The more I read about possible reasons for differences between bit perfect audio playback the more confused I get. No one really seems to know the anwer (or is not willing to give it) I'm giving up for now/I'm done reading and continue on the road I was already on; further tweaking and tuning of my own home brewn music server, just for the fun of it!
Here some of the authors of the different playback software try to answer the question regarding differences: http://www.audiostream.com/content/media...nt-another
Here John Svenson tries to answer this question in a 3 part essay:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/qa-jo...at-digital
http://www.audiostream.com/content/qa-jo...-just-bits
http://www.audiostream.com/content/qa-jo...fect-sound
JPlay's take, including discussing real time operation: http://www.audiostream.com/content/jplay...pen-letter
Measuring the different Mac players (TG I'm using Windows as a playback machine ): http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2013/05/mea...phile.html
On a general subject, here all the answers to the 10 questions asked to the makers of the different players: http://www.audiostream.com/content/media...-companies
Here some of the authors of the different playback software try to answer the question regarding differences: http://www.audiostream.com/content/media...nt-another
Here John Svenson tries to answer this question in a 3 part essay:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/qa-jo...at-digital
http://www.audiostream.com/content/qa-jo...-just-bits
http://www.audiostream.com/content/qa-jo...fect-sound
JPlay's take, including discussing real time operation: http://www.audiostream.com/content/jplay...pen-letter
Measuring the different Mac players (TG I'm using Windows as a playback machine ): http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2013/05/mea...phile.html
On a general subject, here all the answers to the 10 questions asked to the makers of the different players: http://www.audiostream.com/content/media...-companies
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