Phil Leigh;484939 Wrote: > There is a very good reason why the default setting is to stream as > FLAC, namely that for most people this will minimise issues with wi-fi > bandwidth. > > I've long abandoned the SB3 as I now have a Touch and as far as I am > concerned the sound of the Touch (via s/pdif) is noticeably different > and better (for me) than the SB3. > > Several people in the past have been caught out by the Replaygain thing > (including myself and JS) which is why I mentioned it - you should check > that. > > > The storage format is irrelevant to sound quality (flac vs wav). > If you prefer to stream wav over flac that's fine. My data point is > that on the Touch (7.5/latest nightly firmware) via s/pdif there is no > audible or measurable difference to what comes out of my external DAC.
Correct, the sound on the touch will sound better than SB3 mainly because its using a better DAC compared to the SB3. maybe as you are using an external DAC should make a difference. The bandwidth issue has already been mentioned too. Thanks for the advice. -- Louishlomador ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Louishlomador's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34260 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71321 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
