he actually posted some supposedly jitter improvement measurements: cMP² | CMP / 03Jitter
I think most of his HTPC building advices are really great, but they're good to follow if you're a perfectionist...I don't really expect any SQ improvement(which is great BTW on my setup at this point
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I even read the xxhighend(another smokey player) coder on computeraudiophile.com(which is filled w/ ppl who believe in the most ludicrous things) saying that he cannot stand the sound of ASIO and prefers WASAPI by far.
when you start comparing bit-perfect audio renderers, something REALLY isn't right IMHO
except for a bad implementation of course, like xbitlabs mentioned here: Universal Soldier: ASUS Xonar D2 PM Sound Card Review (page 9) - X-bit labs
that's the thing, a poorly coded windows driver can totally ruin any bit-perfect audio renderer.....like the Asus soundcards that resample ASIO/DirectKS if the fixed sample rate in their drivers doesn't match the file you're playing, they don't offer any bitmatched playback whatsoever.
so a wonky ASIO/DirectKS miniport implementation can indeed sound bad....can't tell about WASAPI, but it needs WaveRT drivers to really shine I think?
I think most of his HTPC building advices are really great, but they're good to follow if you're a perfectionist...I don't really expect any SQ improvement(which is great BTW on my setup at this point
)I even read the xxhighend(another smokey player) coder on computeraudiophile.com(which is filled w/ ppl who believe in the most ludicrous things) saying that he cannot stand the sound of ASIO and prefers WASAPI by far.
when you start comparing bit-perfect audio renderers, something REALLY isn't right IMHO
except for a bad implementation of course, like xbitlabs mentioned here: Universal Soldier: ASUS Xonar D2 PM Sound Card Review (page 9) - X-bit labs
that's the thing, a poorly coded windows driver can totally ruin any bit-perfect audio renderer.....like the Asus soundcards that resample ASIO/DirectKS if the fixed sample rate in their drivers doesn't match the file you're playing, they don't offer any bitmatched playback whatsoever.
so a wonky ASIO/DirectKS miniport implementation can indeed sound bad....can't tell about WASAPI, but it needs WaveRT drivers to really shine I think?
