In Reply to: Ha! I'm sure Ferenc will provide more detail ;-) posted by AbeCollins on April 27, 2024 at 14:56:07:
Dear Abe,
The conclusion of my article:
if one feels a meaningful difference between streaming services, it is not because of the streaming (cloud, media management) services do something with the uploaded files (they possibly do, but it should not change what can be listening to at home, and it will be the subject of one of my next articles). But dozens of other reasons LOCALLY, mostly in the analog domain of different audio subsystems in the streamers, dacs, etc. The last few meter is the most important of the long data chain. From a strictly information technology POV there is a good chance that the 100 USD and 30k USD streamer would "sound" theoretically the same, but their noise signature, generated noises, noise isolation can be very different, and they will not sound the same of course IN an audio SYSTEM.
Most of the digital (data) communication happens in the analog domain. So the analog parts of any digital system are crucial and effected by analog problems.
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- RE: Ha! I'm sure Ferenc will provide more detail ;-) - ferenc@mediaengineering.hu 00:30:20 04/28/24 (9)
- Thank you. Will you please clarify these comments.... - AbeCollins 10:05:39 04/30/24 (7)
- RE: Thank you. Will you please clarify these comments.... - Koscso Media Engineering 05:16:37 05/02/24 (0)
- RE: Thank you. Will you please clarify these comments.... - Koscso Media Engineering 01:19:40 05/01/24 (5)
- Thanks Ferenc. My final thoughts..... - AbeCollins 07:46:45 05/01/24 (3)
- RE: Thanks Ferenc. My final thoughts..... - Koscso Media Engineering 09:30:33 05/01/24 (2)
- RE: Thanks Ferenc. My final thoughts..... - AbeCollins 10:23:59 05/01/24 (1)
- RE: Thanks Ferenc. My final thoughts..... - Koscso Media Engineering 10:35:42 05/01/24 (0)
- This is what - E-Stat 06:09:00 05/01/24 (0)
- This is my experience - E-Stat 08:05:28 04/28/24 (0)