Re: sndio and bit perfect playback

On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 06:43:46PM +0200, Jan Stary wrote:
> > > In my experience resampling quality in any particular implementation
> > > is not guaranteed and can introduce significant artifacts.
> > > Declaring a particular implementation "good enough" without
> > > knowing more seems premature.
> >
> > Here are the measures of the aliasing noise using sine sweeps. Check
> > the figure for the 44.1kHz to 48kH conversion, the sndiod column:
> >
> > https://arverb.com/pub/src/
> >
> > I did simple A/B tests with music from CDs and my ears couldn't hear
> > the aliasing noise. Try it.
>
> Does this bit of sndiod(8) still apply?
>
> BUGS
> Resampling is low quality; down-sampling especially
> should be avoided when recording.
>

AFAICS, aliasing is not audible in most desktop setups. People with
pro equipment probably already avoid real-time resampling.

So, if nobody objects, I'll drop it.