Julf wrote: > Any specific reasons to prefer WAV? I think the general view is that > with lower-end processors (such as those in the squeezeboxes) that don't > have dedicated I/O processors the additional network load caused by the > wasted bits in WAV files causes more CPU load (and thus theoretically > sound degradation) than the FLAC decoding, and the usual WAV problems of > lack of tagging standards etc. are always a hassle.
For me, there's no hassle tagging WAV files. I use dBpoweramp to tag the WAV files and LMS/Squeezebox Touch has no problem reading them. And the choice to stream PCM over FLAC was simply to avoid FLAC decoding on the Touch. I never heard before that WAV files cause more CPU load than FLAC decoding. Maybe I'll have to reconsider and perform another listening test. I wonder if John's new design will behave differently. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ edwardian's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55804 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99088 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
