First, i was not using an earlier stealthaudio, but an earlier version of the player project, hybrys. Second, the idea is on the origin of,  importance and the nature of bit-perfect streaming for my own, and in hope, others, edification. But apparently everyone has too strong of feelings of...

In regards to volume matching, I don't have an spl reader or something fancy to check, but the levels sound the same, and I have all dsp's turned off in foobar. Admittedly the volume might be different, but more importantly, yhe song I referenced literally did not sound the same. The slow...

In doing some tests with my friend, i think an importance note came up, as i was saying earlier, about the differences between the players. Its hard to choose which one is better, but the truth is, they can be very, very different. The song '84 pontiac dream' by Boards of Canada sounded so...

indeed. tomorrow will be much more throrough.

Well! I did part one of a two part double blind test. Two parts, because i want to do it again with 3 plays, one on speakers to register details to note, and then the two players blind on headphones, cause there was a tough feeling to get away from upon being able to identify bits the second...

Quote: I do use foobar2k! I've been using it for ages, (to the annoyance of all my college friends who are like What is this music thing?? when they try to play music off my laptop. hahaha) I love Foobar, its a rock solid program, especially considering the breadth of things it can do...

I agree on that. While I find the research efforts of the xxhighend player people quite interesting, I still don't think one should need to pay such an amount for it. As with alot of high end equipment in any media, audio or otherwise. Sometimes it seems like folks pay for the idea of a...

I think it's time I set up a good DBT. I'll let you guys know! And take it easy with the passions!

Another note, just so you all know, i am having a large amount of problems with the player unfortunately. They might resolve once i get a new toslink adapter and can go back to optical, i think my usb ports are whack. So again, it ain't perfect... but for some real pristine listening here and...

well if you're outputting to your DAC the volume should not necessarily be an issue, since it is only outputting the bit stream. Is your primary sound driver an analog output, or is the setup the one from your sig? And to comment on mister bean, the app will not come up in windows sound mixer...

I understand the concepts of ASIO and WASAPI, and as far as the players go, I have come to a preference conclusion. What I'm interested in is the possibilities, as Leepery has mentioned, of variation in 'bit-perfect' streaming. By the way, that cmp2 site is very intriguing, thanks. Pretty much...

So, In my pursuits I have come across the nifty little project "Minimalist Audio Player". It is a small (very small) wasapi (or, now ASIO) audio player designed to avoid contact with the Windows API, as the creator believes that any interaction with the OS interferes with sound quality. The...

well its happens briefly every time i turn it on only. and it is constant throughout opamps. aaannndd its only on the left channel.

I was looking through the other threads for anyone with issues similar to mine, with no luck (though i may just have not seen them). Whats happening, and i believe it started after i replaced the opamps with some of the ones from the stock kit, is whenever i turn on and set the volume of the...

And you found a discernible SQ difference after recabling the D2000? ..the frayed cable is already fairly annoying.