ralphpnj wrote: > > 7. Avoid Windows Media Player on PCs. Use instead Foobar, Jriver or > Media Monkey. Better sound quality >
There are several reasons I avoid Windows Media Player unrelated to sound quality and I personally use Foobar2000 for PC player. But the gurus at the Foobar2000 forum, including developers and their FAQ tell you that better sound quality is NOT a reason to use Foobar2000 and if you think Foobar2000 sounds better there is probably something wrong with your system. But this forum is also hosted at hydrogenaudio.org, where TOS #8 (reporting audio differences without supporting evidence) violations are taken very seriously. Here's the Foobar2000 FAQ on sound quality: ===================================== http://www.foobar2000.org/FAQ "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." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407
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