I want to squeeze the best of my PC. Advices?

50AE · 17th December 2011, 07:19 PM

My current setup is - winamp&kernel streaming -> creative X-fi music digital out -> the popular slightly modded DAC 2496 (AK4393 -> hybrid tube amp (will be replaced soon) -> Fostex Fe103En horns

I downloaded this player
cMP² | CPlay / Download
and I must say there's audible difference, I like it much - more detail and dynamics, although slight, it's noticeable.
What I hate about it is that it can't play some of my .cue files and .ape. While winamp plays everything, this one doesn't.

I'm wondering if I should change the crystal of my X-fi. Could it make bigger difference?

But also what about "best playback software". What could I do in order to be sure I got most of my OS? Of course I would like to use my PC for normal use too, not to transform it in a dedicated multimedia center.

17th December 2011, 07:19 PM	#1
50AE diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria	I want to squeeze the best of my PC. Advices? My current setup is - winamp&kernel streaming -> creative X-fi music digital out -> the popular slightly modded DAC 2496 (AK4393 -> hybrid tube amp (will be replaced soon) -> Fostex Fe103En horns I downloaded this player cMP² \| CPlay / Download and I must say there's audible difference, I like it much - more detail and dynamics, although slight, it's noticeable. What I hate about it is that it can't play some of my .cue files and .ape. While winamp plays everything, this one doesn't. I'm wondering if I should change the crystal of my X-fi. Could it make bigger difference? But also what about "best playback software". What could I do in order to be sure I got most of my OS? Of course I would like to use my PC for normal use too, not to transform it in a dedicated multimedia center.

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