Sean,
Let me first apologize for the post I made on AudioAsylum. I should have taken my thoughts here first and was unaware that it would cause a stir. I've asked the folks that run that forum to remove my post, and hopefully they will.
The sonic differences we heard are entirely subjective and not easily quantifiable, but were easily noticed by all of the folks in attendance. Terms such as 'boxy sounding' and 'compressed' were used, but there is no way to attach a measurable metric to this. I would like to be more specific if there are ways you can advise to do so. We were mostly just surprised that we heard any differences at all since our expectations were that flac vs PCM should yield identical results. That all said, I will take time this weekend to check through the system setup and make sure that the differences we hear aren't due to any other factors.
In the meantime, I've posted a retraction to my comment on AudioAsylum to hopefully alleviate any harm it may have done. I was naive to think that my comment would be taken in a smaller context and the result was certainly not my expectation.
Ken
Sean Adams wrote:
I have and enjoy both my SB1 and the new SB2 I received, but noted that we could indeed hear audible differences between the two types of streaming. I was (and are still) hoping that this information would be taken constructively by the Slim Devices folks.
Ken,
This information is actually not helpful - you need to tell us what you're hearing or give some measurements or a test case which demonstrates an objective difference. Even a subjective listening test would be helpful, but only if done scientifically and with double-blind controls.
I've got s/pdif and analog audio analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, function generators, frequency counters, dozens of sets of receivers and speakers to test with, and a pair of ears. Any problem you can identify could be measured here, but you have to tell us what it is.
Sean
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