2012-05-20, 20:27
(2012-05-20, 20:08)rdsu Wrote:(2012-05-20, 19:17)DDDamian Wrote:Maybe the only advantage is the CPU doesn't need to uncompress the file. This was the disadvantage of the FLAC against WAV or AIFF.(2012-05-20, 19:00)rdsu Wrote: Uncompressed FLAC
Interesting. And completely meaningless for asynchronous transfer or any device with FIFO buffers, which is most. I take it you use SPDIF?
I don't know if now the audiophile community still find differences between them...
I use TosLink...
For almost any transmission means the audio gets buffered, so the clock used is that feeding the DAC, so the premise in the article that the FLAC decompression messes with the clock is rather bogus, but I guess on some low-end USB DACs it could be an issue. Didn't want to start a debate here on it, was just intrigued by why they would use FLAC without the compression it was designed for, so thanks for pointing that out.