andynormancx;572443 Wrote: > I haven't seen anyone in this thread claim that it is impossible that > FLAC and PCM might sound different when decoded on a Touch. > > The black and white statements that have been made are: > > - FLAC decodes to exactly the same bits as the WAVE > - a difference between FLAC and PCM decoding has not yet been able to > be measured on the analogue out of the Touch > > But that isn't the same as saying that it isn't theoretically possible > that decoding FLAC and outputting on the analogue could sound subtly > different to PCM on the Touch. I don't think anyone has stated that > they believe it is impossible that the different load of decoding FLAC > -could- somehow introduce some extra noise.
I Agree with all of that + I would add the digital output to the assertion. Has anyone actually measured the Touch CPU load for PCM vs FLAC? I can't believe it's very different... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - 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), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
