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Streaming users... a suggestion... - Kunter - 14-Jul-2014
Hi all,
If you are using a PC/Mac and AIR with your Devialet, just try the following "free" tweak.
Select a test track you like, preferably with some complex musical passages. And play it.
Plug a USB thumb drive to your computer.
Probably you are using either FLAC or ALAC (in case of MAC).
Copy that same file to the external drive and play it from there.
Next, create a WAV version of the same file, put it on the external thumb drive and play it from there.
See if you hear any difference. Best, play them back to back.
For Mac users, if you do not have xld etc, Itunes can do this by selecting import format as Wav and right clicking on the file to say "create wav version".
For PC/Flac users, the free FLAC.exe you can find on the internet does this by "flac.exe -d" command.
I use Audirvana+ to play FLAC files from MAC by the way.
Instead of the thumb drive, if you have an external HDD, it is even better.
I don't know what the effect will be on D2D/Network players like Moon MiND.
Please report back what you hear...
Happy listenning
Kunter
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - Confused - 15-Jul-2014
@Kunter - I know some Jriver users selection the option to play from memory, which perhaps provides another variation from your suggestions above? Also, I presume you mean to create a WAV file from the original source? (i.e. burn WAV direct from cd?) Or do you mean create a WAV from the FLAC?
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - jjo - 15-Jul-2014
(15-Jul-2014, 12:43)Confused Wrote: Also, I presume you mean to create a WAV file from the original source? (i.e. burn WAV direct from cd?) Or do you mean create a WAV from the FLAC?
It doesn't matter which one you do. The end result is exactly the same.
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - Confused - 15-Jul-2014
(15-Jul-2014, 13:32)jjo Wrote:(15-Jul-2014, 12:43)Confused Wrote: Also, I presume you mean to create a WAV file from the original source? (i.e. burn WAV direct from cd?) Or do you mean create a WAV from the FLAC?
It doesn't matter which one you do. The end result is exactly the same.
Ummmm.... Yes, of course it is! Perhaps half thinking about creating a WAV from an ALAC, which is clearly a bit silly. Also half thinking about what mr @Kunter is up to here.... I guess all will be revealed in time.
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - jjo - 15-Jul-2014
(15-Jul-2014, 18:08)Confused Wrote: Also half thinking about what mr @Kunter is up to here.... I guess all will be revealed in time.I guess the beef here is that larger files create more of an I/O load where as compressed files create more of a CPU load while decompressing. Can it make a difference? Does it make a difference?
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - Kunter - 15-Jul-2014
Easy to try...
I mean just create the Wav from your FLAC or ALAC file.
And try...
Who knows?
And later copy the file to the external disk...
I agree, data wise they are exactly the same...
Please report back "after" you tried these...
Try to select some music with some nice recording, ambience, etc.
Cheers...
Kunter
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - warpeon - 16-Jul-2014
what about AIFF? and FLAC at 0 compression?
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - Kunter - 16-Jul-2014
(16-Jul-2014, 05:06)warpeon Wrote: what about AIFF? and FLAC at 0 compression?
I have played around with these as well and will chime in once couple of others express experience.
What is most interesting to me is "where the file is" can matter?
Cheers...
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - Petter - 16-Jul-2014
Its a known tweak from the Naim streamer forum,take your flac and packing it out as wav on the fly
Some then clame a "big"diffrens in sound when playing it trough the streamer
Funny if it works
RE: Streaming users... a suggestion... - Confused - 16-Jul-2014
Just so I'm clear here, all of my music is on a 1tb external hard drive. I like to keep my music files separate from all the other Windows nonsense that my PC's internal drive is subjected to. I do have a back up copy on the PC's internal drive (just in case), as well as a second back up on another 1tb external (just in case again).
So to do this test am I correct in thinking that I need to try WAV / FLAC from the internal drive, then again WAV / FLAC from the external drive? Perhaps I've missed the point here!