And a big thanks for the info. I can set pid 13 to manually but if I set the variable PRIOWATCHDOG to 0 in the script it has no effect on the priority(!?)
Ahhhhh - I see im using the -f flag not the -o !!!!! Back to 'vi' and some new listening tests. SBGK;678620 Wrote: > 1. chrt -o -p 0 13 required, I get more detail. > 2. this was the first setting I set to 0, it is the usb process, again > require chrt -o -p 0 ??, made a difference to me and this started the > whole priority setting mods. > 3. pdflush at 0 on my system is not as detailed or revealing as at fifo > 98, I am judging that this is a good thing as it produces outrageous > levels of detail in my system. the effect of this is that compressed cd > sources, modern cds that are engineered loud and bad recordings really > sound bad, while good airy cds and hirez make it sound like the > musicians are in the same room. > > anyway this is a toolkit and you can have super revealing and forward > sound or something more relaxed, less detail and more tolerant of > different quality of sources, I prefer the former. > > here are the differences I get > > buffer - how revealing do you want the sound ? 3200 most revealing > pdflush - how forward and detailed do you want the sound ? 98 ok for > me, 99 too much > irq14 and irq47 - what balance do you want between bass, mid and top, > found 39 for both ok for me, higher equals more bias towards bass. > tried setting watchdog to fifo 30, but this gave a smoother less > detailed sound, not convinced, Soundcheck also recommended setting it > to 0 - not sure if he still advises it. > > my system tends towards a lean sound thanks to the dac, but is already > very dynamic, so rather than adding energy I would suspect that on less > resolving systems the sound may sound flat. all hi fi is about > compromise and each component has its own influence. my aim was to get > as neutral and detailed, but listenable sound as possible. > > these changes are not about tone for me, they are about detail, balance > and a dynamic sound, anyway it sounds good - thats the main thing. > > hope this helps -- HumanMedia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HumanMedia's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44865 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
