mervin_b;624272 Wrote: > There seems to be a never-end source of replies claiming bit-perfect = > bit-perfect = no possible audio differences possible. > > If the bit-perfect stream is captured back to audio data, then yes, > bit-perfect would mean the data captured will be identical to the > original data. However the bit stream here is usually processed through > a digital receiver and dac, neither of which regenerate the bit stream, > hence timing variations (jitter) can and will degrade the resulting > analog signal. > > A crude analogy in musical terms is that bit-perfect may mean > "note"-perfect, but timing is off (fast/slow, jittery, wow+flutter), > then the music will not sound good.
Absolutely, bit-perfectness is merely one of the long list of pre-requisites. -- michael123 Please fix http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16814 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ michael123's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86762 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
