woodnut;557358 Wrote: > Thanks again for those recommendations. > > > The SheevaPlug looks very interesting and not too expesnive either. > Maybe one for the future. > > > Yes I did take the jitter comments with a pinch of salt but was > interested in hearing any further thoughts on compression levels and > how this affects decoding. > > I haven't yet received my Toshiba 1TB external USB drive yet but does > anyone know if it is a standard feature for all modern drives that the > sleep modes can be adjusted or turned off? If the sleep mode causes > issues with playback as some have reported I hope this is user > adjustable on the drive I have bought. > > > Thanks.
If jitter is an issue for you, then buy a Transporter. The Touch is completely fine for 99% of the Users out there, so don't worry about jitter with the Touch for you're not going to be able to hear any jitter during playback. As for FLAC compression, I am of the opinion it has NO affect on audio quality for the file is the file is the file IE music in the form of ones and zeros. After the lossless file is decompressed the ones and zeros are identical to the original CD that was ripped no matter what level of compression that was selected. Unlike MP3 where the file is no longer a copy of the original because data has been thrown away to make the file smaller, FLAC uses file compression similar to how one uses Zip to make a Word doc smaller to send over the Internet. So again, how can there be any impact on audio quality? The compression level in my mind has two main effects, one is the amount of disk space required for the file and two being the amount of CPU processing power needed to decompress the file. Zero means one needs loads of disk space and very little CPU time while -8 means least amount of hard drive space but loads of CPU time and a better processor. Its a compromise no matter what one picks but NOT a compromise in audio quality no matter what one picks. If one uses -5, this subject can basically be swept aside and the music enjoyed! Don't worry about the Toshiba USB drive. Get your music on it after it comes, let Touch scan it, and enjoy the music. If you see issues when coming back to the Touch with it not wanting to start playing music, then we can look at sleep/spin down but only if its a problem. What is that movie line, "There is nothing to worry about until there is something to worry about!". -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79896 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
