Hello all. I'm having an audio problem with the latest version of MC17. With the settings I have listed below, the sound is superb. I have messed around with so many audio settings but what I have below sounds the best. However - something strange happens when playing music with below settings: If I surf the web or use other computer applications heavily while playing music at 192,000 Hz sample rate......stuttering, skipping, and static starts to happen about a minute into the song(s) and I have to stop and restart.
But when I switch to 48,000 Hz sample rate, I can surf and use applications just as heavily, but the static, skipping, stuttering does not happen. But I can tell that the overall sound quality isn't as good as 192,000 Hz, and specifically the bass coming out of the sub is not as clean and has more of a distorted thump.
Here is what and how I have MC 17 set up to play music where it sounds superb:
Sony Vaio VPCEB390X
HDMI output to 7.1 receiver (using all 8 speakers with an extended stereo setting on my Pioneer receiver)
AUDIO SETTINGS:
WASAPI (open device for exclusive access is checked, the rest are not, buffering is set to max; MORE SKIP RESISTANT)
Prebuffering at 20 secs
Play silence for hardware synch at 1/4 secs
Play files from memory is checked
Disable display from turning off for HDMI is checked
DSP STUDIO OUTPUT FORMAT SETTINGS :
All sample rates converted to 192,000 Hz
24 bit bit-depth
7.1 channels
JRSS surround sound is on
JRSS subwoofer is at 60 Hz
Source is correctly mastered for +10 dB calibration
Again, sampling at 192,000 Hz produces the best sound, but music starts to stutter and static. Leaving all of the settings above the same, but sampling to 48,000 Hz stops the stutter and static, but overall sound quality is diminished.
Hopefully someone can help or has suggestions. Apologies if I'm not explaining clearly enough.
Thanks in advance.