Archimago wrote: > Interesting comment about the MP3 decoding on the SB units. I assume the > ARM-based Touch/Radio should have better decoding algorithm than the > earlier SB3/Boom/Transporter IP3k-based devices? > > Indeed. Not all MP3 encoders were created equal so one can't say modern > LAME is equal to Fraunhoffer (for example) at the same bitrate...
Unfortunately not , Touch is similar ,but this is not evident on all material . there was a tread where a guy offered test files for it too . This is really a tiny effect . This is also true for most small mobile devices , but you never connect those to a real hifi and you never notice . That was actually one of the good things with you mp3 test it bypassed the built in decoders in squeezeboxes . A thought to to guys developing new player software and OS . Try with the LAME encoder/decoder it uses much more CPU than SoX if the fpu unit is not so good ( or maybe they compile it without floating point math :) ). It can actually take more CPU to decode lossy formats . None of the lossles formats are affected in this way on the players. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101386 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
