Veggen, Sox will handle 16 bit and 32 bit streams, but what I have read on the web is that it will not preserve 24 bit data! I did not read anything to indicate that 24 bit streaming had ever been added to it.
However, if the flac codec can do sample-size conversion, then maybe the first stage is to convert to wave with 32 bit samples using flac, then pipe to sox, which filters/resamples using 32 bit data, and then pipe to flac which converts back to 24 bit samples. That actually makes sense, as then sox is less likely to make rounding errors. That said, as DCtoDaylight pointed out, it would still be necessary for Slimserver to indicate whether it was streaming to an SB3 or a transporter. I don't think there is a way to code rules in convert.conf that are context-sensative in that regard. That is actually the bigger problem. If Slimserver could do that, then we could send the 96 KHz stream to the Transporter, and a 48 KHz filtered version to the SB3. That would be nice. As to what good is 96 KHz sampling - I am not sure. I know that I cannot hear beyond about 15 KHz. But the higher sample rate might offer something else, such as better timing information between the left and right channels. I don't know. -Ron -- Ron F. *Squeezebox setup:* wireless SB3 -> CI Audio VDA.2 DAC + VAC.1 PSU *Main rig:* NAD 7600 + NAD 2600A -> Phase Tech PC-6.5 speakers *Headphone rig:* Headroom Max -> Sennheiser 650s *Music Server:* Nano-ITX computer running SlimCD + 750 GByte HDD -> Netgear wireless router *Other stuff:* NAD C542 CDP, NAD 6300 Tape, Monster 5100 Power conditioner, Outlaw Audio cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron F.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5616 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36240 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
