![]() Surprisingly, some sites streamed at the same bit rate sounded vastly different from each other. ![]() A rate of 128kbps was listenable, but stations with higher data rates sounded better, often by quite noticeable increments. The sound of streaming Internet radio varied considerably in quality, depending on the source material and the data rate. ![]() Now it was Even Steven, but this comparison did tell me that neither the CD nor the Touch has yet attained perfection. The treble from the disc was a bit smoother, but even that difference disappeared when I turned off the Meridian HD621 HDMI audio processor's upsampling and apodizing filter. I even ripped a few CDs, to compare the sound of the original disc as played by the Oppo BDP-83SE via HDMI into the 861, with the streamed file from the Squeezebox Touch via S/PDIF into the 861. Day after day, I continued to be impressed with the sound quality of the system as it played these HD downloads, finding them as satisfying as any two-channel discs.
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