Quoting Jim McCall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Is there any advantage with Apple Lossless files using a SB2 vs. SB1? > well, if you can handle uncompressed over your wireless setup, or have it wired, then SB1 will be less intense as far as CPU since it only uncompresses without having to compress back to wav (unless you disable aac->flc for sb2). The analogue audio out is FAR better on the SB2 if you plan to use that
> I know it natively decodes flac. > > If there is not advantage, what is the advantage when using FLAC as a > source? Is it that you only have to stream the compressed file? So maybe you > save 40 to 60% of file network traffic? > AAC might be preferred if you are tied to iTunes or iPOD's. HAving flac means less cpu usage on the server and, yes 40-60% savings on bandwidth. Audio quality of flac vs apple lossless is really an unending argument :) -kdf _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
