linuxtx, The SB3 will play or pass files up to 48kHz-24bit. When playing 96kHz files, it apparently decimates the stream by dropping every other sample, to make it look like 48kHz before being converted to analog. I think this is done without a good 24kHz filter, as I think 96kHz files sound like they have significantly more noise than the same track down-sampled to 48kHz outside of Slimserver, using a tool such as Audacity or DBpowerAMP.
This "down-sampling" appears to be done before the digital output, as the same effect is occuring on the digital outputs as well as the analog output. In a nutshell - if you want to listen to 96kHz-sampled tracks then get a Transporter. -Ron -- Ron F. *Squeezebox setup:* wireless SB3 -> CI Audio VDA.2 DAC + VAC.1 PSU *Main rig:* NAD 7600 + NAD 2600A -> Phase Tech PC-6.5 speakers *Headphone rig:* Headroom Max -> Sennheiser 650s *Other stuff:* NAD C542 CDP, NAD 6300 Tape, Monster 5100 Power conditioner, Outlaw Audio cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron F.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5616 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35775 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
