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Francy2007
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« on: October 07, 2020, 08:53:56 pm »

I read on the forum that if you select Ks output followed by the name of the Dac you can listen in Kernel Streaming. If you select digital output followed by the name of the Dac in which mode do you listen? Is it equally in bit perfect? In the second case on my system (Sansui pre and power amplifier 250 watts per channel, Jbl L220 speakers) the mid-highs are sweeter.
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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2020, 01:00:23 pm »


Hi Vincenzo,

If you can select an other output than one prefixed with KS:, it will be WASAPI. At least, when XXHighEnd produces audible sound.

XXHighEnd does not have any other means for playback than "Bit Perfect" (and yes, KS and WASAPI are equally that).

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In the second case on my system (Sansui pre and power amplifier 250 watts per channel, Jbl L220 speakers) the mid-highs are sweeter.

So if I understand correctly, this should be WASAPI.
Please notice that WASAPI is an additional layer on top of Kernel Streaming. Now :

This is possible (sound sweeter) for very many reasons, all a little hard to explain in the context of your current knowledge of XXHighEnd (that will grow automatically).

One reason would be that you (most probably) did not optimize anything yet. This makes it a bit of a wild guess what will "be" "better" as such ("better" is not really subjective here - it is a measure of accuracy I am referring to).

An other reason will be that Kernel Streaming has many different (and more !) optimization parameters towards the OS itself, which btw are many more for e.g. Windows 10 vs Windows 7. Also, the Q1 parameter works very differently for WASAPI than it does for KS.

So Yes, both are/play Bit Perfect, but both will sound very different with in the end KS as a clear winner (you will see later). How this can happen while both are Bit Perfect is relatively easy to explain : XXHighEnd sounds way better than  e.g. Foobar, because, well, it is XXHighEnd. Foobar too can play in Bit Perfect Mode, but it sounds like ...
So there is a LOT more that can cause better or worse sound. But you wouldn't be able to measure it easily.

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Peter


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W10-14393.0 - July 17, 2021 (2.11)
XXHighEnd Mach III Stealth LPS PC -> Xeon Scalable 14/28 core with Hyperthreading On (set to 14/28 cores in BIOS and set to 10/20 cores via Boot Menu) @~660MHz, 48GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/0/0/*1*/ Q1Factor = *4* / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *10ms* / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = *10.13*  (max 10.13) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / Stop Desktop, Remaining, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD Off (!) / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *62* / Nervous Rate = *1* / Cool when Idle = n.a / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / Custom Filtering *Low* (16x) / Always Clear Proxy before Playback = On -> USB3 from MoBo -> Lush^3
A: W-Y-R-G, B: *W-G* USB 1m00 -> Phisolator 24/768 Phasure NOS1a/G3 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (16ms) -> B'ASS Current Amplifier -> Blaxius*^2.5* A:B-G, B:B-G Interlink -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers. ET^2 Ethernet from Mach III to Music Server PC (RDC Control).
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*XXHighEnd PC -> I7 3930k with Hyperthreading On (12 cores)* @~500MHz, 16GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 10586.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/1/1/1 / Q1Factor = 1 / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 1ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 0.10  (max 60) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / All Services Off / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD On / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *43* / Nervous Rate = 1 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = *Optimal* / Time Stability = *Stable* / Custom Filter *Low* 705600 / -> USB3 *from MoBo* -> Clairixa USB 15cm -> Intona Isolator -> Clairixa USB 1m80 -> 24/768 Phasure NOS1a 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (4ms) -> Blaxius BNC interlink *-> B'ASS Current Amplifier /w Level4 -> Blaxius Interlink* -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers.
Removed Switching Supplies from everywhere.

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