snarlydwarf;218360 Wrote: > If that were so, then DTS etc would not pass through.
That doesn't really tell us much, because two different sources can both pass DTS (e.g. Sb3 and Transporter), yet still sound different. But it brings up another point I didn't see mentioned by Mr. Pig, whether the volume is set to max (digital outputs fixed), and whether replay gain is being used/not. Those oversights WILL keep DTS from being passed, as well as affecting the SNR*. It should make more of a difference than the stream format used, and has been shown on a scope, whereas tests of stream format didn't produce major differences in measured jitter**. In practice I don't notice the effects of the volume control and use them for convenience, but if you're comparing it to a cd player you should at least do the things proven to increase performance. * http://mysite.verizon.net/forumwebspace/RightMark/Test%20Reports/Volume.htm ** http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15882&highlight=jitter+measurements -- Skunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37251 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
