Do a forum search this has been debated to no end :) the forum is full of them .
But the gist of it is as long as the network can fill the players buffer it does not matter it is totally asynchronous . That is in fact one of the main points with having a squeezebox it's sound quality is totally decoupled from the server . The Touch buffers up to >30 seconds of a 16/44 flac so you can test it with no network by simply pulling the plug . And if you are at the end of a playlist the buffer IS full and nothing more is sent from the server . I never heard the last 40 seconds of my files sounding radically better ? Jitter is not a real issue in the network interface. And is often used as a catch all phrase for just about anything mysterius in the audiophile folklore ? Most sources may have jitter on the spdiff and Toslink but very rarely on levels that are close to what's considered audible in controlled tests . especially modern components . Spdiff may be a conduit for electrical noise in some setups . Spdiff is theoretically better but in practice it can be the Tos links that works best in some setups . I'm using the spdiff out to the equipment you see in my signature . I have used A desktop PC pentium4 dual core Win-XP and Ubuntu , A single core via 7 mini itx ClarkConnect linux and Now a HP microserver 36L dual core amd low power cpu with ClearOS linux . I'm using the spdiff out to the equipment you see in my signature . However the faster machine will give a much better experience with user interfaces Pad apps and foremost transcoding . When you shop for a NAS get one with x86 architechture, so thaat SoX and FLAC and LAME will work fast without much strain for the CPU . For example transcoding the ocasional 24/192 file to a Touch or the more common 24/96 files for use with a boom or duet . One of the best tweaks is to not have the PC/NAS close to the hifi system as none of those things are silent (what ever the manufacturer claims ) . Do not use screened ethernet cables as these are a way for noise transmission and ground loops in many cases . Do read some of the old treads . People that are far more knowledgeable than me have gone to great lengths to explain why the server won't matter a tiny bit re sq For enlightenment and fun read this old tread . http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?93257-Win-7-Optimisations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 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
