SBGK wrote: > what's the chain ? > > flac -> sox -> aplay -> pcm -> kernel -> drivers -> device > > wav -> aplay -> pcm -> kernel -> drivers -> device > > so kernel and drivers see the same amount of data unless the sample > rates and/or bit depth are different, but then you're comparing apples > and pears.
I have no idea what your chains are based on, but they seem to completely ignore the network. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104227 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles