If the browser on Windows 10 would decode Dolby or any other proprietary format, wouldn't it mean that the DAC connected to that PC would get a plain PCM stream? Otherwise, the correct word would be "pass-through", which would be a problem for most current DACs.
"Why is this bad news for Schiit ? (Or anybody else.)"
It's bad news for the following reasons:
1) Because it's going to be the native audio codec for Windows 10.
2) Because it's lossy
3) Because it's licensed. That means that Schiit and other probably have to pay Dolby licensing fees to be able to play audio through their DACs
4) Because Dolby Audio sound sucks big time
All this and Windows still doesn't have native USB 2.0 Audio support. Microsoft, what the f**ck's wrong with you? W*nkers!
Microsoft has supported proprietary (licensed; read more expensive) technology because they perceive it as a sales feature. It is good for gamers and movie watchers. It does not address their fundamentally unaddressed USB2 audio which is broken. It is really more speaks to their lack of concern for two channel users which is less buzzword compliant.
Other than the implication of vendor(Microsoft) support for Dolby vs other Surround standards it really doesn't mean anything for stereo focused users
Just because Windows 10 will have built-in Dobly does not mean the mixer will want to do everything in Dolby.
In addition just because the Windows mixer does have Dolby support won't affect us because many of us use ASIO or WASAPI which bypasses the windows mixer anyhow.
As @Baldr said the lack of USB2 Audio is what really kills it for Windows from our prospective.
I don't see it. All we have is the announcement of another supported codec to the dozens of codecs already supported by Windows. It's not as if Microsoft removed existing functionality and as already mentioned, most knowledgable users are leveraging WASAPI and/or ASIO for two channel.
Actually bad for Microsoft:
- This will make Microsoft Windows will die sooner, People just use Android and Linux instead. too much junk in Windows already
The HE1K sounds bloody fantastic through my Yggdrasil and Ragnarock stack. I have yet burn in the HE1K properly, but I am impressed with the synergy so far. Will write a full impression after I have burned them in over 100 hours..
The HE1K sounds bloody fantastic through my Yggdrasil and Ragnarock stack. I have yet burn in the HE1K properly, but I am impressed with the synergy so far. Will write a full impression after I have burned them in over 100 hours..
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