After some difficulty I've finally managed to test 7.4 vs 7.3.2 (I am now testing 7.2.1 against both...)
here are the results: Soundcard is running @ 24/96 Stock SB3 + stock PSU Brightness = off volume fixed on MAX analogue outs SB-soundcard cable: Chord Signature. versions: ___________________________________________________________________________ SqueezeCenter StatusVersion: 7.3.2 - 24695 @ Mon Jan 19 18:55:04 PST 2009 Hostname: studio Server IP Address: 192.168.1.111 Server HTTP Port Number: 9000 Operating system: Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Platform Architecture: 586 Perl Version: 5.8.8 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt Total Players Recognized: 1 Player Model: squeezebox3 Firmware: 123 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.184 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:12:7d:2d Wireless Signal Strength: 93% _____________________________________________________________________________ SqueezeCenter StatusVersion: 7.4 - 25015 @ Sat Feb 14 01:04:11 PST 2009 Hostname: studio Server IP Address: 192.168.1.111 Server HTTP Port Number: 9000 Operating system: Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Platform Architecture: 586 Perl Version: 5.8.8 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt Total Players Recognized: 1 Player Model: squeezebox3 Firmware: 124 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.184 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:12:7d:2d Wireless Signal Strength: 91% __________________________________________________________________________ Results: tested FLAC as FLAC, FLAC as WAV/PCM, 16/44 and 24/96(obviously downsampled by SC) correlation in the range -88dB to -92dB in all tests I'm going to declare that a personal "no real difference" - it's certainly buried in the noise floor of the sb3! I will repeat the tests later using the digital out and my MF DAC... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60041 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
