P Floding;188195 Wrote: 
> You say WAV sounds better, but fail to mention on what system and any
> other context that might be useful to know.

I know it was a long post and it may seem hidden in the text but I did
state "WAV sounded a lot better than ALAC using only headphones out
from my Mac. "  Perhaps if you quantify what context you feel would be
useful I could attempt a more well rounded answer.

P Floding;188195 Wrote: 
> 
> Unless SB3 handles ALAC natively it will be translated to WAV (I
> believe) by SS before being sent to the SB.
Right.  Thanks for reaffirming that.

P Floding;188195 Wrote: 
> 
> Have you checked that you don't inadvertently convert any of the
> formats to compressed (on SlimServer)?

I feel that I am misunderstanding your question.  I mentioned that I am
not using the SB at this time, but I'll be sure to look into it when I
can access it.  In the meantime if anyone could field my hypothetical
question I'd appreciate it:
kphinney;188191 Wrote: 
> Why does WAV sound more crisp when compared to ALAC when played on the
> Mac?  When I stream ALAC or WAV to my SB3 will I hear a difference
> since the SS encodes as WAV for the SB?
> 
Best Regards.


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