Melco Audiophile NAS

[DavidHB]

(11-01-2015 10:57)simoncn Wrote:  I think it's the need for buffering that motivates the use of HTTP rather than the other way round. When the source stream is being read from a server HDD or a remote internet endpoint, there is no possibility of end-to-end real-time transmission, so receiver buffering is required and HTTP is the most suitable protocol.

Yes, I get that. Thank you.

Of course, getting back on topic, we still don't know why the combination of buffering and the clock on the Linn devices should not be sufficient to deal with all timing issues, assuming of course (when the stream is bit perfect) that the removal of electrical noise from the network signal somehow affects timing, and therefore sound quality.

David