I am in the process of ripping 'the good stuff' in my CD collection to my pc. I'm using dbpoweramp, ripping to flac format. For playback, the chain goes something like this: Flac files on pc are streamed from pc to router via ethernet; Router to Squeezebox Classic via wi-fi connection; Squeezebox to NAD C565BEE CD player d/a converter via Toslink; CD player's analog out to NAD C165BEE preamp and then on to amp and speakers, etc, etc. The problem is I have this vague feeling that the streamed flac files do not sound as good as the CD player. Of course there's a lot of steps in getting the music from CD to PC to router to Squeezebox back to DAC and then back to pre. Wow, maybe that is the problem, eh? It's not that the flac files sound bad, though; they sound very good, just not as good. It's hard to define the difference, though. The CD's heard direct sound.more solid, quieter, cleaner, bassier. But it's all very vague. Given that, unless more people want to discuss FLAC vs. 320kbps, I've made my decision (320kbps all the way, until maybe like 2050 when everything's uber ultimate and I'll be dead) while getting a little bit of info, so I won't mind if the thread is locked. Or, it will probably die out on its own. And no, you are not having deja vu. ![]() I'm not sure I could discern a difference in an A/B comparison. But maybe I could. The conventional wisdom seems to be that computer music files (WAV?) sound better than CD. But what about flac? Is it all my imagination or is there something wrong with my set-up or procedures? I am in the process of ripping 'the good stuff' in my CD collection to my pc. I'm using dbpoweramp, ripping to flac format. For playback, the chain goes something like this: Flac files on pc are streamed from pc to router via ethernet; Router to Squeezebox Classic via wi-fi connection; Squeezebox to NAD C565BEE CD player d/a converter via Toslink; CD player's analog out to NAD C165BEE preamp and then on to amp and speakers, etc, etc. The problem is I have this vague feeling that the streamed flac files do not sound as good as the CD player. Of course there's a lot of steps in getting the music from CD to PC to router to Squeezebox back to DAC and then back to pre. Wow, maybe that is the problem, eh? It's not that the flac files sound bad, though; they sound very good, just not as good. ![]() It's hard to define the difference, though. The CD's heard direct sound.more solid, quieter, cleaner, bassier. But it's all very vague. I'm not sure I could discern a difference in an A/B comparison. But maybe I could. The conventional wisdom seems to be that computer music files (WAV?) sound better than CD. But what about flac? Is it all my imagination or is there something wrong with my set-up or procedures? Click to expand.The thing about conventional wisdom is that it often tends to be more conventional than it is wise. DAZ 3D Torrent Resurrection Project. Jul 22, 2016, 05:40 am. I don't use this stuff personally but a couple of KAT refugees have bemoaned the lack of DAZ 3D torrents on TPB. [Kooroe and wolfenspiel I am thinking of you.] Now is your chance to help yourselves. The torrents are available, at least for a while. I have been searching for bundles across multiple trackers and sites, but can't seem to find a stable source for torrenting them. I have heard that there used to be a decent sized community on KAT that had plenty of content, but obviously that's not possible to access any more. 64 Free Daz3d 3d models found. Available for free download in.blend.obj.c4d.3ds.max.ma and many more formats. Daz 3d models torrent. I suggest trying to rip a few of the same CDs to.wav or.aif format and then comparing to the CD. Draw your own conclusions. It is clear that not everyone is sensitive to it but I do know a number of folks who have started saying what I've been saying for years: Theory notwithstanding, formats like flac don't sound the same and raw PCM (e.g.aif or.wav). Sniper elite v2 demo. Some folks who don't want to believe this will say it is the playback gear that is at fault. If so, I'm just unfortunate in that none of the gear I've heard is 'good' enough to obscure the differences, whether the comparisons are sighted or blind. But that's just me. What is important for you is what you hear. Hence, I suggest a test ripping to raw PCM. It will be interesting to read about your experience if you try this. Best regards, Barry. My guesses: 1. Perhaps your CD player uses a different DAC for discs than it does for optical in. Perhaps as Chris mentioned above your computer software output is affecting the files in some way. Perhaps the wireless link in the chain is affecting things somehow. I would attempt to isolate the issue by changing elements of the above and trying to determine if you've found the problem. Of course, no.
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