Yes i was satisfied considering the other alternatives, winamp...
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Originally Posted by
forsberg 
So were you not satisfied with the quality being played from foobar2000 before you found this out?
Mr purist over here is just ensuring that since i didn't formally receive education in sound/music production, i go to great lengths to reproduce sound just the way it was documented. Now being that i'm from a long line of old school musicians who still believe in live performance and not some "digital version" i think its safe to say that my overcompensation is truly justified.
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Originally Posted by
Mad Max
I don't think so.
I think Mr. Purist shouldn't even be using a computer to begin with. DVD players do a much better job with music playback. Foobar slightly colors the sound and screws up the soundstage. uLilith colors the sound differently and also screws up the soundstage, just not as much. Reclock: same thing.
Out of my less than perfect DVD player, my music truly comes to life; my computer sounds a bit sterile and slightly muddy by comparison regardless of what media player and output (USB or SPDIF) I use.
And dat soundstage with my DVD player 
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Originally Posted by
Roller This thread feels like it's more about foobar2000 trashing than anything else. I'll repeat it again, foobar2000 does not do any DRC or sound processing by default in ANY foobar version for years from now, and still counting.
I would like to see those sources that you have stating such nonsense.
No!!! on the contrary, i love foobar...my compulsion for perfection drove me to foobar...i just feel like there's something better out there now.
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Originally Posted by
Mad Max
I did specify that it isn't a huge difference. But this hobby is all about all that nitpicking, especially for purists. 
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Originally Posted by
thuantran The Xonar card (if you're using one) also has DRC feature by itself check if you have it enabled, for foobar as long as you don't use replaygain and/or DSP it can't touch your audio. Another general information DRC is just a DSP that boost quiet section and lower loud section to a target loudness level, it's a feature of AC3 (to watch movie with AC3 track on normal environment without having your ear blasted with explosion because you had to turn the volume up to listen to dialogue) but it's not exclusive to it.
Yes i do have the essence ST + H6...and i maintain the original channel 2 and my output is also 2. (stereo). And i do understand the whole idea behind DRC, but understand that i just can't get myself to knowingly initiate a software/hhardware feature that would add any "ingredients" to the sound reproduction.
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Originally Posted by
Mad Max
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