dSw Wrote: > Not so sure about that. WAV is a computer data file format. Yes, it does > contain PCM data but the key word there is 'contain'. As far as I know, > the data that gets passed to the DAC or the digital conenction is in > PCM format. > > I would agree that FLAC undergoes slightly more processing in that it > has to be decompressed, but in my eyes ordinary WAV files still need to > be "processed". > > At the end of the day, lossless is lossless, no matter what the > format.
In theory any lossless format should sound the same. In practice, for some unknown reason, a couple of people -me included- have reported to hear a fairly dramatic improvement in sound quality if FLAC is unpacked on the server side (so the SB receives WAV). Why that would be is unanswered. Also, if the effect exists, it is possible it is software version dependent. BTW, someone earlier reported a sucessful blind test for identifying FLAC vs. WAV. -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22936 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
