[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct connection to PC
Is there any advantage in making an ethernet connection directly to the PC versus connecting via a hub or router, other than the fact that connecting to the router gives an extra connection ? Anyone noticed any difference in sound quality ? Just wondered before I go and make a crossover cable to try it. Colin -- Colin Reilly Colin Reilly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1089 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36565 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct connection to PC
Colin Reilly wrote: Is there any advantage in making an ethernet connection directly to the PC versus connecting via a hub or router, other than the fact that connecting to the router gives an extra connection ? No, it will make zero difference. Wiring direct rather than using WiFi can improve the sound, especially if you are using 802.11b rather than faster 802.11g, but its usually binary, you get dropouts or evil things if the link is not good enough, so when the sound is working, changing the network is not going to improve the quality. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct connection to PC
Colin Reilly;212321 Wrote: Is there any advantage in making an ethernet connection directly to the PC versus connecting via a hub or router, other than the fact that connecting to the router gives an extra connection ? Yes, if you do it that way, you won't be able to use Squeezenetwork unless your PC is on. It also complicates your network setup (now your PC is on two networks and needs to route). Anyone noticed any difference in sound quality ? Just wondered before I go and make a crossover cable to try it. It would make zero difference in sound quality. Ethernet is not an audio cable. Data is sent in packets, each with error checking, and retransmitted until it is correct. You will see this with a hub, switch, router or cable... it will behave the same way. But not using a hub means you will need to figure out routing on the PC so that you can listen to anything other than local music. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36565 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct connection to PC
Thanks for the replies. I understand how data works, I just wasn't sure if the extra connection might make any difference, but it makes sense. My music server is plugged into a wired router along with the SB3. That is all that is on that network. I have a separate wireless network for my computers. I had the SB3 on my computer network, but it kept dropping out due to the fact that there were two hops involved and the wireless router was in the basement, so I wired it to the other router and it now works perfectly. Just mulling things over guys. I'm always looking for ways to improve the sound quality. Colin -- Colin Reilly Colin Reilly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1089 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36565 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
