I asked another fella about the enhanced performance of Apple OS over Win and his reply was short and simple:
So there we go .. that's the "magic"
Yeah. He failed on the first sentence. Apple OS has nothing to do with Linux.
Its an easy mistake. I for sure was convinced that it was using a Linux kernel, but turns out its using a Hybrid XNU under the OS family UNIX ... yes I had to check it up. So there, its corrected. So, MacOS and any Linux distro is not the same.
The audio chipsets in your computer will make a much bigger difference on the sound than the operating system. Any modern OS will handle audio workloads without breaking a sweat. Some, like Linux, may require extensive tweaking, but if you're offloading your audio processing to a DAC anyway then all your OS has to do is shift the bits to the USB bus; it doesn't go through the OS audio system. If your system is capable of playing even a single HD video stream, it can handle audio at any resolution with less than a quarter of the resources.
"Program space non violation" is completely made-up. I'm not really sure what they're trying to say, but those aren't the words to use to say it.
"Program space non violation" is completely made-up. I'm not really sure what they're trying to say, but those aren't the words to use to say it.
Why should linux require extensive tweaking for audio playback? The fact that this forum is full of mostly voodoo tweaks does not mean that they are required. Most of the changes have absolutely no effect on the final audio signal and arise from feelings instead of knowledge of how the computer audio works.
With you there !! Ph...
and apologies for earlier post...
Was simply rhyming 'rest' and 'best' and hoping the O/P would explore...
I appreciate all the input. I currently use Win7 & Foobar2000 and are quite happy with it. But I have noticed that most people use a Mac and JRiver for a higher quality experience so to speak. I will not use the onboard soundcard for my system but rather export the raw data via the USB to an external DAC. I wouldn't mind using a headless computer like Daphile offer. Another player/streamer of interest is the Lumin U1 Mini which is a dedicated machine.
I did a quick scan of the Daphile thread and noticed that some have serious issues with making their player work. Should I worry aka is there anything to know or have in mind now when I am planing ?
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