Just want to clear one part of this up: with the correct File Types settings, WAV definitely streams as PCM whilst FLAC definitely streams as FLAC.
I use a special custom_convert.conf file that upsamples FLAC but not WAV and I can see on the display on my TACT exactly what is happening. WAV streams as PCM and FLAC streams as FLAC. A quick Audiodiffmaker test on an SB3 (analogue outputs recorded at 24/192) using the Linn Sanctus file (16/44.1) saved to disk and streamed as both flac and wav gives a -83dB correlation which is pretty good given the noise floor of the SB3 analogue outs. In other words, no difference. This is with SBS 7.5, FW 130. I'm going to install 7.2.1 on another PC and repeat the test. By the way, please don't suggest that the Audiodiffmaker software might not pick up tiny differences - it is trivial to prove that the software works "perfectly" - give it 2 identical files and it produces digital silence. change just one sample in one of the files and it detects it! You can change the gain or the sample rate/time offset/length of one of the files and it will still find that one sample. It's really very good. My audio card can repeatedly detect the tiny rise in the SB3 noise floor with brightness on 2 vs brightness on 3 so that's out of the equation too. It will take a while to do the 7.2.1 test... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (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 Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71321 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
