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Wud like to know if squeezebox 3 does bitperfect output.
And does it have ASIO support?
Also, I would primary be listening to music on my Bose Triport Headphones(know they arent the best around) , so is the headphone amp on the SB3 good enough? And does it have a volume control for the headphone jack?
My alternative was to get a EMU0404 USB (source = laptop).
Reason being its bit-perfect output and good headphone amp.
Dont need the recording capabilities at all.
The bitperfect output is important to me so that I can get a great DAC later.
If you don't use the digital volume control, the Squeezebox 3 has bit perfect output.
When you listen to music files, the Slimserver software sends an audio stream directly to the Squeezebox over your wired or wireless Lan. That stream does not go through Windows audio facilities so ASIO is not relevant.
Note that you don't get a choice of music player software. You use Slimserver.
You can download Slimserver and the Softsqueeze s/w for free and try it out. Softsqueeze emulates a real Squeezebox on your PC. This lets you try out the Slimserver UI and the Squeezebox UI and see whether it meets your needs. Since the Softsqueeze sends output to Windows audio, the Kmixer issue is relevant in that case.
To ensure that Digital Volume Control is disabled you have to go into options.
This one is found under the "Player Settings", under "Audio", there is an option called "Digital Volume Control", this must be set to "Digital output level is fixed".
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To ensure that Digital Volume Control is disabled you have to go into options.
This one is found under the "Player Settings", under "Audio", there is an option called "Digital Volume Control", this must be set to "Digital output level is fixed".
That just ensures that you can't change it by accident. Leaving it at max is the same as disabling volume control.
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can a squeezebox play DVD-A if i'm using Power DVD Deluxe, which has 48/96 capability? and will it play normal computer sounds not coming from the slim software, such as an embedded youtube video or a warcraft game?
In my opinion it's not disabled unless it's disabled. Of course, that's just my opinion I suppose.
It's your opinion, and it's factually wrong. Leaving the volume at max outputs the exact same bitstream -- 100% identical -- as disabling digital volume control.
Does Squeezebox 3 do bit-perfect output?
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