Sound quality comparison

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(28-08-2014 21:59)simoncn Wrote:  This description isn't quite correct. It's the control point that makes the choice of stream based on information provided by the renderer. There are two potential problems with this:

1) If the renderer doesn't advertise its capabilities correctly, the control point might not choose a stream that the renderer would be capable of playing.

2) The protocol for advertising renderer capabilities doesn't always include all relevant information. For example, a renderer can say whether or not it can play WAV streams but it can't say whether or not it's able to play 24-bit WAV streams.

Wow... that all sounds like quicksand for you as the developer/supporter for MinimServer.

If you want to put more time into transcoding features, maybe think about exposing FFmpeg switches for MinimStreamer via the web-based configurator. For example, I would love to be able to invoke SoX with minimum or linear phased filters and forced up-sampling to best match the characteristics of my DAC.

Just a thought...