iTunes 8.1.1.10 -- Kent Poon info - hi-res testing - MAC OK, Windows has a problem

[emmodad]

Kent Poon has just posted news extending his previous well-reasoned testing of iTunes wrt ripping and playback:

Design w Sound » CAS 5: CD Ripping (well worth reading)


which he now updates with testing info showing that iTunes 8.1.1.10 Windows version indeed appears to have a problem handling hi-res files (CD is fine; OS X is OK at all data rates):

Design w Sound » iTunes 8.1.1.10 PC Problem
Design w Sound » CAS 7: iTunes PC 8.1.1.10 problem

He concludes that

"ITunes PC & MAC Version 8.1.1.10 provides different results.

Mac iTunes 8.1.1.10 produces bit transparent results on all our tests: 16/44.1 & 24/96 & 24/192

PC iTunes 8.1.1.10 produces bit transparent result on CD format (16bit/44.1kHz). The digital data higher than 16bit (20bit-24bit) or sampling rate (96kHz & 192kHz) are changed by PC iTunes playback engine.

If you are using PC iTunes, playback CD is absolutely fine. For high resolution file format, you will need to find another program at the moment. I am quite sure this is a bug and Apple should fix it in future update."

 

[Bojamijams]

Some guy has a last name of Poon? People would call him Mr. Poon? thats hilarious

also anyone using iTunes on PC is just... well I'm sorry, you're using the most bloated, horribly coded piece of crap, I mean software, that exists.

 

[CTechKid]

./waits for the all the error-correction nazis to find this thread.

 

[leveller1642]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bojamijams /img/forum/go_quote.gif Some guy has a last name of Poon? People would call him Mr. Poon? thats hilarious also anyone using iTunes on PC is just... well I'm sorry, you're using the most bloated, horribly coded piece of crap, I mean software, that exists.

Surely, you exaggerate. Windows isn't that bad. My Vista install has only blue screened once in 12 months or so.

 

[krmathis]

Perhaps no big shock, since iTunes is developed by Apple. Hence they have full knowledge of Mac OS X, unlike MS Windows.
Just look the opposite way in regards of Microsoft MSN Messenger on MS Windows vs. Mac OS X...

 

[Bojamijams]

Quote:

Originally Posted by leveller1642 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Surely, you exaggerate. Windows isn't that bad. My Vista install has only blue screened once in 12 months or so.

I'm not saying anything about vista.. I use it, its not great but neither is any other alternative and you need it for dx10 (and it has better sound then xp) .. its just that itunes on windows.. eek.. get foobar, winamp, anything but itunes

 

[iriverdude]

Quote:

Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Perhaps no big shock, since iTunes is developed by Apple. Hence they have full knowledge of Mac OS X, unlike MS Windows. Just look the opposite way in regards of Microsoft MSN Messenger on MS Windows vs. Mac OS X...

Probably badly coded in the first place, saying "look how unstable and slow Windows is, compared to this Mac" You can then get people to buy Apple Mac's.

 

[Bojamijams]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iriverdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif Probably badly coded in the first place, saying "look how unstable and slow Windows is, compared to this Mac" You can then get people to buy Apple Mac's.

Was gonna post that originally, but didn't wanna turn it into a win vs mac thread so deleted it

 

[iriverdude]

I know of a business that does not fix bugs/crashes, and of course they offer service plans, and upgrades to new versions..

 

[audioengr]

I've always recommended using iTunes only on Mac. This is why.

Steve N.