SOWK;132759 Wrote: > I have ripped all my CD's with iTunes to 44.1Khz/16bit .WAV > > 1. This should be 1:1 Bit perfect rips correct? > Maybe - depends on the drive you used for ripping, the condition of the CDs and how good iTunes is at dealing with errors. Typically people looking for perfect rips use something like EAC.
> > 2. If I had an HDCD ripped, would it retain the HDCD info? > I believe so, I've certainly seen people talk about playing HDCD from a Squeezebox - of course you'll need an offboard decoder to hear any difference. > > 3. What the heck is the 63 att / 0 Att tweak everyone is talking about? > And does it work for Digital Out at all? > Some people claim to hear a difference in the digital outputs when the analogue outputs are muted. Others claim there's no difference. The debate continues. > > 4. How can I make sure the analog outputs are muted, or better > disabled? > It shouldn't make any difference if there's nothing connected to them, but you can turn the analogue attenuation up to max and that essentially mutes them. Whether it makes any difference or not is up to your ears. See above. > > 5. should I go to slim server and uncheck everything except Wav to Wav > streaming conversion Just to make sure there is no conversions? There's no need. The default will convert to FLAC for streaming, which is a good thing as it reduces the bandwidth needed thus lowering the possibility of dropouts. Personally, I don't see any reason whatsoever to deal with WAV files on the server - convert them all to FLAC and be happy. -- radish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26923 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
