Bryston BDP-1 & MinimServer

[DavidHB]

(17-04-2015 21:48)krutsch Wrote:  I am going to load my library this weekend on a pair of USB Flash drives and see if I experience any change in SQ between USB Flash and network access - both NAS direct, as well as uPnP. I would prefer the uPnP route, because I like the way I have configured MinimServer to organize my library and I love Bubble as an app... but SQ is always paramount.

I'm a 'bang for buck' person. SQ is my first priority, but not any improvement at any price. I really value the accessibility to my music that the combination of MunimServer and Bubble DS give me.

(17-04-2015 21:48)krutsch Wrote:  What I am doing now is using MinimStreamer to transcode my ALAC library to WAV/24, but I've experienced some drop-outs with 192/24 files. I will also try serving up my parallel FLAC library with no transcoding and see what happens.

The MinimStreamer User Guide indicates that, as transcoding is done in memory, this is likely to be a network issue.

(17-04-2015 21:48)krutsch Wrote:  I'll say this: transcoding with sox at high precision into WAV/24 from Minim to the Bryston is the best sound I've personally experienced. Looking forward to a weekend of audiophile experimentation and I'll report back.

Sounds good. I'll look forward to it.

David