Phil Leigh;377937 Wrote: > I've noticed a recent trend of repeated claims for FLAC vs WAV > streaming. I think it really is about time we nailed this once and for > all. Streaming WAV is not an option for me since the high-res > transcoding breaks (at least I think it does - not sure with the recent > changes in this space).
Yes Hi-Res does break using wav. At least with the current released version it does. The firmware inside the squeezebox does not know how to decode wav files beyond 16/44.1 or 16/48. Maybe it's the noisy XP PC vs a silent NAS is the difference he's hearing :) I tested very extensively by recording the digital feeds going to my active digital speakers with a S/PDIF recorder. I could recapture the original stream and diff it and it was 100% the same. Also recorded DTS and then played it back through. This was all with flac. Only thing not measured is jitter differences. Which is hard to believe would change between clocking out from the decoded buffers in the SB3 which OS is running on the server. If OP DAC is that sensitive maybe he should think about getting a better one. -- 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=57449 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
