently supports tagging AIFF, but I'm not sure if SlimServer can read the AIFF tags. Experiment. > Likewise, if I have intermittent spotty signal dropouts in my wireless > would the larger AIFF file be subjected to more transmission failures? Yes, transcoding to WAV or sending AIFF is the worst-case scenario for wireless bandwidth. 1411 kbps for CD sources. FLAC and ALAC will be around 1000 kbps, often lower. Someone suggested "Max" as a Mac ripper program supporting FLAC. I'm not a Mac person myself so I have no idea if it'll meet your needs. http://sbooth.org/Max/ -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33182 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
