mmg_fan;164563 Wrote: > Hi > Can someone tell me if I should notice any improvement in audio quality > using a Squeezebox listening to my music library (saved in apple > lossless format) vs analog out from my Mac direct to my receiver?
The DAC in a Squeezebox is almost certainly better than whatever is in a Mac. It is also farther away from random noise that is within a computer. Somewhere earlier today someone asked why Internet Radio sounds so much better on his SB than on iTunes... meaning the quality difference is noticable on 128k mp3 streams. > > What about wireless vs direct (ethernet) connection? > There would be no quality difference with a Squeezebox on wireless vs wired: the only difference is robustness. Wireless networks are more likely to drop a packet due to interference, but, then, some packet loss is covered up by TCP and buffers. You would only notice it if the loss was for more than an instant, usually from Microwave ovens, cordless phones and neighboring systems. No quality loss in traditional sense (you won't here static like a radio), but signal loss if the interference is bad enough. > > And would there be a substantial difference if I invested in a good > external dac? > Depends on your ears. -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30892 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
