Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-09 Thread Wombat
Julf wrote: > I agree. A fact-based discussion is good, and it does seem like your > numbers provide pretty strong evidence that the CPU load is greater when > decoding a compressed file format compared to the extra I/O load caused > by the uncompressed data. > > Any possible audible effects

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-09 Thread Julf
Wombat wrote: > All of this is has a lower chance to alter the sound as some minimum > phase upsampling. Good point. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people"

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
sckramer wrote: > I prefer feeding the client PCM (WAV) only, for all file types, even for > mp3, then the CPU is practically idle, it just has to read it out to the > PCM->i2s chip It might minimize userspace CPU load, but it increases I/O load due to having to transfer and load double the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > i did a little comparison on one track, and felt there was a small, but > subtle difference... Sounds like it was a sighted comparison - you knew which file was which, right? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread marcoc1712
Hi, back here just to inform you that modified squeezelite that allow playback of serverside upsampled WAV/AIFF files is out, availlable on GitHub (https://github.com/marcoc1712/squeezelite) also as binary for Windows, LInux 32 and 64 bit. Same version is in the latest versions of Daphile, that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > Is that user-mode CPU, or does it also include time spent in the kernel > and device drivers? I've already reported, but latest form my system are: 1. Squeezelite went from 4% to 1-2%. Total charge from 11% to 6% on the client. 2.Total charge on server went form 20% to 11%,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > Those are not 'small' task at all, so cpu load is decresed by almost 70% > in the server and by 50% on the client. Is that user-mode CPU, or does it also include time spent in the kernel and device drivers? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > That's not comparable, have you tried? Yes, and I think I reported my results earlier. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread ralphpnj
Would someone please be kind enough to explain to me is a clear and concise matter how the server CPU load can possibly have any effect on the sound quality of any Squeezebox player, considering that the player is playing back the file from a buffer? Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > It might minimize userspace CPU load, but it increases I/O load due to > having to transfer and load double the amount of data. For mp3, doing > the decoding on the server might actually make sense, as you can use > better software. That's not comparable, have you tried? at 44.1

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > I Already know you are going to say this is a too naife way to take > measures, but You could measure only the encodind and decoding in flac > of an Hirez flac file and get an Idea of what are you saving here. Well, you knew I was going to say it, but I will still say it

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread netchord
Julf wrote: > Sounds like it was a sighted comparison - you knew which file was which, > right? yes, but see my earlier posts where i stated AIF sounded superior to APL, so if anything the result is contrary to my previously stated bias. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
ralphpnj wrote: > Would someone please be kind enough to explain to me is a clear and > concise matter how the server CPU load can possibly have any effect on > the sound quality of any Squeezebox player, considering that the player > is playing back the file from a buffer? I think marcoc1712

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread ralphpnj
Julf wrote: > I think marcoc1712 (very wisely) specifically avoided discussing sound > quality. While that is very wise of marcoc1712, this does not answer my question. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > yes, but see my earlier posts where i stated AIF sounded superior to > APL, so if anything the result is contrary to my previously stated bias. It is not contrary to a (potential) bias towards the existence of a difference. What you are saying is basically "I saw a black

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread marcoc1712
ralphpnj wrote: > Would someone please be kind enough to explain to me is a clear and > concise matter how the server CPU load can possibly have any effect on > the sound quality of any Squeezebox player, considering that the player > is playing back the file from a buffer? Short One: None.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread marcoc1712
ralphpnj wrote: > While that is very wise of marcoc1712, this does not answer my question. 1. I've never sayd CPU load on the server could affect sound quality... As I never said almost anything you and other are mocking here. So, I did not ever had to answer to your question, that was OT. But

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > I've just reported both... Indeed. And the total cpu numbers might actually give a reasonable picture. What tool did you use to get the numbers? Top? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > Indeed. And the total cpu numbers might actually give a reasonable > picture. What tool did you use to get the numbers? Top? Top in Linux (cpu tot = us +sy), Task manager in win. SB+, Klimo Merlino + Kent Gold,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread philippe_44
marcoc1712 wrote: > Short One: None. > Long One: None, if not in very, very, very poor or broken systems. > > Always IMHO. Yeah ... I probably should not jump in here but I cannot resist :). It is very difficult to agree with the connection between CPU load and any sort of impact on audio

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-08 Thread marcoc1712
philippe_44 wrote: > Yeah ... I probably should not jump in here but I cannot resist :). It > is very difficult to agree with the connection between CPU load and any > sort of impact on audio (through noise being aliased in audible band). > Frankly, the correlation, if any, is extremely thin and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-07 Thread netchord
so today, i was listening to an album, and realized i kept hearing each track repeat. i checked, and i do do indeed have two copies of the album, one in AIF, and the other FLAC. so i did a little comparison on one track, and felt there was a small, but subtle difference...very subtle, but

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-07 Thread Greg Erskine
netchord wrote: > so today, i was listening to an album, and realized i kept hearing each > track repeat. i checked, and i do do indeed have two copies of the > album, one in AIF, and the other FLAC. so i did a little comparison on > one track, and felt there was a small, but subtle

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-07 Thread sckramer
WAV --> SHA1 HASH = 752A5A9A72964084E946E8F84983436939C7A1FF WAV --> FLAC SHA1 HASH = 0E282C46EF13A28D4F339DBA27D07BCE7DA527AC FLAC --> WAV SHA1 HASH = 752A5A9A72964084E946E8F84983436939C7A1FF you have the same file, you could convert this millions of times back & forth & it'll be the same,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-02 Thread d6jg
IMHO I think the 1s sound better than the 0s no matter what codec is used. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-02 Thread ralphpnj
d6jg wrote: > IMHO I think the 1s sound better than the 0s no matter what codec is > used. That's not surprising since the 0s sound like nothing. But as the zen master asked "what is the sound of 1 hand clapping?" Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-10-02 Thread Greg Erskine
d6jg wrote: > IMHO I think the 1s sound better than the 0s no matter what codec is > used. hi d6jg, No way! I have on good authority that it is the sticky bits (not the unix kind, audiophiles don't know about them) that cause the degradation in music quality. :D The fact is - some bits

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-24 Thread arnyk
netchord wrote: > I don't suffer from yours. No reason why not. arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104227

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-23 Thread arnyk
poing wrote: > I wouldn't say a subjectivist point of view is necessarily > unscientific. > May well speak to personal bias. You may not want subjectivism to be known as antiscientific even though as commonly practiced, it is. For that to be true, you'd have to define subjectivism as being

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-23 Thread Julf
poing wrote: > I wouldn't say a subjectivist point of view is necessarily unscientific. We might be getting into semantics, but I would definitely not call them scientific. > I understand that some of the posters in this thread are engineering > guys. It kind of makes sense that you take a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-23 Thread poing
I wouldn't say a subjectivist point of view is necessarily unscientific. I understand that some of the posters in this thread are engineering guys. It kind of makes sense that you take a more objectivist position. In the natural sciences, you sometimes can have relatively tightly controlled

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-23 Thread netchord
Julf wrote: > > > > > Indeed. But then we have to look at what we really are testing for. i'm not testing. i'm listening, and enjoying the music. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61 G61--> Nordost Red Dawn-->Primare 30.3

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-23 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > i'm not testing. i'm listening, and enjoying the music. We weren't talking about you. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-23 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > you misstate what I, and likely most other subjectivists believe: "If I > hear it, I hear it." i can then decide whether to spend the time/money > to address what i've heard. in the specific instance mentioned here, > there's no time difference, and the money (in storage) is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-23 Thread arnyk
netchord wrote: > you misstate what I, and likely most other subjectivists believe: "If I > hear it, I hear it." i can then decide whether to spend the time/money > to address what i've heard. in the specific instance mentioned here, > there's no time difference, and the money (in storage) is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread netchord
Julf wrote: > Good point. It also leads me to ask if the subjectivist view of "if I > hear it, it must be The Truth" is either the ultimate in solipsism, or > just extremely arrogant. you misstate what I, and likely most other subjectivists believe: "If I hear it, I hear it." i can then

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread Archimago
Mnyb wrote: > He he is it not another trend by the golden eared to not have sufficient > buffers and try make the PC behave as much as possible as a bad old CD > player and stream continiusly with very small buffers ? Interesting observation Mnyb. I really wonder who started this idea about

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread Audiotic
.moving right along! In any case, I love my lossless collection which has close to 1000 hires albums (yes, a fortune). And played through standard STP and UTP cabling here to my streamer and DAC. But mainly - I enjoy my music. End. Marantz NA-11S1 PCM/DSD streamer with Squeezebox Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > do you enjoy the music more, constantly checking your audio privilege? I suspect those who live in the wonderful make-believe world of unicorns and fairies enjoy their music more than I do, but then again, there is more to life than just audio... "To try to judge the real

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > Sure, doing what you are doing here, as an example. Good point. It also leads me to ask if the subjectivists view of "if I hear it, it must be The Truth" is either the ultimate in solipsism, or just extremely arrogant. "To try to judge the real from the false will always

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread alfista
Julf wrote: > I suspect those who live in the wonderful make-believe world of unicorns > and fairies enjoy their music more than I do, but then again, there is > more to life than just audio... Dunno, I would say that a near pathological focus on finding the imaginary flaws that need imaginary

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread netchord
Julf wrote: > I suspect those who live in the wonderful make-believe world of unicorns > and fairies enjoy their music more than I do, but then again, there is > more to life than just audio... but not more than music. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > I suspect those who live in the wonderful make-believe world of unicorns > and fairies enjoy their music more than I do, but then again, there is > more to life than just audio... Sure, doing what you are doing here, as an example.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > Good point. It also leads me to ask if the subjectivist view of "if I > hear it, it must be The Truth" is either the ultimate in solipsism, or > just extremely arrogant. Don't know, not interested about, never said this and sure is not my mind. Sure if I heard it it's real for me

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-22 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > Sure if I heard it it's real for me using my system I guess that then comes down to your definition of "real". It still assumes your senses are infallible. You are the only one using absolute terms here, pretending to know "The Thruth". That is actually pretty much

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Julf
philippe_44 wrote: > large part of my academic background is in correction codes theory ... But that only means you think you understand the theory. Science can't explain everything, the theory is only a theory anyway, you can't measure art, and music behaves differently from data. :) "To

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Mnyb
arnyk wrote: > 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

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread arnyk
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

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: > My guess would be Apple TV. That said it is rather sad that the whole > LMS ecosystem is being basically ignored by high end manufacturers. On > the plus side I did read in the latest Stereophile that the Antipodes DX > Reference music server >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Archimago
netchord wrote: > i'm indifferent, although i'd be marginally happier if it weren't the > case, since my library would take up ~1/2 the space. Hey man, today's your lucky day then! Go compress some to FLAC and enjoy the same sound at 1/2 the space! No need to upgrade storage capacity for

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: > In case you haven't being keeping up with the things in world of high > end audio it now seems that for some reason (my guess is lack of > advertising dollars) the Transporter is no longer a piece of high end > audio equipment. In addition it also now seems that the only two >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: > Sadly Ralph, I think DLNA is all we're gonna get in the forseeable > future. > > Anyone know if there's actual development on anything else that could > supplant this "universal" standard at some point? My guess would be Apple TV. That said it is rather sad that the whole

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread netchord
philippe_44 wrote: > Just for curiosity, for you, if I stream a file from Paris to New York, > once in flac and once in wav and if that file is processed by LMS in New > York before being sent in PCM (both cases) to a transporter on the New > York kcal home network, will it sound different i've

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread ralphpnj
netchord wrote: > transporter doesn't support USB. In case you haven't being keeping up with the things in world of high end audio it now seems that for some reason (my guess is lack of advertising dollars) the Transporter is no longer a piece of high end audio equipment. In addition it also

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread netchord
ralphpnj wrote: > Then rip and tag to Apple Lossless on my system, AIF sounds better. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61 G61--> Nordost Red Dawn-->Primare 30.3 Primare-->Ocos--Vienna Acoustics Beethoven/Maestro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread ralphpnj
netchord wrote: > ripping/tagging FLAC on a Mac is challenging. Then rip and tag to Apple Lossless Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > on my system, AIF sounds better. Did you listen with your ears or your eyes? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread netchord
Archimago wrote: > Hey man, today's your lucky day then! > > Go compress some to FLAC and enjoy the same sound at 1/2 the space! No > need to upgrade storage capacity for awhile, faster and easier to > backup, and excellent tagging features of course... > > Everything to gain, nothing to lose.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread netchord
Julf wrote: > If it makes you happy... i'm indifferent, although i'd be marginally happier if it weren't the case, since my library would take up ~1/2 the space. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61 G61--> Nordost Red

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread netchord
Julf wrote: > I guess not - another difference is that I acknowledge and account for > mine. do you enjoy the music more, constantly checking your audio privilege? -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61 G61--> Nordost Red

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread netchord
Julf wrote: > Unfortunately we all suffer from cognitive bias. i don't suffer from yours. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61 G61--> Nordost Red Dawn-->Primare 30.3 Primare-->Ocos--Vienna Acoustics Beethoven/Maestro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread ralphpnj
Audiotic wrote: > :-) > > I don't believe in differences between the lossless file formats. So > we're on the same page. I just wasn't sure on your post either - hey, us > "foreigners" might not always get the subtleties the english language > allows... :-) No problem! It's hard to convey the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > i don't suffer from yours. I guess not - another difference is that I acknowledge and account for mine. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread ralphpnj
netchord wrote: > on my system, AIF sounds better. Better than wav? I must confess that tagged wav or aiff files sound much worse than tagged flac or Apple lossless files. There is what sounds to me like a typewriter in the background. Please note that it is very faint and only someone with

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Audiotic
And how could tagging influence the sound?? The tags are not in the audiostream. Marantz NA-11S1 PCM/DSD streamer with Squeezebox Touch front-end - Marantz UD9004 / AV8801 / MM8003 & CI Audio D-200 MkII (front only) - Nubert NuVero & R.E.L. R-528SE - Siltech & ProLine custom made Silver &

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread netchord
Julf wrote: > Did you listen with your ears or your eyes? i don't have synesthesia. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61 G61--> Nordost Red Dawn-->Primare 30.3 Primare-->Ocos--Vienna Acoustics Beethoven/Maestro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > i don't have synesthesia. Unfortunately we all suffer from cognitive bias. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread ralphpnj
Audiotic wrote: > And how could tagging influence the sound?? The tags are not in the > audiostream. I don't know how to properly answer your question since I don't know just much of all the other audiophile nonsense out there that you believe, in other words, are you one of those kool-aid

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-21 Thread Audiotic
ralphpnj wrote: > I don't know how to properly answer your question since I don't know > just much of all the other audiophile nonsense out there that you > believe, in other words, are you one of those kool-aid drinking > audiophiles or are you somewhat more reasonable. > > I meant my prior

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-20 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > yes, it does. If it makes you happy... "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-20 Thread Julf
philippe_44 wrote: > Just for curiosity, for you, if I stream a file from Paris to New York, > once in flac and once in wav and if that file is processed by LMS in New > York before being sent in PCM (both cases) to a transporter on the New > York kcal home network, will it sound different I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-20 Thread philippe_44
netchord wrote: > yes, it does. Just for curiosity, for you, if I stream a file from Paris to New York, once in flac and once in wav and if that file is processed by LMS in New York before being sent in PCM (both cases) to a transporter on the New York kcal home network, will it sound different

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-20 Thread Wombat
philippe_44 wrote: > Just for curiosity, for you, if I stream a file from Paris to New York, > once in flac and once in wav and if that file is processed by LMS in New > York before being sent in PCM (both cases) to a transporter on the New > York kcal home network, will it sound different

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-20 Thread philippe_44
Some might have misunderstood my question :) I'm not seeking for a response to the technical question (large part of my academic background is in correction codes theory ...), but I'm trying to gauge the "belief mindset" of who said that wav and flac are different and that aiff and apple lossless

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-19 Thread ralphpnj
netchord wrote: > yes, it does. Blasphemer! Heretic! You speak the language of the devil! Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-19 Thread ralphpnj
arnyk wrote: > Brought to us by the magic of sighted evaluations. They must be magic since they conclusively prove that a $2000 USB cable sounds better than a $200 USB cable, which in turn sounds better than a $10 USB cable. Has to be magic! Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-19 Thread netchord
ralphpnj wrote: > > this thread could just as well be titled "does aiff sound different than > Apple lossless" yes, it does. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61 G61--> Nordost Red Dawn-->Primare 30.3 Primare-->Ocos--Vienna

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-19 Thread Audiotic
No it doesn't. Maybe unless you use a 1997 PC as source. Marantz NA-11S1 PCM/DSD streamer with Squeezebox Touch front-end - Marantz UD9004 / AV8801 / MM8003 & CI Audio D-200 MkII (front only) - Nubert NuVero & R.E.L. R-528SE - Siltech & ProLine custom made Silver & Gold, XLR where possible

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-19 Thread arnyk
netchord wrote: > yes, it does. Brought to us by the magic of sighted evaluations. arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-15 Thread Julf
Peter Galbavy wrote: > So, if I fill two bottles, one clear and the other green glass, from the > same tap - which one tastes better? 'Penn and Teller Water Bottle Survey' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKT4jvN4OE) But which type of water hose improves the taste the most? "To try to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-15 Thread Peter Galbavy
So, if I fill two bottles, one clear and the other green glass, from the same tap - which one tastes better? Peter Galbavy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32718 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-12 Thread Julf
arnyk wrote: > It seems a shame that some seem capable of only personal attacks, logic > and reason have long escaped them in a storm of denial... Indeed. Unfortunately it seems that those who have been repeatedly been shown to be wrong only have two ways to respond - either man up and admit

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-12 Thread Julf
ralphpnj wrote: > And what other forums would that be? The only ones I can think of right now are one for-profit computer audiophile site, and a certain Irish audiophile site. In both cases, the reason for being banned seems to be questioning the claims of one specific user. I leave it to the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-12 Thread ralphpnj
SBGK wrote: > It seems a shame Julf only posts here now, his character having been > defiled at other forums. Help save the Julf. And what other forums would that be? My guess is that are several of the audio forums which rely on sponsor support. Say something negative about over priced cables

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-12 Thread arnyk
SBGK wrote: > It seems a shame Julf only posts here now, his character having been > defiled at other forums. Help save the Julf. It seems a shame that some seem capable of only personal attacks, logic and reason have long escaped them in a storm of denial...

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-12 Thread SBGK
arnyk wrote: > It appears that you made a personal attack in this post: > > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?104227-Once-again-does-wav-sound-different-than-flac=829644=1#post829644 > > "Again, Who decide when evidence are enougth do become "accepted fact"? > Oh, yes...Always You."

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-12 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > ...Please, next time, when people are asking you to open a new thread, > could you please do it yourself so others don't have to do it on your > behalf? No, sure I'm not going to do anything only becouse someone else want me to do it, are you? If and when I open a thread is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-12 Thread arnyk
marcoc1712 wrote: > > > Here the matter is not anymore if flac sound better than wav, It's my > opinion and you are free to say whatever you want in order to > demonstrate it's untrue, but the limit - in a polite discussion - is > before personal attack: hit the sin, not the sinner... Sure

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > Yes, analog stages of DACs definitely differ, and some are more > susceptible to noise than others. But would that noise depend on the > data format? > > This is where science and engineering comes in. Let's take the two most > common "theories" (I'd rather call them

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > There is no single criteria - some evidence is strong, some evidence is > weak, but any evidence is better than no evidence at all. You present > your evidence, others question it and try to replicate it - if questions > and concerns are addressed, and others reach similar results,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > Who is deciding witch one is strong or weak? We all do. If there is enough evidence, stuff becomes "accepted fact". > The only evidence about perception one could give is "I fell" or "I > can't feel". The last is weak, becouse if you - or eve majority cant' > fells

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > Then I loose you, when you say that since we don't have a clear pattern > in people preferring DACs with better isolations, we should argue that > isolation does not have any matter in sound quality. > > In main stream market, sound quaility is not the priority, price (and >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread ralphpnj
Wombat wrote: > With audio you can claim anything especialy on the internet and always > find people daydreaming the same. > Now add terms "uncompressed" and "compressed" and you have a perfect > trigger. > No surprise. And of course there are always the fancy magazines with glossy pages and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread Wombat
marcoc1712 wrote: > Sure, but here is not the same, I say I heard it and I'm not the only > one, Again what more evidence you need to accept we feel it (not on why > and how), please be clear! With audio you can claim anything especialy on the internet and always find people daydreaming the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread arnyk
marcoc1712 wrote: > Jitter means nothing to you? Rurmor coming by interferences?...The final > stage of a dac Is nothing different from any analog device in that > matter. All of those things are of course influences that would of course be held constant in any logical, scientific comparison.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread marcoc1712
ralphpnj wrote: > And of course there are always the fancy magazines with glossy pages and > lots slick advertising. I think the old saying goes something like "one > lies and the other one swears to it". > > > > Ah the first mention of the sainted JS (only took until post #91). The > less

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread Julf
marcoc1712 wrote: > Again, Who decide when evidence are enougth do become "accepted fact"? > Oh, yes...Always You. No, not me at all, except as a tiny part of the scientific and engineering community. The people who design the gear you use. > Sure, but here is not the same, I say I heard it

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread Julf
SBGK wrote: > It's like the 3 Billy Goats Gruff story. Thanks for dropping in and providing the troll part! "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread marcoc1712
Julf wrote: > We all do. If there is enough evidence, stuff becomes "accepted fact". Again, Who decide when evidence are enougth do become "accepted fact"? Oh, yes...Always You. Julf wrote: > Just because we can't prove that something doesn't exist doesn't prove > that it exists. Sure,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Once again - does wav sound different than flac?

2015-09-10 Thread SBGK
marcoc1712 wrote: > Again, Who decide when evidence are enougth do become "accepted fact"? > Oh, yes...Always You. > > > > > Sure, but here is not the same, I say I heard it and I'm not the only > one, Again what more evidence you need to accept we feel it (not on why > and how), please be

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