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Technically there is jitter in the digital domain, and it's possible to see problems at high bandwidth signals, but in low bandwidth transmissions like Flac, yo

by bb88 8y ago

Technically there is jitter in the digital domain, and it's possible to see problems at high bandwidth signals, but in low bandwidth transmissions like Flac, you're absolutely right. If you have nanosecond timing requirements, then those might be useful, but for audio they are overkill. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitter

aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
FLAC????? Ew... Every audiophile knows that WAV sounds the best. FLAC quality is mediocre compared to WAV. Update: geez, it was satire... ...or was it? https://serato.com/forum/discussion/1541194 https://serato.com/forum/discussion/1541194 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/flac-vs-wav-format-surprising-quality-differences.366271/ https://www.head-fi.org/threads/flac-vs-wav-format-surprisin...
- hydrox24 8y ago
  You were not downvoted because people took your comment literally, you were downvoted because being snarky runs against the Hacker News guidelines, specifically: > Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say face-to-face. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. Sometimes snarky comments will be forgiven if they are substantive. Yours contributes very little beyond what the parent/grandparent comments had already mentioned.
  - aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
    Thank you for the quick heads up! I’ll make sure to familiarize myself with said guidelines. It’s very useful!
lmilcin 8y ago
The difference is that with digital signal there is limited number of components that actually make a difference and as soon as a certain level of quality is reached (basically reliable transmission) nothing can be improved further. For listening purposes the transmitted data can be buffered on the receiver DAC. This means that as long as the buffer on DAC is not emptied everything else may be failing badly and it will have zero effect on your listening experience.

by bb88 8y ago

aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago

FLAC????? Ew... Every audiophile knows that WAV sounds the best. FLAC quality is mediocre compared to WAV. Update: geez, it was satire... ...or was it? https://serato.com/forum/discussion/1541194 https://serato.com/forum/discussion/1541194 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/flac-vs-wav-format-surprising-quality-differences.366271/ https://www.head-fi.org/threads/flac-vs-wav-format-surprisin...

hydrox24 8y ago
You were not downvoted because people took your comment literally, you were downvoted because being snarky runs against the Hacker News guidelines, specifically: > Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say face-to-face. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. Sometimes snarky comments will be forgiven if they are substantive. Yours contributes very little beyond what the parent/grandparent comments had already mentioned.
- aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
  Thank you for the quick heads up! I’ll make sure to familiarize myself with said guidelines. It’s very useful!

lmilcin 8y ago

The difference is that with digital signal there is limited number of components that actually make a difference and as soon as a certain level of quality is reached (basically reliable transmission) nothing can be improved further. For listening purposes the transmitted data can be buffered on the receiver DAC. This means that as long as the buffer on DAC is not emptied everything else may be failing badly and it will have zero effect on your listening experience.