> Hi Robin > I don't think that I am imagining it. I did read somewhere that the > quality of the switch does effect overall audio performance due to > inadequate transfer speeds or similar delays. > I have listened to both combinations and there is definitely better > audio playback when connected directly just to the NAS > Reply With Quote
I don't know about the other claims, but I can absolutely guaran-damn-tee you that there will be no subtle differences in sound quality from your network connection. It's packetized data with error correction. Either it delivers correct bits fast enough or it doesn't. If you get failures, they will be extremely obvious. If it's not obviously failing, it's not failing -at all-. I suppose there's some very vague chance of poor grounding in the switch or something. That strikes me as damn unlikely, but you could try wireless to see if there's any difference. The chances are enormously higher, though, that you're just convincing yourself there's a difference when there isn't. The other changes are a bit more plausible, since they're more directly connected to the output circuits, but remember that blind testing is the only way to know for sure. "Sighted" testing, where you know which signal is which, is simply unreliable for audio. -- Malor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55950 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
