Win MediaPlayer, sound quality, other options?

dubrichie · 10th July 2008

alrighty,

so i've come across some mention of Windows K32 mixer and the idea that i should avoid WMP for the sake of sound quality.

can anyone fill me in on what's going on with WMP and it's dithered / SRC'ed mixer and suggest a better sounding alternative?

winamp?

i just want to get the best sound quality possible when listening to my music library, for recreational purposes,

thanks,

h4nc0 · 10th July 2008

Use Foobar 2000 with ASIO output. You will have to research a bit since it's very deep program with alot of options, but once you set it up the way you like, it's unbeatable.

MrHope · 10th July 2008

All I know about Windows Media Player (on Vista 32bit) is that it's sound is slightly muffled, even with the EQ and all other enhancements turned off.

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dubrichie Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 2,375 Thread Starter	Win MediaPlayer, sound quality, other options? alrighty, so i've come across some mention of Windows K32 mixer and the idea that i should avoid WMP for the sake of sound quality. can anyone fill me in on what's going on with WMP and it's dithered / SRC'ed mixer and suggest a better sounding alternative? winamp? i just want to get the best sound quality possible when listening to my music library, for recreational purposes, thanks, __________________ Regards, Richie. "a paradigm of restraint and good taste at a time of frequent excess"

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h4nc0 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Seoul, Korea Posts: 546	Use Foobar 2000 with ASIO output. You will have to research a bit since it's very deep program with alot of options, but once you set it up the way you like, it's unbeatable.

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MrHope Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 270	All I know about Windows Media Player (on Vista 32bit) is that it's sound is slightly muffled, even with the EQ and all other enhancements turned off.