aubuti wrote: > Well it definitely does not play a role in the transmission of the data > via ethernet (or wifi) between the pc/NAS and the SB. TCP/IP has no > "timing" beyond making sure that enough data gets to the SB on time to > avoid dropouts (and keeping in mind the Touch's reasonably large > buffer). If you want to assume that jitter plays a role in TCP/IP then > you won't have a fact-based discussion.
LarsHP wrote: > 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. As aubuti correctly points out, there is no aspect of a datastream being "precise" when it comes to TCP/IP getting the data from the computer/NAS to the TOUCH via eithernet or WIFI. It either arrives or doesn't. If it doesn't, there won't be subtle sound quality differences; rather there will be dropouts, buffering, etc. Be careful when reading internet audiophile forums. Much of the discussion is entirely wrong when it comes to how a squeezebox system works. To be fair, the incorrect info is in many cases a "carryover" effect from folks assuming the old problems of "soundcards inside a computer" are still applicable to a SB player. And as I hope you understand now, this is simply NOT the case. p.s. I started with a ReadyNAS duo for my SB server and it worked, but it was painfully underpowered, so things like browsing my music collection (about 70,000 tracks) was painfully slow. Scanning the music was painfully slow (all day versus 30-40 minutes). My vortexbox servers (which are simply low-powered computers without keyboards or monitor) are extremely fast on all accounts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 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
