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I did 4 or 5 files from w2k and the result was very good sonically. Then with the Steppe files I basically substituted only those files which showed a large (>50kb) size reduction for everything in my system32 folder. I did it in 3 steps. Only major files I did not do was shell32 and winspool. The sonics progressively got softer (not in a bad way), almost as if a tube stage was introduced into my system. The negatives in sonics: deep bass lost a little punch and extension, soundstage and depth shrunk a little. The positives in sonics: just like in tubes the mids and upper mids and highs became mellower/sweeter (more sweet?). So it depends where you are in the spectrum of on the one side of tight/crisp all the way through mellow/sweet on the other end of the spectrum that in my opinion will determine what and how much of these substitutions you might like. I found a good balance for me/my system. I probably did all but maybe 4 or 5 files including those mentioned above. All in all a very worthwhile tweak...thank you Serge!


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