10-09-2017, 09:38 AM
To get hung up on the exact details of the audio quality is somewhat missing the point 
Naturally, whatever the source, no FM broadcast will ever be CD quality given that it stops at 15kHz and will never have the noise floor of 16 bit audio. But against that, how many commercially produced CDs take full advantage of the potential of 16 bit audio? Even before the advent of the "loudness wars", 16/44.1 is over-engineered for delivery to the home, and 24/192 is marketing BS.
Anyway, something to try next time I'm messing with a Pi
Naturally, whatever the source, no FM broadcast will ever be CD quality given that it stops at 15kHz and will never have the noise floor of 16 bit audio. But against that, how many commercially produced CDs take full advantage of the potential of 16 bit audio? Even before the advent of the "loudness wars", 16/44.1 is over-engineered for delivery to the home, and 24/192 is marketing BS.
Anyway, something to try next time I'm messing with a Pi
