I'd just like to point out something that I haven't seen mentioned before (in this or any other thread where the audibility of things like different servers, or even different ethernet cables, is discussed). The data that arrives at the Squeezebox player does so via TCP/IP. Therefore *there is no guarantee that the packets even arrive in the correct order* - the TCP/IP stack in the Squeezebox deals with this and rebuilds the data stream appropriately.
It should therefore be absolutely obvious that there can be no subtle effect that is down to anything in the digital domain upstream of the Squeezebox. *IF* there is an audible difference between a PC and a NAS as server, *AND* all the settings (replaygain et al) are identical, *THEN* you must look at the environmental domain (ie. RFI and/or ground plane noise somehow making its way into the Squeezebox) for an explanation. In your house PC brand X may produce less RFI than NAS brand Y, while in my house it could be the other way round. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95276 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
