rotho;485965 Wrote: 
> That's also what I understood from his last post, but seems to
> contradict his earlier findings concerning SBS vs Tiny SC.
> Anyway, let's wait for his answer on that subject!
> 
> I admit that I am a bit shocked by these tests, because I am currently
> in the process of ripping my entire collection (2000 CDs) in FLAC
> format. Should I stop right now and use PCM instead? As I am using a Mac
> platform, I suppose I would get AIFF files. Would that be different from
> WAV files, regarding audio quality? And what are the tagging
> possibilities with such file format?

No you can carry on - FLAC is fine as a storage medium - the best
choice.

Much depends on the following:

1) are you planning on using TinySC or a seperate server capable of
transcoding FLAC to WAV? if so, there is no issue

2) are you going to use an external DAC? if so, there is no issue


-- 
Phil Leigh

You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W -
MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x
LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue
Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables
Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85
View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70979

_______________________________________________
Touch mailing list
Touch@lists.slimdevices.com
http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch

Reply via email to