Phil Leigh Wrote: > seems like we have lively discussion 3 fronts: > > 1) is there anything audibly special about fw15? >
After fw15 the volume curve was changed to provide more resolution on the low end. This used a wider multiplier and a bug was immediately reported in the calculation of the LSB. It was later fixed by using an 8-bit multiplier on the higher end, and several people who were hearing the bug before have confirmed the fix. You can't simply A/B with the old firmware because the levels are different. Running firmware 15 is definitely NOT recommended as we do not test old revs with current versions of slimserver. > > 2) can everyone really hear the effects of polarity on a wide selection > of real music? > I can't - anyone? > > 3) is there something audibly different about server side vs client > side flac decoding? > Notwithstanding possible issues at track transitions, client-side decoding is bit-correct, as is easily verifiable with a s/pdif sound card. Nobody can say what someone else can or can't hear but I will eat my hat if claims that client-side FLAC sounds different would hold up in a blind test. -- seanadams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23706 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
