Music Giants Hi-Res 24/88 wma (Bill Evans- Explorations) WMP file properties indicate Windows Media Audio 9.2 lossless @ 24/ 88 Winamp, Foobar and DB Poweramp all indicate 24/88 Squeezecenter indicates 22.7 sample rate
Linn Records Hi-Res Studio Master 24/88 wma (Scottish Chamber Orchestra Mozart Serenades) WMP file properties indicate Windows Media 9.1 lossless @ 24/88 Winamp and DB Poweramp indicate 24/88 Foobar indicates 16/44 Squeezecenter indicates 22.7 sample rate. Linn Records Hi-Res Studio Master 24/96 wma (Claire Martin- He Never Mentioned Love) WMP file properties indicate Windows Media Audio 9.1 lossless @ 24/96 Winamp and DB Poweramp indicate 24/96 Foobar indicates 16/48 Squeezecenter indicates 30.5 sample rate In the case of Foobar in the last two examples above we see from time to time any of these players can get it wrong, assuming Foobar is actually wrong! LOL In my case it would seem Squeezecenter consistently gets it wrong when it comes to wma files, and wma is the only file format of all Hi-Res downloads on Music Giants, who is the only provider of Hi-Res non proprietary artists. It would be nice to check either the web or TP screen interface and get accurate info as to the resolution one is listening to. Ill throw one more anomaly out there, and this may be a conversion/tagging thing so Ill ask over in that forum, but if I convert a flac to wav, using DB Poweramp, Squeezecenter will display sample size and sample rate, however if I convert any of these wma to wav, Squeezecenter will display NO file properties, yet Winamp, Foobar and DB Poweramp all display them accurately! As it stands, (for me) the only way to know what degree of high resolution Im listening to is if that format is flac, assuming Squeezecenter is reporting the properties for Hi-Res flac accurately, or get feedback from someone who has an external sample rate converter or DAC that indicates output on these various file formats, or take someones word for it, which I do .but how the heck are you to know what your listening to. If Winamp, Foobar and Db Poweramp can report these things accurately why cant my beloved Squeezecenter and TP. Dave, how have you derived your wav files and does Squeezecenter indicate properties? Gosh, re-reading this I sound like an old nag. This is not the end of the world and many thanks go out to Sean for his efforts to meet the demands of the current market. -- RGibran RG --------------------------------------------- Transporter > PS Audio GCC-100 > Martin Logan Aeon I ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RGibran's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10220 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40315
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