bergman2
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god bless her
Originally Posted by Justin Uthadude /img/forum/go_quote.gif I remember switching from asio4all with mediamonkey to wasapi with xmplay and was blown away, but it was the particular combos and not asio vs wasapi. |
Originally Posted by bergman2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif god bless her |
Originally Posted by chinesekiwi /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's more ~85% mark tbh. Asus Vista drivers (including sound drivers) for example don't work on Win7. |
Originally Posted by Justin Uthadude /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think it all really does go back to what do your ears like? If it sounds better, it is better. |
Originally Posted by bergman2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif As a disclaimer, I too am guilty of from time to time going down the primrose path of pissy argumentation but please (and this is not directed at you justin) |
Originally Posted by SemiAudiophile /img/forum/go_quote.gif the KS plugin seems to suck out the warm midrange and makes things sound clearer. this could be good/bad thing depending on what you prefer. i'm using one of the warmest tubes i have with the RS1i and the midrange isn't as sweet and warm as it used to be... |
I totally agree! But results aren't subtle. They are huge! Bigger Sound stage, better instruments separation, and highs are just like fixed it, it sounds releasefullI compared WASAPI and KS and found that KS produced a more prominent high end and also slightly more bass impact. WASAPI was smoother and put the mids more up front. These were subtle but reproducible results and from what I described above, the treble was the most obvious difference between the two.
Hey Bill,Quote:
Originally Posted by bergman2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
wavs/flacs > foobar 9.6.9 (with KS plug in) > usb > TA USB 10.1 > 110ohm AES/EBU balanced out > bjc 110ohm cable > lavry da10 110ohm balanced in > zu rca's > earmax pro (baldwin 12ax7 & amperex 6922 white labels) > 650's
i just installed the foobar kernel streaming plug-in on a lark in place of the trusty asio and was pleasantly surprised by the enhanced sq .. there were a couple pop up boxes from windows and foobar about known compatability issues, and my computer sometimes needs a restart when I try to play through my speakers on the on board chip but my 650's are singing now
Do I understand that you were using the Foobar ASIO plugin and ASIO4All? (which actually send output to the WDM kernel streaming interface.)
And now you are using the kernel streaming plugin to send output directly to WDM kernel streaming?
If I have this right, you are using kernel streaming both ways.
Bill
I totally agree! But results aren't subtle. They are huge!
I'm aware of that.Are you just going around bumping every thread ever made on this forum that mentions Kernel Streaming? The last post in this thread was over a decade old, before you bumped it. About 6 years before Windows 10 was even released, and only a few months after Windows 7 was released, meaning a lot of people in this thread were probably still running Windows XP. A lot has changed in 10 years. Kernel Streaming was a nice option on Windows XP...