Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-30 Thread kai
I'd expect that a 96 khz FLAC converted to 320 kbps mp3 might sound even better than converted to an 48 khz FLAC, but I never tried. Thus 320 kbps mp3 might be an option to play your HD audio files on an SB3. -- kai kai's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-30 Thread Robin Bowes
kai wrote: I'd expect that a 96 khz FLAC converted to 320 kbps mp3 might sound even better than converted to an 48 khz FLAC, but I never tried. Thus 320 kbps mp3 might be an option to play your HD audio files on an SB3. Er, why? R. ___ audiophiles

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-30 Thread Phil Leigh
kai;263999 Wrote: I'd expect that a 96 khz FLAC converted to 320 kbps mp3 might sound even better than converted to an 48 khz FLAC, but I never tried. Thus 320 kbps mp3 might be an option to play your HD audio files on an SB3. This is about as unlikely as things get...but please try it and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-30 Thread kai
You're probably right. I forgot that good old mp3 - unlike newer lossy codecs - only supports sampling rates up to 48 khz. -- kai kai's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6608 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-29 Thread pablolie
Gibson78;261974 Wrote: Opinions are solicited on whether streaming uncompressed files into an SB3 fed via its analog outs into an Onkyo A-9555 2 channel amp into a pair of Aperion 633-T tower speakers (all budget but good stereo stuff) would really sound different than, say, 320 kbps mp3s.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-25 Thread probedb
Robin Bowes;262013 Wrote: Gibson78 wrote: Opinions are solicited on whether streaming uncompressed files into an SB3 fed via its analog outs into an Onkyo A-9555 2 channel amp into a pair of Aperion 633-T tower speakers (all budget but good stereo stuff) would really sound different

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-24 Thread Robin Bowes
Gibson78 wrote: Opinions are solicited on whether streaming uncompressed files into an SB3 fed via its analog outs into an Onkyo A-9555 2 channel amp into a pair of Aperion 633-T tower speakers (all budget but good stereo stuff) would really sound different than, say, 320 kbps mp3s. My guess

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-24 Thread opaqueice
Gibson78;261974 Wrote: Opinions are solicited on whether streaming uncompressed files into an SB3 fed via its analog outs into an Onkyo A-9555 2 channel amp into a pair of Aperion 633-T tower speakers (all budget but good stereo stuff) would really sound different than, say, 320 kbps mp3s.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-24 Thread tomjtx
opaqueice;262052 Wrote: It's pretty tough to tell the difference between 320 MP3 and uncompressed on any gear. In my experience being able to do so has much more to do with knowing what MP3 compression artifacts sound like and choosing passages the encoder has difficulty with than anything

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades

2008-01-23 Thread Gibson78
Opinions are solicited on whether streaming uncompressed files into an SB3 fed via its analog outs into an Onkyo A-9555 2 channel amp into a pair of Aperion 633-T tower speakers (all budget but good stereo stuff) would really sound different than, say, 320 kbps mp3s. My guess (and I will