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Is there an audible difference streaming files from a NAS compared to build in SSD?
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(25-Oct-2020, 08:13)daniel.avasilichioaei Wrote: Theoretically speaking, there should be no difference in the quality of the sound itself.
However, differences may occur indirectly:
- The use of files stored on the network requires more hardware resources, both in Roon Core and in the network.
- The access and transfer speeds of the files stored in the network are lower than those of the local files.
- The speed of accessing and transferring the files stored in the network is dependent on the quality of the NAS, the quality of the network, as well as the degree of network load.
The above makes the possibility of sound interruptions or performance issues to be less in the case of local files.



A 24 bit/96 khz stream requires a bandwidth of 4.4 Mbps. That is practically nothing in 2020. If you up it to 192 khz you are at 8.8 Mbps. Still nothing. Smile So this isn't just theoretical... it is very practical and real. Smile

Many of the devices in this chain will cache - so even read latencies will be negligible.

I can't think of any weak links in today's home computer and networking equipment which could introduce any challenges here. It is way overscaled already...
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(25-Oct-2020, 16:38)Disynthegration Wrote: I can't think of any weak links in today's home computer and networking equipment which could introduce any challenges here. It is way overscaled already...

This is true, but in an ideal world... Just check the forum of any streaming software (e.g. Roon), and you'll find a lot of users complaining about sound interruptions or network performance issues.
Audio streaming does not require high bandwidth, but it does require sustained / constant bandwidth over time, and this is where many problems arise, for many reasons.
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