Oh well bruce, there are lots of things in this world I don't understand, but you'd have to hear it I guess in order to appreciate the difference. I'm not admittedly the most expert in the world when it comes to PC audio, but I do have a good ear, and I don't think that it would even take the most excellent of ears to be able to notice, if nothing else, the fullness and increase in detail when listening to these mp3s at 24 bit. I mean, what can I say, I wasn't expecting much either <g>.
Keep in mind, I'm using the MAD encoder, so I can't speak to how well the Nulsoft mp3 input plugin would perform at that level. Just give it a whirl and tell us what ya think. Just be careful to configure both the playback and encoder settings correctly. At 12:42 PM 11/1/2006, you wrote: >Just offhand, I can't understand what percentage would be gained by >listening to a file encoded in 16 bits with your sound card set to 24. > >Bruce > >-- >Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he >gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 NIV > >Bruce Toews >E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com >Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net >Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net >Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com > >On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, Larry Higgins wrote: > > > Well Dana, if you got it, you definitely should use it. The > > difference is simply astounding. As I said, I am using the MAD > > encoder plugin, and it is giving me simply unbelievable results. I'd > > be glad to send you a copy to try if you'd like. I don't think it has > > been updated in a while, but it is very good. > > > > > > > > At 11:23 AM 11/1/2006, you wrote: > >> I have the SB Live 24-bit External sound card. Is this an option I should > >> enable? > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Larry Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:06 AM > >> Subject: Feeling like an idiot never felt so good! > >> > >> > >>> Hi, and hope the subject line got your attention <g>. > >>> > >>> What I am talking about is the rather late discovery of 24 bit audio > >>> on my Audigy soundcard this past weekend. I was reading some old mail > >>> on another list, and happened to read a discussion about the new > >>> audio leveling options in Winamp 5.3 which are found in the playback > >>> options dialog box. Now here's where my idiocy comes in. I've been > >>> using this card for the past four years or so, and never realized > >>> that the option for using 24byt audio was to be found there. I > >>> frankly had never looked there in order to make any adjustments up to > >>> that point. I have been using the MAD encoder plugin for a while, and > >>> had tried upping the encoder to 24 bit, but with no satisfactory > >>> results. Well after changing the option to reflect 24 bit in winamp, > >>> then upping to 24 bit in the decoder, I experienced nothing short of > >>> an epiphany. I simply couldn't believe the difference it made in > >>> overall audio output, and range. I am now able to follow bass lines > >>> that I couldn't before, and much more. Anyway, the reason I'm telling > >>> this story at the risk of having my idiocy confirmed, I would like to > >>> know just how much of a difference a 32byt sound card could actually > >>> make with mp3 files, and could I stand it <g>? And on top of that, if > >>> the change would truly be worthwhile, what would be the best and > >>> most economical choice in soundcards today. I guess a case could be > >>> made for just continuing with the Creative line, especially since > >>> I've been so taken with it's performance, but would be open to > >>> suggestions. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Larry > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > >>> http://www.pc-audio.org > >>> > >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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