Maybe the difference being compared is who provides the clock. When non-sync, locally stored music is played, the Squeezebox or Transporter provides the clock reference and requests data from Slimserver as it needs it. When multiple units are playing in sync and for most Internet radio, the server controls the speed at which the data is transmitted, but it still doesn't conrol the DAC clocks. Since the clocks are not locked, the SB or TP likely has to do an Asynchronous Sample Rate Conversion to prevent buffer underflow or overflow. This can be as simple as just dropping or duping samples, which can be fairly inaudible.
So maybe what is being compared is "normal" mode (with no ASRC) to "broadcast" mode (includes ASRC). I would think that the ASRC would give Internet radio the potential of sounding worse,,, -- Timothy Stockman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy Stockman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8867 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38363 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
