Any difference in SQ from USB drive storage to NAS playback?


Not sure if there is any difference in theory but.....

Should there be any difference in SQ of files played back through a USB hard drive or flash drive plugged directly into back of my streamer.
Vs the same ripped files accessed by internet from a  NAS?


128x128uberwaltz
Dude,

Oh well. At least he tested the jitterbug in the right place where a reduction in jitter might matter. Unfortunately there appears to be no useful effect.

Tgris,

Most streamers do buffer data in memory to isolate the D to A process from any minor temporary variations in bits per second but jitter can and usually does still get introduced to the signal between streamer and DAC for various reasons so its up to the DAC to deal with any jitter introduced into its input signal and more and more modern DACs do just that by re-timing the digital signal just prior to conversion to analog.
Greg
I am planning on visiting Friday Island later this year.
A meeting with yourself and Tomic would be the icing on the cake indeed!
Uber, Friday Harbor is a beautiful place.  It would be great to meet up.  I don't get to Seattle too often tomic, but it would be great to meet you as well.  You're in Redondo if I remember right?