jmall Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Hi, I see that J River is on the "cash" list which bodes well for it but does it sound better then Foobar2000 (ie. free)? And if so, anyone know why? Thanks, Jeff Link to comment
jmall Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 I should have also said that the difference between iTunes and Foobar2000 are staggering in my opinion (Foobar kicking the crap out of iTunes with the exact same source material). I run Foobar2000 in WASAPI direct mode (hmmm, maybe I should try ASIO) and iTunes in "Windows" mode from the Quicktime audio config. So my setup is certainly good enough to tell the difference at this level. I am also fairly computer literate as I have worked in Systems Administrator for more then 15 years. If all I'm buying is ease of use from J River, I'm okay not having it. My Windows 7 version is Pro X64. I should also note most of my stuff will be redbook CD WAVs but I have started downloading music from HD Tracks (definitely better in 24/96). The problem is that much of the hi-res material is a bit esoteric for my tastes. I'm mostly a rock/heavy metal man (I laugh out loud when someone calls the Allison Krauss/Robert Page album "rock") but sometimes I have a hankerin' for acoustic/country/classical. So until it becomes more mainstream I have a feeling my downloads will be mostly to "show and tell" rather then enjoy thoroughly. Looking forward to responses Thanks, Jeff Link to comment
sandyk Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Jeff FWIW, I prefer the much maligned Creative Media Source Player 5 over Foobar. I find it more realistic with high resolution material. Alex How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
MetalNuts Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I believe you mean Robert Plant. No doubt Robert Plant was a rock star when he was with Led Zeppelin. Despite he himself can be very rock, I would not believe Allison rocking. Just ordinary misconception that anyone in the same album with Robert Plant must be rock. Not to mention a rock star might try something else sometime. LOL! MetalNuts Link to comment
blaine78 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 J River is better when setup well. stage seems higher and music more relaxed. used foorbar fro 5 years and loved it, then found J River. i posted some tips on getting best sound from J River here. http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/J-River-MC-tips-Getting-best-sound-it Roon | Metrum Acoustics Ambre Streamer & Onyx NOS DAC | Nakamichi BX-300 | Technics SL-1210GAE & Ortofon 2M Black | Yamaha T-7 McIntosh MA352 | JBL L82 Classic | Inakustik Interconnects & Speaker Cabling | IsoTek Power Management Link to comment
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