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edstiles:
In my opinion, Linux sounds better, specifically Ubuntu Studio, a low latency version of Linux. Part of that will depend on your sound system and the sound card, DAC, etc that use. All I know is that I keep a PC with Ubuntu Studio just for playback of my digital files. I use SPIDF out and a very good DAC into an excellent sound system. USB out to the DAC also sounds very good on some systems, sometimes better than SPIDF.

Your mileage may vary.....

Zachik:

--- Quote from: edstiles on February 17, 2020, 04:50:45 pm ---In my opinion, Linux sounds better, specifically Ubuntu Studio, a low latency version of Linux. Part of that will depend on your sound system and the sound card, DAC, etc that use. All I know is that I keep a PC with Ubuntu Studio just for playback of my digital files. I use SPIDF out and a very good DAC into an excellent sound system. USB out to the DAC also sounds very good on some systems, sometimes better than SPIDF.

Your mileage may vary.....

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Thanks!

HS12:
Have you considered the JRiver Id for your music and leave your noisy computer to do noisy computing stuff?

Zachik:
My computer is a NUC. very much like the one JRiver is selling, so not noisy at all :)

mrpro:

--- Quote from: Zachik on February 19, 2020, 02:15:32 pm ---Thanks!

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I run a dual boot system: Ubuntu Studio 19.10 / Windows 10 1909, and I find significant differences in sound between Linux and Windows on the same hardware. The differences I hear are similar to the differences I hear between Windows asio and wasapi.

To me, asio offers the most definition of detail, especially in the high frequencies, but it sometimes can sound a bit bigger than life. I also get a bit of listening fatigue during lengthy listening sessions.

Windows wasapi, on the other hand sounds generally more natural, but with less detail than asio, and the sound seems to change with different updates of windows. Some versions have been unstable.

Linux, to some degree, offers the best of both worlds. While not quite as detailed as asio on Windows 10, it does come close, especially in the mid-range and bass; and it is easily the most natural sounding of the three, with no listening fatigue whatsoever. I listen to a lot of live music, and that is always my reference.

I also never hear a single pop, tick, or other hardware noise with Linux. I use the Linux ALSA driver directly, by-passing pulse audio, which I feel sounds cleaner. Be aware that the Linux version of MC 26 does not have all the features as the Windows version (no TV or CD ripping), but there is no compromise in sound quality.

My current configuration is: AMD 3.5 GHz, eight core cpu, 32 GB RAM; 480GB ssd drive for Linux, 250GB ssd drive for Windows, 12TB storage, using the standard Linux Grub boot manager. (Just install Windows first; when you install Linux it will find your Windows drive and add it to the boot menu.)

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