With Vista or Win 7, I feel the resultant audio improves if the Windows Audio Session protocol is used. One set of examples I have seen myself are these on Windows boxes, XP, XP Pro, I like Fubar and FLAC, WITH A Kernel Streaming or an ASIO mode, playback device. Realizing more noteable diffs in sonics will come from the hardware you select, though if the rig is up to demonstrating minute changes with minor setup alterations, youÂll have a better window to see them as they arise. To be safe then, choose those which will FLAC, AIF, Apple lossless (ALAC), WMA lossless, WAV Pack, and I think thatÂs about it.

It wonÂt capture and retain meta data info & tag, if transferred from one machine to some other. the issue with WAV/WAVE is that file format is often a temporary file container. WAV or WAVE, some will say still, sounds best. Fubar media center, and I think now, Windows media player too can play Aif, as does itunes. AIF & FLAC are the more widespread choices. Just pick which platform you wanna use MAC or PC, and then which player, Winamp, Fubar iTunes Media Player J River media center and tons more are out there, and then which file type best suits your needs. More compressed files wonÂt show up with as much or as many diffs MP3, WMA, Aac.īetween these two formats, compressed & lossless is where one might find significant audible dispairity.

But itÂs restrictive in the file info you can attach to it, and it will maintain. Sticking to lossless files (ALAC FLAC WAV AIF)securely ripped with a well setup ripper like EAC, or power amp, and a good ROM drive,, the diffs in playback will be more the marginal variety, between those file formats. Oftehn itÂs a marginal thing sometimes it isnÂt. Some Media players like certain file tuypes more so than others meaning some file types sound best when replayed via this player or that. That is if your seeking the best sound from the files your now ripping or plan on downloading later on. You should be shooting for Bit true or bit perfect ripping & playback as one goal, with another option for High res file playback getting in the mix along the way somewhere.

Setting them up is as key as is setting up the hardware you own. I have found there is some sort of synergy in software and the file formats being played thru the various media players, and some media players do indeed sound better than others. Winamp (for net radio), if you've no web radio subscription already in place.Īll these though have caveats as to their own unique setup plans with my own hardware, etc. That which OS bit alone might make up your mind. you have to choose a file type, player and of course, Just what OS are you going to have to operate with?

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