Yes any squeezebox at 100% volume automatically pads the 16bit word with 8 bits making it 24bit .
The spdif standard is so that if the DAC can't handle it, it disregards the 8 extra bit's, so this is within the spdif spec still compatible with all DAC's . *96/44.1=2.176870748* This means that the algoritm making 96k must "guess" fill in the blanks and possibly throw away some info. Think the other way around converting back the 24/96 file that originated with a 16/44.1 to 16/44.1 would you get the same file back again ? given that you not used dither for up-sampling . Her I may talk out the wrong bodily orifice but dither is commonly agreed to be needed when down-sampling not up-sampling, at least by professionals. I might not be correct about this , some insight from people who really knows are welcome ? (disregard all audiophile opinion's and anecdotes about it, it is not information). I can't imagine a 88.2/96 ready external DAC *NOT* upsampling (oversampling) by default ! every 96/192 DAC's I seen upsample all incomming signals exactly to avoid the brick wall filter with 44.1k. That is why they used 96k or 192k chips in the first place to use after their up-sampling filter ? not to be compatible with the 0.0000001% HD music market ? Same goes for CD palyer with 96k or better DAC's it may be called oversampling but the idea is the same, this has been around since the 1990's . Sorry that I have not yet tinkered with convert.conf files or added a customconvert.conf I'm just clueless? btw depending on platform such simple things as permissions ? is sbs allowed to read your file ? -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4 Contour Center, and Contour 1.3SE rear ch. Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) PLEASE FIX BUG 112 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82672 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
