[sixergixer]

We had a pretty cool looking storm a couple of years back with all sorts of amazing clouds. It was coming up to sunset, hence the intense red.
1 x From the drone and 2 x from the garden

That's a sunset for the books!

 

[adias]

Elgar’s movement of an unfinished piano concerto:

 

[artur9]

...
Anyone with even just a cursory understanding of how TCP/IP works knows that that's all just a pile of marketing manure. Packages are packages, and if one gets lost along the way, the TCP/IP stack will take note and request for it to be resent.
...

I generally agree with what you're saying except for the above. Many (really, most?) audio transports over IP don't use TCP because of latency issues, UDP ftw!
No retransmission of UDP packages [sic] (I think you meant packets).

I don't think the audiophile switches will make much difference there, a better streamer would.

Now, iirc, @earnmyturns found that upgrading the network switch did make a difference but not to one of the audiophile ones.

 

[sixergixer]

I have a big ol' soft spot for this weirdo album. The first time I saw Primus they played The Desaturating Seven in its entirety and I thought it was just a hell of a good time.

 

[artur9]

I'd say that the mag's title says all you need to know:
"Computers, programmed for entertainment"

You're just jealous, it's not your fault that North Americans are such prudes…

(I did a quick check and yes, this is a real magazine cover that actually got released. Non-ironically. Small circulation, but still: What the actual frick! )

Clearly, I learned programming on the wrong continent. Mulligan?

 

[Paladin79]

And this. Been a while since I've seen a Radio Shack label on something new, but this has the same formulation as the Kester. Maybe even made by Kester. I generally prefer Cardas myself, but the Kester works quite nicely too.

https://www.amazon.com/RadioShack-S...x=silver+bearing+solder,industrial,105&sr=1-6

Crazy pricing for such a small amount. AG silver (Argentum), PB lead (plumbum), SN tin (stannum).

 

[adias]

Ravel:

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

I generally agree with what you're saying except for the above. Many (really, most?) audio transports over IP don't use TCP because of latency issues, UDP ftw!
No retransmission of UDP packages [sic] (I think you meant packets).

I don't think the audiophile switches will make much difference there, a better streamer would.

Now, iirc, @earnmyturns found that upgrading the network switch did make a difference but not to one of the audiophile ones.

I’m not aware of a single streaming or audio protocol that uses UDP.
If you know a few, please let me know. I’m curious.

Edit:
Ok, there are apparently quite a lot of them. You learn something new every day.

 

[artur9]

I’m not aware of a single streaming or audio protocol that uses UDP.
If you know a few, please let me know. I’m curious.

I'm most familiar with audio streaming over the internet as a whole (WebRTC, for example).
However, taking AirPlay as an example.
The control protocol is over TCP (HTTP, even!) using RTSP.

The actual audio data is sent via RTP which, wikipedia says,

RTP typically runs over User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Many, many systems use RTP this way. AES67, Dante, ...

 

[bcowen]

Crazy pricing for such a small amount. AG silver (Argentum), PB lead (plumbum), SN tin (stannum).

Last time I bought the Kester (in 2020) it was $4 for a .35 ounce tube. This Radio Shack branded stuff is a full ounce, so yeah more expensive, but with inflation probably not to an extreme. But it also makes the Cardas less expensive at ~$10.75/ounce, and when was the last time you saw anything with a Cardas label on it less expensive? .

 

[theveterans]

I generally agree with what you're saying except for the above. Many (really, most?) audio transports over IP don't use TCP because of latency issues, UDP ftw!
No retransmission of UDP packages [sic] (I think you meant packets).

I don't think the audiophile switches will make much difference there, a better streamer would.

Now, iirc, @earnmyturns found that upgrading the network switch did make a difference but not to one of the audiophile ones.

Even Jay (a YTber that reviews ultra high end stuff) don't see the value with the switches, audiophile ethernet cables and advises everyone that it's the least important part in the system. As for me, I'm perfectly happy with my Macbook Pro on battery as my "headless" streamer providing perfect digital sound to Yggy+ MIB via USB Unison

 

[jonathan c]

.... when hard drive meets 'softwhere' ....

 

[jonathan c]

THAT is my kind of Mammatus! Nice and angry

.... as is

[from James and the Giant Peach]

 

[Paladin79]

Last time I bought the Kester (in 2020) it was $4 for a .35 ounce tube. This Radio Shack branded stuff is a full ounce, so yeah more expensive, but with inflation probably not to an extreme. But it also makes the Cardas less expensive at ~$10.75/ounce, and when was the last time you saw anything with a Cardas label on it less expensive? .

Very true. I have several large rolls of silver content solder but it is larger gauge and being one lb and five lb rolls it has to be pricey now. As you know the smaller gauge is best for tube pins so I keep multiple sizes.

 

[ImagesbyMurray]

I'm most familiar with audio streaming over the internet as a whole (WebRTC, for example).
However, taking AirPlay as an example.
The control protocol is over TCP (HTTP, even!) using RTSP.

The actual audio data is sent via RTP which, wikipedia says,


Many, many systems use RTP this way. AES67, Dante, ...

RTP and SRTP run at OSI layer 6 (session) usually over UDP. In the case of AirPlay, the overhead of TCP (layer 3 packets guaranteed to arrive in order, controlled by ACK and NACK responses) is acceptable because it only works on the local network (ie: it's not routable). Dante *is* routable but very sensitive to network latency; live performance should be 1ms or less.

Layer 2 switches have no idea what the F%^&^ is going on here .....