touchup wrote: > > cfraser wrote: > > touchup: are you absolutely sure you're decoding the FLACs on your > > server? If I don't, *then* I can hear a diff, but otherwise: nope, > > sounds like the WAVs (which I also keep for everything). Edit: because > > of course, the server is sending the *exact* same data to the SBT in > > both cases when the FLACs are converted server side. FLACs are NOT > > converted to WAV/PCM in real time, they are converted well before the > > data is actually needed to be played. > > > > I'm using a Bryston DAC/pre/amps->Maggies (wired ethernet, linear PS, > > and very importantly the display *persistently* OFF, etc.). I can easily > > hear the diffs between the settings etc. that people post. This is a > > feature that I really like, because there's really nothing I can do to > > significantly change the sound out of my disc transports (Sonic > > Frontiers/Oppo), I get what they give into the same DAC. > > > > > > Because they take up less drive space, I initially had a lot of CD's > > ripped to FLACs, assuming they would sound the same as WAVs. FLAC files > > were decoded on the server. But I forgot to convert a few WAVs to FLAC > > prior to copying them to my network drive. That's how I found out that > > WAVs at least to my ears sound so consistently better. I cannot explain > > why. I know it shouldn't, but there it is.> > > > I really agree with the display off and have found that channel > reversal by placing the back towards the speakers also sounds much > better. At least turn off the display or the results are tragic. > > zz
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