In article , TonyL
wrote:
Jim Lesurf wrote:

Yes, this player also has USB but one advantage of network access is
no whirring HDs in the same room.

I can see why people find that approach attractive. Must admit that I
do wonder about systems with multiple devices having their own clocks,
though. Witness the timing effects I found when I was looking at the
iPlayer this year! My impression is that even the BBC have problems
with this.


Good point. When I think about the multiple hardware and software steps
to get that digital stream from HD file to the decoder in the player,
plus the probable multiple 2.4GHz path through a few brick walls and
the different hardware clocks which may/may not be synced....boggles my
mind :-)

From what I've seen/measured, the first and last areas were the clear
problems. I'd be surprised if any home users had any synchronisation. So
rely on buffering and adequate control of that and latency/interrupt
effects. How well that works, I wonder. Problem is that a home system has a
number of 'plates to spin' and experience makes me lack confidence in what
the makers of domestic computer hardware and software do - or even if they
have a clue about audio.

Slainte,

Jim

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