Simon wrote:
Thanks for the info Robin, that is a very useful breakdown of the
process. Is streaming the data across to the SB2 much the same as
reading a CD?
No.
The data is transmitted to the SB2 over TCP/IP. You can be absolutely
certain that it is transmitted accurately, or you will be notified of an
error (lost contact with server, etc.)
If so the differences in sound quality between different
transports is well documented; disk copies never play as well as their
orginal counterparts, and dirty CDs also make for poor playback,
although you could argue that data is data. Passing all those ones and
zeros around is never completely without loss and error.
You're missing the point.
Passing the ones and zeros around from the server to the client will
occur entirely without error. All of the errors you describe above are
as a result of errors in reading the bitstream from physical media.
With the Squeezebox, the bitstream is stored in digital form. You can
guarantee that every time you play it (all other things being equal) it
will sound the same.
The point I am trying to get you to understand is that you will
absolutely get exactly the same sound from streaming a .flac to a
squeezebox as PCM vs. streaming a .wav file.
> As for the
disk space,it is no great penalty these days.
And the convenience of tags?
Still not convinced but trying to keep an open mind.
Keep trying... :)
R.
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