maxrob200 wrote: > It is interesting to note that by posting an opinion that I have now > been relegated to the "imagining things" category. As mentioned > earlier, it was not so long ago that the general belief was that all > cables sounded the same or all that an amplifier had to do was > demonstrate " straight wire with gain", so why not differences in the > digital domain due to unforseen variables.
maxrob200, There's a world of difference between: 1. hearing a difference between .wav and .flac 2. "hearing" a difference when your SB is connected to Squeezecenter via a switch vs. direct connection. I don't personally hear (1) myself, although I've not done extensive testing, but I don't dismiss it as impossible; highly unlikely, IMHO, but not impossible. (2) is just not possible. Let me attempt an analogy. You, Sean, and myself are all sitting at a table with our laptops. They are not connected in anyway. I have an image file I want to send to you. Consider these two scenarios: 1. I write the file onto a USB key and slide it across the table to you. You read the file from the key and view it on your computer. 2. I write the file onto a USB key and slide it across the table to Sean who then slides it to you. You read the file from the key and view it on your computer. Do you think your computer will process the image file any differently in scenario (2) than it will in scenario (1)? Would you expect the image file to look any different in scenario (2) than it will in scenario (1)? I am Squeezecenter. You are a Squeezebox. Sean is a switch. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
