jpeters568 Your CD player, when it encounters an error, does correct that error by "guessing" essentially. (I’m not an expert on that, but, that’s what I too have gathered online.)
I’m not guessing or relying on what I’ve read online. You can actually measure CD read errors with software. I’m surprised you’re making such a big deal out of this, because CD data are encoded redundantly and most errors can be corrected perfectly. Only those errors that cannot be recovered are then replaced with interpolated data, and that’s rare. (I’m assuming the CD itself is in reasonable condition.)
A streamer/ router/ switch - a network device on the other hand will replace that bad data with good data - again - making it perfect. (On this point, I am an expert) Second, data is data. Music, 4k streaming, or files you download - it does not matter. All of them are bit perfect, each and every time.
No, they are not inherently perfect. There are such things as unrecoverable errors when streaming digital audio because the user is at the mercy of his internet connection which - if nothing else - is subject to interruptions and bandwidth limitations. Have you ever seen pixelization on your TV, or heard clicks when playing a CD? It’s the same thing and it’s definitely not perfect. You need to separate yourself from your textbooks and controlled corporate environments and step into the real world.
... If you are having the types of issues that you describe on your own network, it proves that you don’t know how to configure a network properly. And you shouldn’t be giving out any sort of technical advice on the subject.
My computer networks work fine, thanks. I’m lucky that my ISP has a good network locally, and that helps. It’s others here that are reporting problems with streaming services.
And Cleeds - I don’t mean to sound like a d!ck. I’m sorry.
You can stop anytime.
But, I do consulting work and see dozens of companies a year where their provider or IT guy is just clueless. And, I’m at a breaking point where I am literally having dreams of screaming F you to someone in a CEO’s office .... So seriously, if you are having problems, please feel free to reach out and I’ll see what I can do to help.
I’m obviously not the one having problems here.
By the way, @jpeters568, you might want to bring your computer expertise over to the A’gon thread on
network switches, but you’ll probably want to calm down first. Don't say I didn't warn you.
