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Media Center 17 and audio playback
pluto:
--- Quote from: MrHaugen on October 31, 2011, 04:53:21 am ---...it's not correct to say that this version does not have anything new to offer you, and everything else is just bloating MC. It's actually stuff other users love, and they can coexist
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I believe the issue here is that it's part of the audiophile paranoia that anything not aimed fairly and squarely at sound quality is considered "bloat" by audiophile definition.
It's interesting to note the growing level of interest in stripped-back audio-only players, so stripped back in some cases that the basic functionality of the computer is compromised. Many users of such programs will swear blind that the audio quality from such software is somehow better. Personally, I believe that to be nonsense.
But you might just be doing yourself a big favour with an option within MC17 to disable all non-audio features, and not loading any modules that do not contribute to audio. Doing this will enhance your reputation within the audio-only community. It may not make sense to the developers but trust me....
JimH:
--- Quote from: pluto on October 31, 2011, 07:57:11 am ---... you might just be doing yourself a big favour with an option within MC17 to disable all non-audio features, and not loading any modules that do not contribute to audio. Doing this will enhance your reputation within the audio-only community. It may not make sense to the developers but trust me....
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It's mostly there now. Tools/Options/General/Features.
pluto:
--- Quote from: JimH on October 31, 2011, 08:19:54 am ---It's mostly there now. Tools/Options/General/Features.
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I'm not sure it's sufficient for those for whom minimalism is an absolute requirement.
Does the option you mention actually stop those various modules from loading?
flac.rules:
--- Quote from: pluto on October 31, 2011, 07:57:11 am ---I believe the issue here is that it's part of the audiophile paranoia that anything not aimed fairly and squarely at sound quality is considered "bloat" by audiophile definition.
It's interesting to note the growing level of interest in stripped-back audio-only players, so stripped back in some cases that the basic functionality of the computer is compromised. Many users of such programs will swear blind that the audio quality from such software is somehow better. Personally, I believe that to be nonsense.
But you might just be doing yourself a big favour with an option within MC17 to disable all non-audio features, and not loading any modules that do not contribute to audio. Doing this will enhance your reputation within the audio-only community. It may not make sense to the developers but trust me....
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How far should the developers go to make features with no significance on sound-quality, just because the are requested by audiophiles?
gtener:
My apologies for the inflammatory remarks towards those who want a total HTPC experience. J River is doing an excellent job of delivering this. As a 2 channel only audio person I am extremely happy with MC. I have stripped it back to pretty much audio only and it does this as well or better than all the other players I have tried. My comments were directed at MC 17 as I wondered out loud why I would upgrade at this point when I already have excellent sound. My comments also related to some of the forum comments that requested photo editing capabilities, like "Lightroom", and I worried that the program would lose its focus.
So, to JimH, I don't know what more I want. The program is already delivering outstanding, bit-perfect, playback. Thank you for this. If new developments bring better audio results I will of course upgrade.
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