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I dunno and resisted the temptation to try a 'better' one for some time, until I came across a bargain that could be passed on if I decided it was hogwash. I didn't. I suspect that impedance is an aspect, if not the whole story, and cheap printer cables are not as good in that regard. Standing waves may also play a role, as some people have noted that different lengths give different results. But, all I can say is that the nicely made one made for a more organic, less mechanical, character of the sound. -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 4:38 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Geek question - is there any way to get Foobar2000 to automatically change to a file's native sample/bitrate in Win7? Why would a USB cable matter? I haven't seen any science to back up any claims. As long as the cable is not messing up impedence or is incompetently shielded, it shouldn't matter. A loose connector is more along the lines of something I believe would matter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Pultz" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Geek question - is there any way to get Foobar2000 to automatically change to a file's native sample/bitrate in Win7? > Try 'em all! Sometimes I think I hear a difference between them, and > then I don't. Doesn't hurt to install them. While you're at it, there > is a HDCD decoder and a RAM-disk utility. Good clean fun. > > From what I've read of the views of coders, there isn't anything wrong > with ASIO or WASAPI. I haven't gone 'ultimate' yet myself, but what I > have played with suggests those guys are not delusional regarding hardware optimization. > My latest DAW is built on a Gigabyte gaming motherboard, which has > what they call a specially-filtered USB buss, inspired by the idea > that noise on the data and power lines changes the sound. Know what? > It is very obviously better. Perhaps similar to having a built-in Audioquest Jitter Bug. > > A modestly tricked-out USB cable improved the sound, too. As for $100 > Ethernet cables - - prove it to me! > > I do hear a consistent difference between playback apps. I've used > Jriver Media Center for some years, for its excellent ripping and > tagging functions, and networking capabilities. It sounds different > than Foobar - smoother. Sometimes that seems less accurate, sometimes > more. I guess I've come down to feeling, after hearing my own work > played through both of those programs and from Samplitude, that MC is > more accurate. But it's subtle and maybe more within the realm of taste than objectivity. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine > Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 11:46 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Geek question - is there any way to get > Foobar2000 to automatically change to a file's native sample/bitrate in Win7? > > That's it, components. So which is best to install? I thought I read > somewhere that ASIO is not favored in the "ultimate file player" > crowd, the guys who optimize laptops for playing digital music files. > Never understood why, above my geek pay grade. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl Pultz" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 11:16 AM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Geek question - is there any way to get > Foobar2000 to automatically change to a file's native sample/bitrate in Win7? > > >> Maybe a "component' could be termed a plugin. In >> File>Preferences>Components, you can install support for ASIO, Kernel >> Streaming, and WASAPI. That may be what you're missing. The HiLo >> probably supports them all, but certainly ASIO. Try installing that >> and WASAPI support, then under Output, select the Device menu entry >> that shows the HiLo in one or both interface types. NOT DS! That's >> the > Windows interface, IIRC. >> It should show at least one of those named for the HiLo, or as a >> generic USB device. >> >> One way to check this is to play an 88.2 file. Win7 doesn't support >> it; it will resample or just not work. If you get 88.2 on your >> converter, it is bypassing the Windows mixer. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine >> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 10:33 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Geek question - is there any way to get >> Foobar2000 to automatically change to a file's native sample/bitrate >> in > Win7? >> >> Also, is there some parameter deep in the Sound control panel that >> turns control of this over to the playback software? Sony Soundforge >> doesn't have this problem with the Lynx HiLo -- it seems designed to >> take control of all this stuff in the background. Also, Carl are you >> sure you don't have a Foobar plugin that is controlling this? If so, >> which > plugin? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Carl Pultz" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 10:23 AM >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Geek question - is there any way to get >> Foobar2000 to automatically change to a file's native sample/bitrate >> in > Win7? >> >> >>> Gee, Tom, that's never been a problem for me. Via USB to Benchmark >>> DACs, using ASIO, KS, or WASAPI, Foobar will automatically output >>> native rates and change on the fly (unlike Mac OS). This is with no >>> other processing plugins in the virtual signal path, which I almost >>> never use. I confirmed this when I got the DAC2, which indicates >>> sr/bit-depth. It requires no intervention and has worked that way on >>> Win7, 8.1, and 10. It doesn't care what the Windows default setting >>> is, as the Benchmark drivers bypass that internal system. Hardware >>> interfaces that use Windows native drivers may behave differently. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine >>> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 9:58 AM >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Geek question - is there any way to get >>> Foobar2000 to automatically change to a file's native sample/bitrate >>> in > Win7? >>> >>> I have tried figuring this out on Google and nothing I'm searching >>> gets me there. >>> >>> I use Foobar2000 as my primary audio player on my Win7 computers in >>> the studio. Foobar seems to default to the Windows Sound setting for >>> the actual output sample/bitrate, no matter what is native to the >>> file. So, if I'm listening to multiple files from the studio, >>> HDTracks and CDs, I have to keep opening up the Sound control panel >>> and changing the settings to match the file. >>> >>> Is there any way to make Foobar do this, take control of these >>> settings and then change them based on the file parameters? >>> >>> -- Tom Fine >>> >>> >> >> > >