ralphpnj wrote: > > > The reason why tagged files sound worse than untagged files is because > of the added load on the CPU that tagging presents. With an untagged wav > or aiff file the musical data flows uninterrupted, whereas with a tagged > wav or aiff file the CPU must interrupt the flow of the musical data to > read and process the tag information (data). This interruption happens > at regular intervals, hence the typewriter like sound that one hears, > provided of course that one is a highly trained, golden eared > audiophile. >
A theory that is easy to prove with sighted evaluations. Good luck finding audible evidence of it by proper scientific means. Back in the days of 286s, CPUs may have actually been that limited in terms of CPU power. In reality, there are many interruptions to the musical data flow at some stages of processing. There are other standard features of audio interfaces called buffers that prevent them from having audible effects. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104227 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
