PS3 media server audio quality - Blu-ray Forum

hoogoosedmoose41 · 03-24-2008, 04:04 PM

for everyone out there who streams audio to their ps3 from their computer how do you like the audio quality? I have a 500 gb external usb drive connected to my computer that I use to stream my music collection to the PS3. I use WMP 11 and all the files are ripped as wav files. My thinking was that id get near cd quality sound saving them that way. Its a convenient way to have my music collection played however I notice that the music just sounds lifeless. the ps3 is sending audio to the preamp via HDMI and run the Integra in direct mode. if i switch to say all channel stereo its even worse. whats funny is I canplay an MP3 cd burned at 192 in my dvd player and it sounds a whole heck of a lot better than the PS3. is it because the DAC in the sony just isnt that good or am i missing something?
I also notice cds sound much better played through my oppo than the PS3

actionhank · 03-24-2008, 04:15 PM

I haven't noticed a problem with audio quality in the media server function of PS3. But I use FLAC instead of WAV and use TVersity instead of WMP 11.

Also maybe my ears are shot, cause I used to listen to a lot of music full blast on my cd player with headphones

hoogoosedmoose41 · 03-24-2008, 04:18 PM

my ears are shot too too many years of working at my familes bowling alley.. whats the difference between wav and FLAC? i dont use headphones but ive been known to play music loud enough to knock the squirrels out of the trees.

dk3dknight · 03-24-2008, 04:28 PM

Do you have surround sound on?

My music sounds beautiful course I rip the discs on the ps3, if I want to listen to midis I have to burn them to a audio cd then rip them but alus so is life...

I usually just copy the files over instead of trying to stream.. don't quite trust the stream.

Shin-Ra · 03-24-2008, 04:37 PM

Try boosting the volume control to +1 or +2.

hoogoosedmoose41 · 03-24-2008, 04:38 PM

no its running 2 channel direct mode. ive just realized you lose too much in the translation streaming stuff.. convienent yes sound quality? no!
I had a friend over listening to the stream he made the same comment that it sounded lifeless compared to a cd. (then again once you listen to an Elton john sacd in direct DSD mode then go to streaming a media server it just doesnt cut it)
I think ill just rip some MP3 DVDs at 320 and see how that goes.
im also gonna try to hook the ext drive directly to the playstation and see if theres a diff in audio quality.

boosting the volume to +1 or 2 causes audible distortion.

actionhank · 03-24-2008, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoogoosedmoose41

my ears are shot too too many years of working at my familes bowling alley.. whats the difference between wav and FLAC? i dont use headphones but ive been known to play music loud enough to knock the squirrels out of the trees.

FLAC is free. WAV is owned by Microsoft and IBM.

And I think FLAC also produces smaller file sizes than WAV although I am not absolutely sure on this.

Ranger-R · 03-24-2008, 04:48 PM

just a guess, but could it be that thru the cd player its connected rca? and ps3 whether you have it optical or hdmi is sent straight digital connection? I've been streaming music but have my ps3 hardwired at gigabit speed so stream is pretty strong.

Joe Cain · 03-24-2008, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by actionhank

FLAC is free. WAV is owned by Microsoft and IBM.

And I think FLAC also produces smaller file sizes than WAV although I am not absolutely sure on this.

FLAC files are smaller because they're compressed without loss---FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec.

hoogoosedmoose41 · 03-24-2008, 05:39 PM

i use my oppo dvd player for cd playback which is connected via Hdmi

my computer network including my ps3 is setup for wired gigabit gigabit network as well.

hoogoosedmoose41 · 03-24-2008, 05:42 PM

another dumb question can the PS3 recognize a Network drive? (eithernet hard drive as opposed to usb) ?

hoogoosedmoose41 · 03-24-2008, 06:14 PM

not sure if this is supposed to be this way but when i push the display button on my integra but its reading the signal from the PS3 as MCH 48khz 5.1 PCM audio.. shouldnt it be reading it as 2 channel?

ge0ff73 · 03-24-2008, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoogoosedmoose41

another dumb question can the PS3 recognize a Network drive? (eithernet hard drive as opposed to usb) ?

Using UPNP yes. I know I share a couple folders from my iMac to my PS3 using NullRiver Medialink and it works awesome. I watch some podcasts that way... and also thru iTunes.

03-24-2008, 04:04 PM	#1
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	PS3 media server audio quality for everyone out there who streams audio to their ps3 from their computer how do you like the audio quality? I have a 500 gb external usb drive connected to my computer that I use to stream my music collection to the PS3. I use WMP 11 and all the files are ripped as wav files. My thinking was that id get near cd quality sound saving them that way. Its a convenient way to have my music collection played however I notice that the music just sounds lifeless. the ps3 is sending audio to the preamp via HDMI and run the Integra in direct mode. if i switch to say all channel stereo its even worse. whats funny is I canplay an MP3 cd burned at 192 in my dvd player and it sounds a whole heck of a lot better than the PS3. is it because the DAC in the sony just isnt that good or am i missing something? I also notice cds sound much better played through my oppo than the PS3

03-24-2008, 06:14 PM	#12
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	not sure if this is supposed to be this way but when i push the display button on my integra but its reading the signal from the PS3 as MCH 48khz 5.1 PCM audio.. shouldnt it be reading it as 2 channel? Last edited by hoogoosedmoose41; 03-24-2008 at 06:21 PM.

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03-24-2008, 04:15 PM	#2
actionhank Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Las Vegas, Nevada	I haven't noticed a problem with audio quality in the media server function of PS3. But I use FLAC instead of WAV and use TVersity instead of WMP 11. Also maybe my ears are shot, cause I used to listen to a lot of music full blast on my cd player with headphones

03-24-2008, 04:18 PM	#3
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	my ears are shot too too many years of working at my familes bowling alley.. whats the difference between wav and FLAC? i dont use headphones but ive been known to play music loud enough to knock the squirrels out of the trees.

03-24-2008, 04:28 PM	#4
dk3dknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Arlington, Texas PSNetwork: dk3dknight PostCount: 0001 Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Do you have surround sound on? My music sounds beautiful course I rip the discs on the ps3, if I want to listen to midis I have to burn them to a audio cd then rip them but alus so is life... I usually just copy the files over instead of trying to stream.. don't quite trust the stream.

03-24-2008, 04:37 PM	#5
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Try boosting the volume control to +1 or +2.

03-24-2008, 04:38 PM	#6
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	no its running 2 channel direct mode. ive just realized you lose too much in the translation streaming stuff.. convienent yes sound quality? no! I had a friend over listening to the stream he made the same comment that it sounded lifeless compared to a cd. (then again once you listen to an Elton john sacd in direct DSD mode then go to streaming a media server it just doesnt cut it) I think ill just rip some MP3 DVDs at 320 and see how that goes. im also gonna try to hook the ext drive directly to the playstation and see if theres a diff in audio quality. boosting the volume to +1 or 2 causes audible distortion.

03-24-2008, 04:48 PM	#8
Ranger-R Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Washington Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:1808 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:80	just a guess, but could it be that thru the cd player its connected rca? and ps3 whether you have it optical or hdmi is sent straight digital connection? I've been streaming music but have my ps3 hardwired at gigabit speed so stream is pretty strong.

03-24-2008, 05:39 PM	#10
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	i use my oppo dvd player for cd playback which is connected via Hdmi my computer network including my ps3 is setup for wired gigabit gigabit network as well.

03-24-2008, 05:42 PM	#11
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	another dumb question can the PS3 recognize a Network drive? (eithernet hard drive as opposed to usb) ?

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