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| Converting Flac to Wav & Upconversion DTC,"All it really has to do is keep the buffer full and not get in the way of the aysnc USB requests."That's pretty much always the case, isn't it? Asynch USB might be faster/more efficient compared to other protocols maybe, but the data has to b... | |
| Converting Flac to Wav & Upconversion IT boils down to the software must be able able to run correctly and fast enough to maintain a in-memory cache of data that is available at the exact time needed for playback. Playback happens in real time, so data must be continuously streamed, m... | |
| Converting Flac to Wav & Upconversion When FLAC and wav sound different, its probably more due to the different software in play for each and how that is written, designed, and performs more so than the format. Decompressing FLAC files will probably require more CPU processing, but sh... | |
| SB Touch...buh bye. Hello Android Media Box... I started dabbling with xbmc media server (on Windows) and using my android tablet to control it. Looks promising early on. Not quite ready to dump my Squeezebox devices yet, though I am interested in forging ahead to perhaps at least try a device... | |
| Who needs drugs when you've got music? Music fulfills a need for many. Thats why it is so popular, right? There is an emotional connection enabled by our sense of hearing specifically. | |
| Converting Flac to Wav & Upconversion I am running a trial version of switch converter software as we speak. Its in process of test converting all my files from wav to flac to see how it goes. Over 21000 files to convert. Should complete this weekend sometime i'm hoping and then will ... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? "It appears that B&O has not moved beyond pulse width modulation, which is the area that amp enigineers have focused on in recent years claiming that PWM has hit its limit regarding the problems with PWM such as feedback and noise in the upper... | |
| CES 2013 most amazing bargain find Yes, lots of good sounding speakers for $2500. Wireless + software based configuration approach, whatever in the end that buys you, would seem to be the innovation. Maybe just a fancy equalizer, but lots possible with digital. Bundling that in wit... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? Not all B&O icepower modules are the same. Some are newer, some are older. SOmetimes, different ones are used in teh same line at same time, like BC ref500m versus ref1000m.Have not kept up on new Icepower development though. Have they stopped... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Gopher, I wonder what it is about Tektons that would account for a better mating with a SS amp? Voicing perhaps in some way?First Watt amps are a special case in my mind in that they are designed around being lower power. That means high efficienc... | |
| SB Touch...buh bye. Hello Android Media Box... Hmm, I wonder which OS sounds better, Linux or Android? :-)PErsonally I don't think it matters so much as that the whole concept is implemented well. | |
| CES 2013 most amazing bargain find Thanks. I'd like to see more posts on Audiogon about new truly innovative products, like any that might have been discovered at shows like CES. Feed me more! These look like they might try to compete with smaller Dynaudio Xeos? I'd like to see mor... | |
| SB Touch...buh bye. Hello Android Media Box... SLothman/others,What other similar devices are out there these days? How about the newer Roku boxes? I always figured these would pick up for the old SOundbridges for audio among all the rest but was never quite sure and ended up switching to SB (... | |
| SB Touch...buh bye. Hello Android Media Box... "If it supports USB audio, there should be no difference between this device and a Mac Mini"Actually, there would appear to be many technical differences between the two. ALso the price is way different. IS there a sound quality difference or othe... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved "Mapman- I am not frustrated with the complexities of Computer Audio. Certainly confused with the Salesman line of "CONVENIENCE" based on that complexity. WOW! What a wake-up call THAT was! I say this because I still do use Computer Audio, and sti... |