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Post by hcsunshine90 on Aug 10, 2014 19:32:12 GMT -5
is there any difference in quality if i download songs while wired into the router vs. using the wireless network in my house? is there a chance the music on the website i am using has gone "through the air" at some point before i even got to it anyway? |
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Post by frenchyfranky on Aug 10, 2014 20:05:00 GMT -5
I'm not an expert but I don't think.
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Post by hemster on Aug 10, 2014 20:06:04 GMT -5
Generally speaking, for lossy music formats, there should be no perceptible difference. Of course there's no telling of the music files have already been "over the air" before you receive them - however most streaming sites are hard-wire connected - mainly because they may stream low and high-res music. Now, for lossless formats, there's a good bet that a wired connection would be optimal. But this too depends on the bit-rate and fidelity of the connection - i.e. what is the quality of the wireless connection? Is it capable of supporting high-res music? Is there a full signal strength? Is the connection largely free from interference? etc.. etc.. To summarize, if you can, go with hard-wired!  |
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Post by Cory Cooper on Aug 10, 2014 20:13:07 GMT -5
No difference downloading files via WiFi vs Ethernet. When downloading any kind of file, there are checksums involved, which ensure that a perfect transfer is achieved.
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Post by hemster on Aug 10, 2014 20:16:57 GMT -5
^True, but that still leaves the issue of latency!  I get buffering streaming over wifi but no issues over hard-wired Ethernet. That's with an excellent connection with my Verizon Fios router. But to be fair, that's noticed more with video and some large DSD files. Otherwise it's all good. |
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Post by foggy1956 on Aug 10, 2014 20:19:07 GMT -5
^True, but that still leaves the issue of latency! I get buffering streaming over wifi but no issues over hard-wired Ethernet. That's with an excellent connection with my Verizon Fios router. But to be fair, that's noticed more with video and some large DSD files. Otherwise it's all good. I don't believe latency has any effect on file accuracy. |
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Post by hemster on Aug 10, 2014 20:21:41 GMT -5
^True, but that still leaves the issue of latency! I get buffering streaming over wifi but no issues over hard-wired Ethernet. That's with an excellent connection with my Verizon Fios router. But to be fair, that's noticed more with video and some large DSD files. Otherwise it's all good. I don't believe latency has any effect on file accuracy. Sure.. but timeliness is important. If you get buffering but yet the resultant file is fully accurate you likely aren't going to be happy. A file can take minutes to buffer, be 100% accurate but spoils the listener's pleasure due to stuttering and delays - that's the issue with latency. |
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Post by Cory Cooper on Aug 10, 2014 20:25:59 GMT -5
Buffering /latency will only affect streaming audio, not file transfer/download. Latency will only be noticed when a file begins playing. Once it is playing, if it stutters or drops out, it is because of bandwidth and/or transfer speed/buffering, not latency, which is a delay.
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Post by hemster on Aug 10, 2014 22:10:32 GMT -5
Buffering /latency will only affect streaming audio, not file transfer/download. Latency will only be noticed when a file begins playing. Once it is playing, if it stutters or drops out, it is because of bandwidth and/or transfer speed/buffering, not latency, which is a delay. C When one is streaming and there's a delay in comms it's still an issue that mars one's enjoyment. I've never had such issues with a hard-wired connection. But hey, if the connection is great and there's excellent bandwidth (hard-wire mostly trumps wireless here) then by all means... |
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Post by hcsunshine90 on Aug 10, 2014 22:34:44 GMT -5
Generally speaking, for lossy music formats, there should be no perceptible difference. Of course there's no telling of the music files have already been "over the air" before you receive them - however most streaming sites are hard-wire connected - mainly because they may stream low and high-res music. Now, for lossless formats, there's a good bet that a wired connection would be optimal. But this too depends on the bit-rate and fidelity of the connection - i.e. what is the quality of the wireless connection? Is it capable of supporting high-res music? Is there a full signal strength? Is the connection largely free from interference? etc.. etc.. To summarize, if you can, go with hard-wired! that's what i suspected, (and that's what i've been doing) thanks. |
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Post by garbulky on Aug 10, 2014 23:36:43 GMT -5
If you are downloading a file - like itunes. There is ZERO difference. There are error checks and timing does not matter. If you are streaming, you MAY get some issues. I haven't but it's not impossible. Usually it just stops at buffering.
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Post by hcsunshine90 on Aug 11, 2014 9:21:18 GMT -5
its not itunes. its just a download of WAV files from bt.etree.org using bittorent.
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Post by bootman on Aug 11, 2014 9:26:07 GMT -5
No difference when doing that.
You wind up with the same file regardless of how you download.
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Post by yves on Aug 11, 2014 16:36:35 GMT -5
I am loving the lossless Hi Res wireless MQS Streaming into my new Astell & Kern AK240.  |
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