I did originally post this in the beginner's section but it's probably more suited to here.
I'm considering converting my music collection to FLAC and using a number of slim devices (likely to be squeezebox classics) around the house to listen to the converted music library. However before I do that Im interested in understanding the potential sources of error, up until the point the music reaches the DAC, so that I can set up in the best way. The process is likely to be: Convert CDs to FLAC using (EAC or dbpoweramp which is most accurate?) Play FLAC from PC hard drive (probably will use NAS later) to eg squeezebox classic. SPDIF (coaxial) connecting squeezebox to my amp (containing the DAC) The one exception to this is one of my amps is the Pioneer SC-07 (LX81 in Europe) has the DLNA server built into it so will pull off the FLAC files directly. What sources of error will I have with this process? Eg. Will the network cables introduce error? If I plug the network cables via the router does that make any difference? Will the reading of the FLAC files by the hard drive introduce error? What errors does the squeezebox introduce in decoding the FLAC files? etc . If I upgrade my hard drive to a new drive at a later date and move across my music collection will that introduce error or will it be an exact match? Each of the slim devices has a quoted spec for jitter .. Im not clear on exactly what this means? Hopefully some of the many experts in this forum will be able to help with this. Thanks. -- yunti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yunti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26106 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60910
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