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Support - (fb2k) / Re: Foobar2000 v2.* playback sound quality lower than v1.X
Last post by misio -Please do. Would be curious to know what kind of DAC you have or if you have measured its performance. Pretty hard to beat the quality of that ESI card, which goes to waste in such use.
Ok, here we go.
Foobar 1.6 vs Foobar 2.1.5 (64 bit) - both in portable mode. Pure Foobar, no DSP or plugins, only ASIO component v2.2.2.
Both player configured in the same way, ASIO, ESI Juli@, Windows 10/64 bit.
DAC = old good E-MU 0404 USB in stand alone mode (in stand alone mode E-MU can work with no USB connection)
Sound chain:
Foobar 1.6/Foobar 2.1.5 -> ASIO component -> Juli@ digital optical out -> DAC optical input / DAC analog output -> Juli@ analog input (44.1kHz/24bit).
Playing samples were in 44.1khz/16bit.
Of course I can use another DAC if someone would like to repeat the experiment - I have got Xiang Sheng, Behringer DEQ2496, Behringer SRC2496, Sony SDP-EP90ES, Sony SDP-EP9ES, Advance Acoustic MDX-600, Denon DA-500, AMC US 24192i.
Take 1 / Take 1a = Foobar 1.6
Take 2 / Take 2a = Foobar 2.1.5