There is more than one possible difference. Yes, the bits could be different - though it isn't hugely likely and if the bits are bad you're more likely to hear pops or crackles than a subtle loss of sound quality, IMHO.
If you're comparing the SB with a CD player, both feeding the same DAC, the topic to read up on is "jitter" - lots of discussion on that here. It could well be that the CD player is injecting more jitter into the bit stream to the DAC, and if the DAC isn't good at rejecting it (some are better than others, it seems) you will hear a quality difference. Ceejay -- ceejay ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31203 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
