sckramer wrote: > I prefer feeding the client PCM (WAV) only, for all file types, even for > mp3, then the CPU is practically idle, it just has to read it out to the > PCM->i2s chip
It might minimize userspace CPU load, but it increases I/O load due to having to transfer and load double the amount of data. For mp3, doing the decoding on the server might actually make sense, as you can use better software. "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
