Denny, You are correct about data being handled without error on computers. If in the very rare case there is an error some part of the system crashes! Information Technology is based on error detection and correction, buffering and asynchronous transfer. This differs from the audio world where things tend to be synchronous and therefore less than reliable, and it's not obvious when there is a problem.
Even though data is "streamed" to a squeeze player it is still asychronous i.e. sent in packets. If a packet is faulty it gets resent. This process happens so quickly that the buffer on the player doesn't get empty and the music goes on uninterrupted. The only areas of debate are where signals get converted into numbers (recording, mastering, ADC) and where the numbers get converted into signals (domestic player or transport e.g. SB3, Transporter). In between these stages - where only numbers exist - there is no debate that lossless formats like FLAC describe the same information as CD or WAV. Hence if FLAC and WAV sound different the cause must be something affecting the physical player - differences in RFI from network activity, differences in noise from on-board processing etc. - or (very likely this is the reason) psychological factors. Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 / Inguz -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 Dell laptop -> JVC UX-C30 mini system ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39113 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
