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Had finally a chance to compare this weekend. Not a huge surprise probably, but music from local storage sounds better. Music from the network storage loses HF details to some extent, and soundstage becomes flatter.Added benefit of keeping files locally is the ability to get rid of 3 network-related services, and disable "Client for Microsoft Networks" protocol. For the purposes of this experiment though, network adapter and all network-related services were kept enabled in both cases.
Local storage was represented by:
- old 40Gb IDE HD with IDE-to-SATA adapter, transfer speed up to 1.5 Gb/s
- 64Gb Sandisk SSD, transfer speed up to 6 Gb/sBoth were fed from the same external dual-output PS, producing 12V at 2A and 5V at 2A. Both were connected to SATA III ports on the MB. Both "sounded" better than network-stored files, with me being unable immediately - and not caring to try further - hear any difference between HD- and SSD-stored files.
Network storage is a share on a laptop, both Audio PC and laptop are connected by wired Ethernet to a router. Also, configuration without router was tried, with 2 PCs connected with a cable, to no appreciable difference in sound. Other details of the system can be found in couple of threads down this page.
Curiously, the one thing recommended by JPlay developer (JPlay was not used in this experiment) to improve sound quality when pulling files over the network in his Streamer mode was to connect 2 computers directly with an audio-grade network cable. Yes, there IS such thing - one of the examples would be Acoustic Revive. I'm not particularly interested at the moment.
Edits: 04/01/13
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Topic - Music storage and sound quality: local HD (SSD) vs. network. - carcass93 12:56:50 04/01/13 (117)
- RE: Music storage and sound quality: local HD (SSD) vs. network. - audioengr 09:53:13 04/03/13 (0)
- To those interested: quick check shows that Acoustic Revive LAN cable goes for.... - carcass93 13:53:29 04/02/13 (0)
- Why shouldn't there be a difference? - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 13:28:52 04/02/13 (2)
- Of course, not surprising to those who have experince building cMP system - at all. - carcass93 13:42:03 04/02/13 (1)
- controlling via local keyboard/mouse/monitor. - fmak 11:57:28 04/05/13 (0)
- To all "non-believers" in this thread: - carcass93 08:32:22 04/02/13 (60)
- RE: To all "non-believers" in this thread: - Tony Lauck 15:56:25 04/02/13 (0)
- his is what this forum has deteriorated into.. - fmak 11:44:52 04/02/13 (13)
- But you're doing the same thing in a way Fred... - Presto 08:35:04 04/03/13 (11)
- No, I am not - fmak 23:29:53 04/03/13 (10)
- You're out of your mind, again - AbeCollins 22:01:39 04/04/13 (7)
- If you can't write properly and post respectably - fmak 22:06:17 04/04/13 (6)
- RE: If you can't write properly and post respectably - AbeCollins 08:26:48 04/05/13 (0)
- RE: If you can't write properly and post respectably - Bob_C 22:23:36 04/04/13 (4)
- very noisy inmate - fmak 05:54:30 04/05/13 (3)
- RE: very noisy inmate - Bob_C 08:37:45 04/05/13 (0)
- QED. -nt - rick_m 07:12:13 04/05/13 (1)
- When called out, 'fmac' has nothing.... - Ivan303 11:10:45 04/05/13 (0)
- RE: No, I am not - Bob_C 18:24:51 04/04/13 (0)
- RE: No, I am not - Presto 17:51:48 04/04/13 (0)
- Belden cables for digital connection? - AbeCollins 15:42:39 04/02/13 (0)
- I have to agree with you 200% - Gordon Rankin 11:02:26 04/02/13 (34)
- RE: I have to agree with you 200% - John Atkinson 15:27:04 04/03/13 (15)
- RE: I have to agree with you 200% - Sprezza Tura 17:07:55 04/03/13 (14)
- RE: I have to agree with you 200% - John Atkinson 10:45:27 04/04/13 (13)
- RE: I have to agree with you 200% - Sprezza Tura 10:49:33 04/04/13 (12)
- I've know Gordon since he first started building tube amps over a decade ago... - Ivan303 17:32:00 04/04/13 (10)
- RE: I've know Gordon since he first started building tube amps over a decade ago... - Sprezza Tura 17:55:25 04/04/13 (9)
- As I read this thread, Gordon has a point... - Ivan303 18:45:02 04/04/13 (8)
- RE: As I read this thread, Gordon has a point... - Sprezza Tura 19:05:30 04/04/13 (7)
- "short on particulars" - nope, it wasn't. More than enough for others to use as a starting point ... - carcass93 09:38:04 04/05/13 (0)
- RE: As I read this thread, Gordon has a point... - Bob_C 19:33:13 04/04/13 (0)
- If I had a $4000 USB DAC you might be able to make that charge stick... - Ivan303 19:16:06 04/04/13 (4)
- RE: If I had a $4000 USB DAC you might be able to make that charge stick... - Sprezza Tura 19:21:01 04/04/13 (3)
- Uh, that was a joke... - Ivan303 19:37:04 04/04/13 (2)
- RE: Uh, that was a joke... - Sprezza Tura 19:39:59 04/04/13 (1)
- RE: Uh, that was a joke... - Bob_C 21:24:17 04/04/13 (0)
- RE: I have to agree with you 200% - Mercman 12:21:27 04/04/13 (0)
- You used to be better - Old Listener 14:57:56 04/02/13 (4)
- Yet, if you strip the method of delivery of that message, and focus on substance - .... - carcass93 15:13:36 04/02/13 (3)
- RE: Yet, if you strip the method of delivery of that message, and focus on substance - .... - Old Listener 17:59:54 04/02/13 (2)
- Stick with counting posts. - carcass93 08:57:12 04/03/13 (0)
- Counting is not relevent, reading is better, understanding is best - Sordidman 19:04:58 04/02/13 (0)
- RE: I have to agree with you 200% - Gag Halfrunt 14:26:40 04/02/13 (8)
- RE: I have to agree with you 200% - Sprezza Tura 16:34:44 04/02/13 (4)
- I have to agree with you on the delivery part - Sordidman 09:36:49 04/03/13 (1)
- RE: I have to agree with you on the delivery part - Sprezza Tura 13:43:46 04/03/13 (0)
- I don't question qualities of Naim product. However, if you're using it the same way as Gag - ... - carcass93 19:03:02 04/02/13 (1)
- RE: I don't question qualities of Naim product. However, if you're using it the same way as Gag - ... - Sprezza Tura 20:01:09 04/02/13 (0)
- In other words, you're playing music from a local storage - HD of Naim machine. - carcass93 14:47:48 04/02/13 (2)
- Yeah, lots of apples vs. oranges arguments in this thread.. - Ivan303 15:07:41 04/02/13 (1)
- In agreement. N/T - carcass93 15:16:01 04/02/13 (0)
- RE: I have to agree with you 200% - Sprezza Tura 12:16:41 04/02/13 (0)
- Got it! - Ivan303 11:56:30 04/02/13 (0)
- Yep... pretty much nailed it. There's no difference - .... - carcass93 11:08:54 04/02/13 (1)
- + 2 -t - Sordidman 11:47:04 04/02/13 (0)
- RE: To all "non-believers" in this thread: - Scrith 10:54:22 04/02/13 (6)
- If you truly understand 'science' - fmak 06:15:11 04/03/13 (0)
- Comparitive listening experiences are the best tests - Sordidman 11:50:15 04/02/13 (0)
- Most of naysayers at least did not spend a lot on their systems - unlike you. - carcass93 11:02:01 04/02/13 (3)
- Deja Vu - Scrith 15:09:28 04/02/13 (2)
- His tests are the essence of scientific investigation - Sordidman 15:33:20 04/02/13 (0)
- Judging by the fact that you - thankfully, not that often - come back... - carcass93 15:20:44 04/02/13 (0)
- Did it several times - Stale 10:44:05 04/02/13 (1)
- And that is fine. It's your experience, different from mine. - carcass93 10:56:24 04/02/13 (0)
- Fear, - that the whiners & sour grapes naysayers may - Sordidman 09:20:12 04/02/13 (0)
- If I was uninitiated... - JeffH 08:00:05 04/02/13 (0)
- RE: Music storage and sound quality: local HD (SSD) vs. network. - soundchekk 23:33:57 04/01/13 (1)
- Funny how a person with experience sees nothing outrageous in the idea, isn't it? - carcass93 08:36:31 04/02/13 (0)
- RE: Music storage and sound quality: local HD (SSD) vs. network. - Sprezza Tura 20:47:20 04/01/13 (2)
- We wouldn't know that for sure, or most likely at all. - carcass93 08:45:07 04/02/13 (1)
- RE: We wouldn't know that for sure, or most likely at all. - Sprezza Tura 12:19:37 04/02/13 (0)
- Perfect thread... - Archimago 20:00:16 04/01/13 (0)
- Audio grade network cable - Tony Lauck 14:45:44 04/01/13 (43)
- From the AudioqQuest Web Site... - Ivan303 21:28:08 04/04/13 (0)
- Right there: - carcass93 15:02:54 04/01/13 (41)
- RE: Right there: - Regnad 07:26:47 04/02/13 (1)
- Sure. One of the favorite links of all HydrogenAudio types,.... - carcass93 12:13:13 04/02/13 (0)
- RE: Right there: - Tony Lauck 15:17:54 04/01/13 (38)
- Dont forget - audioengr 09:49:44 04/03/13 (3)
- RE: Dont forget - Tony Lauck 11:08:17 04/03/13 (2)
- RE: Dont forget - audioengr 13:30:06 04/04/13 (1)
- RE: Dont forget - Tony Lauck 14:57:16 04/04/13 (0)
- RE: "Audio(phile) Grade" - rick_m 16:41:23 04/01/13 (23)
- Audiophool Grade Ethernet Cables - Tony Lauck 20:14:36 04/01/13 (18)
- Only one fool proof way to tell if the "blurb" has veracity - Sordidman 09:15:28 04/02/13 (13)
- Opinions vs. "Facts" - Archimago 08:49:02 04/03/13 (5)
- yes, correct, - facts don't help much for subjective, variances, - Sordidman 13:00:32 04/03/13 (4)
- RE: yes, correct, - facts don't help much for subjective, variances, - Archimago 10:09:47 04/04/13 (2)
- Essentially, there is no objectivity... - Sordidman 10:54:09 04/04/13 (1)
- RE: Essentially, there is no objectivity... - Sprezza Tura 11:04:39 04/04/13 (0)
- If you replace Toro with Blanton's, and Mackerel with Willet - I'll agree with you. N/T - carcass93 13:58:09 04/03/13 (0)
- RE: Only one fool proof way to tell if the "blurb" has veracity - Tony Lauck 09:50:38 04/02/13 (6)
- rigged sales demonstration or an "experiment" - Sordidman 10:18:40 04/02/13 (5)
- RE: rigged sales demonstration or an "experiment" - Tony Lauck 11:59:30 04/02/13 (4)
- You believe reflects - fmak 21:53:28 04/02/13 (0)
- Well, another uninformed speculation on your part doesn't - Sordidman 13:10:30 04/02/13 (2)
- RE: Well, another uninformed speculation on your part doesn't - Tony Lauck 13:35:51 04/02/13 (1)
- No, - I am not a manufacturer, salesman: I am a consumer - Sordidman 14:14:26 04/02/13 (0)
- "knowledge to be gained where digital cables are involved is specific to single system " - ???? - carcass93 08:56:24 04/02/13 (3)
- RE: "knowledge to be gained where digital cables are involved is specific to single system " - ???? - Tony Lauck 09:26:38 04/02/13 (2)
- Really? Is it grammatically incorrect to the point of you not being able to understand it? - carcass93 14:11:37 04/02/13 (1)
- RE: Really? Is it grammatically incorrect to the point of you not being able to understand it? - Tony Lauck 14:19:08 04/02/13 (0)
- RE: "Audio(phile) Grade" - Old Listener 19:20:47 04/01/13 (1)
- Actually it was "audio grade" - Sordidman 09:17:11 04/02/13 (0)
- Ha ha ha - Sordidman 16:58:59 04/01/13 (1)
- Almost... except that I don't think it's anywhere near "great" in this case. N/T - carcass93 08:46:24 04/02/13 (0)
- RE: Right there: - Sordidman 15:41:44 04/01/13 (9)
- RE: Right there: - Tony Lauck 16:32:26 04/01/13 (8)
- Ad-hominem Fallacy - Sordidman 16:40:08 04/01/13 (7)
- RE: Ad-hominem Fallacy - rick_m 16:52:00 04/01/13 (6)
- That does it... - Ivan303 16:57:37 04/01/13 (4)
- RE: That does it... - PeterZ 19:04:16 04/01/13 (3)
- ""someone is making a lot of money"" - Sordidman 09:08:05 04/02/13 (2)
- RE: ""someone is making a lot of money"" - PeterZ 06:45:28 04/03/13 (1)
- Sorry, not talking about THAT cable - Sordidman 09:27:10 04/03/13 (0)
- Do you believe that that is what is being discussed? -t - Sordidman 16:54:29 04/01/13 (0)
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