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Post Subject: BuffersPosted by steverino on: 12/22/2014

I thought the file fragmentation issue was the reason for having buffering memory where the file or at least a significant portion gets pre-loaded into memory. Since that is widespread I don't see why the file fragmentation on the hard drive would create a problem. Anyway computers are exceptionally proficient at reading datafiles; it's sort of what makes them a computer. Reading an optical disc is trickier but even there CD players have all kinds of error correction algorithms. I don't know that anyone has shown bit error differences from competently made CD players. The major difference is jitter I believe. It's true that earlier versions of Windows did weird resampling of audio data but I think that is removed now. Anyway, such data can be fed directly through a soundcard out to a DAC with no computer processing. Reclocking is now increasingly practiced. If the difference between digital files and transports isn't jitter related I have no idea what is going on.

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