ncarver;659227 Wrote: > Finally got around to trying this mod. Created scripts to set and reset > all the relevant rtpriorities, then sat with a (Linux) laptop and > toggled the settings back and forth as desired while listening. > > Results: nothing at all. Not even the slightest hint of a possibility > of there being a difference in the sound. Tried some very extreme > settings and still heard no differences (except for when some made the > Touch unresponsive so it had to be power cycled). > > For reference, I am streaming flac files from the server (SBS) via > ethernet (wired), with the Touch connected via coax into a Wyred 4 > Sound DAC-1. > > By comparison, I have found that most every digital cable I have tried > between the Touch and DAC-1 affects the sound slightly (ah, but which > one is "correct"??). > > Running top shows the Touch cpu is generally 75-80% idle while playing > flac files, so I am not surprised that changing process priorities had > no effect.
Your W4S uses the same DAC as my Buffalo, ESS 9018. My findings are the same as yours - no difference. -- avr300 /avr300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ avr300's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21177 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89359 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
