In Reply to: RE: I doubt it is "Many people" posted by agattu on April 13, 2014 at 02:18:35:
Of the three players, JRiver, Foobar2000 and JPLAY, the only one that I've installed is Foobar2000. I do not recall any warnings that too large a buffer size might impact sound quality. The documentation that I've seen says that too small a buffer size may cause stuttering, while too large a buffer size may make the user interface sluggish. I would be extremely surprised if the official documentation for Foobar2000 includes a mention that large buffer sizes might adversely affect sound quality since the purveyor follows the dogmatic religion that "bits are just bits". The official FAQ implies as much:Does foobar2000 sound better than other players?
No. Most of “sound quality differences” people “hear” are placebo effect (at least with real music), as actual differences in produced sound data are below their noise floor (1 or 2 last bits in 16bit samples). foobar2000 has sound processing features such as software resampling or 24bit output on new high-end soundcards, but most of the other mainstream players are capable of doing the same by now.
I repeat my request for player documentation that describes how too large a buffer size may negatively affect sound quality.
Tony Lauck
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Follow Ups
- RE: I doubt it is "Many people" - Tony Lauck 09:21:48 04/13/14 (3)
- RE: I doubt it is "Many people" - agattu 10:36:00 04/13/14 (2)
- RE: I doubt it is "Many people" - Tony Lauck 10:49:53 04/13/14 (1)
- OK...I see now. * - agattu 22:35:53 04/16/14 (0)