![]() ![]() However, when enabled in the output WASAPI Plug-in default settings (44.1 kHz, 16 bit) will still resample unnecessarily in some cases (for example a FLAC 48 kHz file), right? Unless I select Automatic Choice of Format (Per Track) in MediaMonkey WASAPI Output Plug-in configuration which was suggested in the Wiki. So luckily MediaMonkey 4 supports exclusive mode. I've made a Windows Insider feedback here which you can upvote if you would like Windows 10 to change its behavior to be more rational in shared mode: It also seems likely that it's just wasting CPU resources to upconvert / downconvert a perfectly fine audio file when the card supports the format natively. It is configured to output to an HA-INFO U2 usb to spdif converter and from there via an optical cable to my amp/dac (a hraman kardon). Similarly, the output can be bit perfect if the source rate matches the output rate.") and the measurements at page 6 describing Windows' sample rate conversion as 'extremely poorly'. Im using MM 4 on Windows 7 64bit and running it out through the wasapi plugin, set to exclusive and etc. eRates.pdf ("all audio is resampled by the OS to that set in the control panel. ![]() Here's another (older) source, see page 2. I am told I will never achieve with MM, the sound quality that either foobar or JRiver can produce.I've been reading up on how to avoid Windows 10's resampling of my audio files in the default (shared) mode, which has been described as "far from ideal" and introduces (audible) aliasing and noise. They insist that MM cannot cope with our scenario. ![]() Plus your comment about "I do notice that foobar sounds better than MM out of the box" is always thrown at me by my local HiFi music shop. I have never seen an answer from someone with "experiences from serious audiophiles dabbling in WASAPI and external DAC devices" Get answers about using the current release of MediaMonkey for Windows. I would appreciate any comments or experiences from serious audiophiles dabbling in WASAPI and external DAC devices using either USB or SPDIF to clarify how this all works. please understand "because you like it" should be good enough. Because foobar cant hold a candle to the database and convenience capabilities of MM I want to use MM. Windcrest77 wrote:Hello, I do notice that foobar sounds better than MM out of the box on my system, but I do believe I can get the same sound quality level in MM using the WASAPI plugin. But I can also ask you why you drive a Lexus instead of a Chevy, and you would wonder why I ask that, please understand "because you like it" should be good enough. I know audiophile questions seem to release a flood of comments like "you wont hear the difference between MP3 and FLAC" or "after 50 years old your ears cant hear above 14K anyway" or "why do you need that?". I do notice that foobar sounds better than MM out of the box on my system, but I do believe I can get the same sound quality level in MM using the WASAPI plugin. How can I be assured the WASAPI configuration I choose is not doing sample rate conversion in the computer? ![]() Specifically I am confused on using exclusive or shared mode, event model or non-event, buffer sizes, etc. What is the best configuration for WASAPI in MM? Is there anywhere else in Windows 7(8) that I need to configure WASAPI? My goal is to have no sample rate conversions from file to speakers, bit perfect as-is DA conversion, and discreet componets buffering the analog into my amplifier. Also I selected a DAC that specifically does not do sample rate conversion up front into its own DA. I want WASAPI to send the data bit perfect with no sample rate conversion processing in the computer simply because my DAC is able to handle any bit depth or sample rate you give it. I specifically am using a USB DAC that DOES NOT do any form of sample rate conversion, by Shiit audio: I understand that WASAPI will negotiate and pass the stream bit-perfect-as-is to a device that can accept the bit depth and rate of the data. I want to take the fullest advantage of the MM WASAPI output plug in in my high-end audio system and large lossless music collection. ![]()
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