[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best compression option

2005-09-20 Thread abdomen
One more thing to consider: A result of FLAC being decoded on the SB2 itself is that it enables fast forward and rewind within tracks. -- abdomen ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinf

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best compression option

2005-09-20 Thread Maditude
> For instance, why Flac over WMA lossless? Flac can be decoded directly by the squeezebox, which means less traffic on your network. WMA needs to be decoded on the server, and the now-uncompressed audio is piped to the squeezebox. -- Maditude ___ a

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best compression option

2005-09-20 Thread jth
Well lossless is lossless, so presumably everything should be the same quality no matter what you choose. If you are decoding on the server, choose whatever you like. If you want to let the SB2 decode, use FLAC since it is the only lossless format supported in hardware at the moment, although I t