Hi bob I certainly agree with you about the clarity of the sound as compared to for example bass that is overpowering. Especially since I listen to a lot of acoustic music.
Andre -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bob Seed Sent: 28 December 2008 08:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Does the sound quality of different software media players differ? As far as appearance on the screen is concerned Winamp out does them all. The best test would be to defeat the equalization settings, and then compare the various players. I would be surprised if there was a noticeable difference between the players. The best test would be to play a familiar piece of music on your system and then do a similar comparison with the various players. You should be looking for familiar music selections with a wide range of frequencies and sustaining notes. If you detect any type of distortion then you can eliminate that particular player. Another idea is to look for a frequency generator on the internet. Download the tomes and play them back. You may want to visit a number of websites in order to get the best download. Personally what I am looking for is not necessarily base notes, but rather a sound that is crisp and clean such as a sustaining guitar, piano or trumpet sound. We all have our audio preferences. What sounds good to me may sound awful to you. I can, for the most part pick out FM radio stations that use optamod equilization in their broadcast chain. Optamod puts out a sound that is very comforting to the ear. . . . . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pattison" <s...@internode.on.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 11:18 PM Subject: Re: Does the sound quality of different software media players differ? > An interesting way to test this would be to play a song to someone > using say Foobar, Winamp and Windows Media Player without them knowing > which player was playing the song and then see if they could identify > the players correctly. I certainly don't think I could tell what > software player was playing a file just by listening to it. This > raises the issue of whether a software player sounds better to someone > simply because they like that player better. I don't have all the > answers to this debate but it raises some interesting issues. > > Regards Steve > Email: s...@internode.on.net > Windows Live Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com > Skype: steve1963 > > > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1865 - Release Date: 2008/12/26 01:01 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1865 - Release Date: 2008/12/26 01:01 PM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
