nigeltheflash
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| why expensive streamers Thanks Jerry @carlsbad2. Any materials you can point me/us to? I presume this is in the public domain. Best, Nigel | |
| why expensive streamers “Streaming can’t use the error checking protocols that achieve bitperfect file transfer. Thus, dropped bits and the streamer’s attempts to deal with it. Otherwise, there would be no market for high end streamers, silver digitlal cables, or anythin... | |
| why expensive streamers @jaytor Agreed re how much measurements can tell us and how they may or may not correlate with what we hear | |
| why expensive streamers @invalid It's true that a purely digital doesn't exist as such, it's an electrical waveform. What happens from the streamer output side onwards is subject to different constraints, factors etc from what happens in the ethernet domain ie everything... | |
| why expensive streamers @carlsbad2 Seriously, I'd suggest you read up on ethernet. The built in error-checking, retransmission etc will ensure no bits are dropped. The primary concern about ethernet data transmission from an audio perspective should be minimising noise a... | |
| why expensive streamers @steakster I’m really not sure that’s “as I wish”; I’m a listening first guy who then seeks to understand the physics/science which might explain what I’m hearing but the SR stuff is from a different planet. What the heck are “contouring” and “tun... | |
| why expensive streamers @grislybutter Cool, glad to help. The signal coming out of the streamer containing 1s and 0s does incorporate a timing element. Jitter is therefore a “thing” from the streamer onwards in a way it isn’t up to that point. | |
| why expensive streamers @cleeds Quite possibly but if ethernet protocols didn’t sort this then the internet wouldn’t work. Error checking and correction are built in. The streamer input side deals with this so the output side doesn’t have to. | |
| why expensive streamers @grislybutter Slow and thick? I doubt it! RFI noise accompanying but not part of the digital signal. It can arise anywhere along the playback chain and is why many people choose to incorporate an optical connection or a switch close to their stre... | |
| why expensive streamers If we focus purely on the 1's and 0's arriving at the DAC in the correct, unmolested sequence then we can relax as all streamers will sound the same; all we then need to do is pick the streamer with an app/user interface which we like most. Unfor... | |
| why expensive streamers Far too much sense being talked here: I think I need to find a thread with a bit more nonsense! Some great posts. | |
| Innuos Zen vs Pulse @tholt IMHO, absolutely the right decision. Relax and enjoy! 🤗 | |
| Innuos Zen vs Pulse I have the Zen Mini Mk3 with a hotrodded Zen Mini PSU in my northern (England) pad and a Pulse Mini with same hotrodded Zen Mini PSU here in the midlands. I compared them for streaming and they sound identical to me into dCS into ATC actives. I’m ... | |
| why expensive streamers The streamer is the first point at which timing (jitter) becomes a thing. It's job is to unpack the packets/frames of data which arrive asynchronously and convert them into a bitstream. An highly accurate clock at this point can have a huge impact... | |
| Importance of clocking Streamer onwards we want a clock, external or internal, which is very low noise and very accurate. Up to the streamer we merely want a clock, external or internal, which is very low noise. |