pablolie;185812 Wrote: > Decoding straightforward algorithms is nothing for a modern CPU > loadwise. This stuff is merely a matter of never starving the buffer of > the unit that truly converts things into sound, i.e. analog....
You seem to be missing the point entirely - did you read the thread? I fully agree with you that there is almost certainly no such effect, but some people regard as reasonable the possibility that the increased CPU load due to processing FLAC could cause EMI which degrades the sound quality, and as a possible reason to use WAV and/or explain perceived differences in uncontrolled listening tests. I'm pointing out that we have no reason to think CPU load is actually heavier for FLAC, or that any of that processing matters relative to other CPU tasks such as generating the display. My example of wireless versus wired was to show that if we worry about CPU load, why not worry about that as well? What about the phase of the moon? After all, tidal forces at full and new moons will pull more strongly on vertically oriented interconnects, resulting in increased distortion. The only solution I can see is an anti-gravity device - I'm working on it! As for jitter, the SB design is clearly and demonstrably superior to any S/PDIF implementation. The data is buffered via much faster than real-time asynchronous transmission which is essentially immune to bit errors, and then played out with a local crystal oscillator. This equals the theoretical best possible jitter elimination performance of an external DAC connected either via S/PDIF or wordclock (of course there could still be differences in the analogue stage, power supply, etc.). -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32999 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
