PhilNYC;192999 Wrote: > It depends on how you have the File Types set up in Slimserver. You can > have it convert Apple Lossless files to either FLAC, MP3, or WAV, and I > believe the default converts it to FLAC. > > I do perceive a slight but noticeable improvement in sound quality when > using ALAC-to-WAV over ALAC-to-FLAC....
OK, I'm skeptical, but it's more plausible since at least the packets sent to the SB are different. The issue here was different - it was whether you hear a difference between ALAC->WAV and WAV->WAV, or between ALAC->FLAC and WAV->FLAC. CardinalFang, of course it's possible there's a bug in ALAC decoding, but it would be pretty strange for it to result in a subtle degradation of sound quality (as opposed perhaps to a click like what you heard). Anyway this can be easily checked - just play an ALAC file and record the S/PDIF stream from the SB digital out, then compare that to the original. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34122 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
