The latest issue of TAS has what (I assume) attempts to be a comprehensive evaluation of several aspects of (what I call) computer assisted music reproduction. I use that terminology because it's not exactly limited to music server use. They attempt to quantitatively rank (but using subjective criteria) a variety of computer related tasks.
1) audibility of different brands of CD-R's
2) audibility of different CD ripping programs
3) audibility of different CD writing (burning) programs
4) audibility of different "upsampling" programs, i.e. converting 16/44.1 digital audio to 24/96, 24/176.4, 32/192, etc., prior to sending the signal to a DAC
5) audibility of different computer music player software
and ranking of various hardware (disc drives, DAC's, etc)
I have done on my own some of the comparisons they have, and my own results (opinions) occasionally agree but more usually don't. I'm very curious to hear what others on this forum think about the article in general and the specific findings reported.
1) audibility of different brands of CD-R's
2) audibility of different CD ripping programs
3) audibility of different CD writing (burning) programs
4) audibility of different "upsampling" programs, i.e. converting 16/44.1 digital audio to 24/96, 24/176.4, 32/192, etc., prior to sending the signal to a DAC
5) audibility of different computer music player software
and ranking of various hardware (disc drives, DAC's, etc)
I have done on my own some of the comparisons they have, and my own results (opinions) occasionally agree but more usually don't. I'm very curious to hear what others on this forum think about the article in general and the specific findings reported.