Robin Bowes;366978 Wrote: > 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.
Hate to clue you but #1 and #2 are identical and purely imagined. -- mswlogo XP > Cat5 > Transporter > SPDIF > Meridian G68 > DSP6000, DSP5500HC, DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian G91 > DSP5000 'My Transporter Setup' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=350741&postcount=45) 'Hitch Hikers Guide to Meridian' (http://www.meridianunplugged.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55950 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
