adamdea;577179 Wrote:
> In a nutshell
> 1 there is no rational reason why wi fi cannot stream data as
> accurately as a wired connection
> 2 some people think they can hear a difference in the music played by
> the different routes through a Touch though.
> 3 the explanation posited seems to be that the wifi receiver (and
> possibly the processor) has to try very hard and that this might make
> the touch handle the wireless stream worse than wired ethernet stream
> even if the two streams are themselves identical
> 4 early generation wifi suffered from unreliability and drop out which
> lead to the standard mantra being that you shouldn't use wifi for high
> quality audio.
> 5 some people don't hear any difference and attribute the suggestion
> that there is a difference to expectation bias. ("Do these big black
> speakers sound a) dark, b) bright?")
> 6 similar considerations apply to a whole raft of other possible tweaks
> (offboard flac conversion, turning off extraneous processor functions
> etc and possibly to others such as turning off analogue/digital outs).
> Personally I listen over wifi because I can't be bothered to re-wire,
> and have separate mains spurs powering the hifi so I doubt powerline
> will work. If i go to the trouble of installing cat 5e throughout my
> house I probably not bother to A/B afterwards anyway because it will be
> too late by then. By my guess even if wired is better
> a. you could reproduce the same result by having a second wireless
> router thingy wired to the touch. I may try this.
> b. most people who currently strongly prefer wired connection would not
> like that idea at all for a variety of reasons which will range from
> metaphysics to quantum field theory and all of which may be true.
> Basically if you don't already know what you think before listening I
> bet you will still be unsure after. I
Number 2 should read:
Some systems do show improvements depending which route was chosen
others not. The more revealing your system the earlier you'll hear it.
Or: Some DACs are that great that source associated flaws won't make a
difference anymore.
Or: Check the batteries of your hearing aid.
But: It's not about "thinking of hearing something"!
I am sure those discussions will go on forever. Every 2nd thread over
ends up like that.
Enjoy. (I do!)
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