Phil Leigh Wrote: > > With server-side FLAC decompression (and accurate rips in the first > place), the only things that really count towards audible reproduction > quality are the DAC onwards parts of the a chain. >
This is a nitpick (and doesn't really have to do with the original topic - FLAC versus WAV), but I don't think this is quite correct. I agree the FLAC should decode perfectly (almost always) in the sense that it produces the correct string of bits. However problems begin the moment those bits are converted into an isynchronous signal - for example because the clock isn't perfect, and because the output isn't a perfect square wave. That all occurs before the DAC. It does seem to be true that the SB does a better job with this than all but very expensive CD transports. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21700 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
