I suppose this is perfectly clear to everyone else in the multiiverse, but I do not understand it, so here goes.
Windows 10 PC
DAC device: Audioengine D1 DAC connected via USB 3.0
Specs: Supports 24-bit 192kHz rates
No output to an external amp is needed
Windows 10 Control Panel Sound settings
Playback device: Speakers: Audioengine D1 DAC
(Select sample rate: 24 bit, 96000 Hz (highest rate offered in the menu)
JRiver 21 DSP Stuidio Settings and readings
Audio Device: Audioengine D1 WASAPI Exclusive mode
Output format: Not checked
Source: 44.1 kHz 16 bit 2ch Internal 44.1kHz 64bit 2ch
Sound is terrific right now, no complaints. I suspect I could not detect any "improvements" in a blind listening test.
Still, does anyone know....
1. I can ignore Windows Sound Control Panel Shared Mode settings because I have set Exclusive Access to "on"
in JRiver Audio Device Device settings. Is that correct?
2. In the "Sample rate box" in DSP Studio, "Input Column" values include 192KHz
Just below that, as I am playing music from a CD that was turned into an APE file, it says "Source 44.1 kHz 16bit 2ch; Internal 44.1 kHz 64-bit 2ch" .
3. Why isn't "Source" (above) 24-bits and 192 kHz?
4. Could I, and should I alter the above mentioned values to 24-bits and higher sampling rates, up to the maximum offered by the DAC, i.e., 24 bits and 192 kHz?
I'm curious, you see.
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AND THE WINNER IS
The "Source" says 44 KHz 16-bit because that is how the CD was recorded
I might be able to procure a music file recorded at 24-bit / 192 KHZ to see if the "Source" value changed, but
it is probably pointless and might even produce sound inferior to what I have now, according to this article:
https://xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.htmlEND of QUEST
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Topic: DACs, DSPs, Windows Control Panel Sound (Read 1948 times)