Are All Squeezebox �Digital Outs� Created Equal?

In a world where there are apparently no dumb questions, what follows could very well be the exception to the rule. I#8217;m considering buying a DAC/Inegrated Amp combo. To feed the DAC, I#8217;d take the #8220;Digital Out#8221; from a Squeezebox #8211; model TBD. My dumb question is

Re: Are All Squeezebox �Digital Outs� Created Equal?

Data integrity should be the same across the range, and should be 100% - that is bit perfect with the original data file on the server. As for 'quality', the S/PDIF standard relies on the device receiving the data recovering the clock from the datastream. Much has been written on this forum and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24/192 digital output?

Al Jones;434274 Wrote: When streaming 24/192 files from a NAS, will the digital outputs on my Transporter deliver true 24/192 to its digital outputs? Which NAS? Transcoding using SOX has been disables for the ReadyNAS because it simply does not have the processing power required for the job. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It ain't what you'd call minimal

Phil Leigh;434251 Wrote: there is no absolute truth. Really? How about: Music on good quality vinyl played on a well configured and well set up LP12 will always sound better than if recorded and played digitally at 16 bit / 44kHz. runs away -- Vereina

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It ain't what you'd call minimal

Vereina;435104 Wrote: Really? How about: Music on good quality vinyl played on a well configured and well set up LP12 will always sound better than if recorded and played digitally at 16 bit / 44kHz. runs away No flame suit or running required. At issue is the statement itself

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24/192 digital output?

I have not long since done a re-rip of the 2 channel MLP files on the Hotel California DVD-A. These files were unpacked and saved as wav files. There are a couple of things I have noticed. 1 - flac.exe will not compress these wav files to flac. My assumption is that flac.exe will only go as

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24/192 digital output?

FLAC goes up to 32/640 (http://flac.sourceforge.net/faq.html#general__samples). The fact that both flac and SC are unhappy with the WAV files suggests maybe there's something weird about them? -- radish radish's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24/192 digital output?

radish;435148 Wrote: FLAC goes up to 32/640 (http://flac.sourceforge.net/faq.html#general__samples). The fact that both flac and SC are unhappy with the WAV files suggests maybe there's something weird about them? When I transcode the files to 24/96 both flac.exe and Squeezecenter are

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It ain't what you'd call minimal

This type of exchange always both amuses me and perplexes me . One the one hand the creative process that takes place between a musician and the people in charge of the recording resulting in a finished product stands on its own as a statement of art. It will be judged on many levels, among them

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24/192 digital output?

Stratmangler;435090 Wrote: If Transporter could handle 24/192 files it would only be able to utilise its' built in DACs to process the stream - as soon as you try to take the conversion process offboard you are limited to 24/96. I'm not sure why you say this? While not common, there are

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24/192 digital output?

DCtoDaylight;435178 Wrote: ... While not common, there are units which do 24/192 over SPDIF. For a long time, the format spec set an upper limit at 24/96, but this is no longer the case... Which units offer that capability? -- sleepysurf main system: sb2 (with elpac linear psu)