davei
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Winamp 2.91. Fast, simple, I have onboard sound so super tweako quality is not that important
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Originally posted by Douglas256 I used WMP for a long time, but got tired of how slow it was getting as I kept increasing the number of files in my ``Media Library.'' So, I deleted my 3800+ wma files and have been re-encoding everything as MPC files using EAC. Once I figured out how to customize Foobar2000, I've fallen in love with it's database and playlist. As for the the WMP's sound verse Foobar's sound, I liked the WMP sound before I upgraded to an external DAC. Now that I'm using an external DAC, I like the sound of Foobar more. Although, part of that could be that MPCs sound better than MP3s at higher bitrates. |
Clearly, there is some sort of DSP going on in the background of WMP (sort of reminds me of turning on TruSurround on my DVD player). |
Originally posted by Douglas256 Well, if things are sounding muddy, I doubt it is your player. My guess, is that your sound card just doesn't have the power to drive your HD600. I'd suggest getting a good off-board DAC and a proper headphone amplifier. If you can't afford both right now, I'd start by getting a Benchmark DAC1, which is an excellent DAC and a pretty decent headphone amplifier. |