I am considering a NAS instead of using my PC since I would like to be able to play music without having my laptop/PC turned on.
At one forum I read someone saying that the sound from a PC/Mac based system was better (less jitter, I expect) than when running from a NAS or USB HDD to the SB Touch. >From my point of view a difference (if any) regarding jitter using a NAS vs. a PC would be that the CPU speed and perhaps RAM speed of the PC is higher and thus timing of the data stream could be more precise. However, I am no computer engineer and there could be many factors that make this much more complex than just this. I would like _those_who_have_experience_ with both types of setup to chime in on this - _especially_if_you_have_high_end_audio_gear_. I would also like those with deeper technical expertise to comment on any theoretical/technical explanations for any (or no) difference. My chain in the digital domain is as follows at the moment: FLAC files on an external HDD connected through eSATA to my (Windows) laptop running Logitech Media Server - ethernet - SB Touch (Fidelity Audio digital hardware mod) - Audio-gd Ref 7.1 DAC. I would like to change this to: Files on a NAS running LMS - ethernet - SBT - DAC. Above all: Please don't start a general discussion regarding jitter. Let's assume, that jitter does play a role in digital audio. However, I am open to experiences of no difference between using a NAS and a PC. In fact, I actually hope that there is no difference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LarsHP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=45997 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95276 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
