alpha_logic

Not really a GUI, but I have created a shell script that does most of the work mentioned in the OP. You will still need to change the...

Thank you for this guide. Does the "resample.quality" value set in PipeWire config files also apply to Bluetooth audio? That's not the...

Wow - amazing post. Though I'm just gonna refer everyone to my sig - life is too short : :p

You can, and some people do. If you run a dedicated music player (like mpd) with exclusive ALSA output and nothing else needs the sound...

Wow, that is a bit sloppy there, from Pipewire. Is the limit 14 or 15? And what would resampler.quality=0 mean, exactly. They are still...

Went to the source. Literally — cloned the PipeWire repo and read the resampler code. The valid range is 0–14. Quality 15 is silently...

Very interesting read! I was not aware of the 24-bit mantissa in a F32. Most new video games played on Proton, outputs the raw F32 from...

Good question. "Bit-perfect" strictly means the bits are unchanged from source to DAC. Since F32 and S24/S32 are different encodings...

@alpha_logic Thanks for posting this. I am just now wading into setting various Pipewire properties myself, so this is an interesting...

Good catch — the official property documentation does specify 0–14 for resample.quality. However, PipeWire's own pw-cat tool reports: $...

@alpha_logic This guide is really interesting to me because, after a few months of experimenting (as an audio novice), I've taken almost...

I think you are making an implicit assumption that a digital "audio" stream sent to a DAC is always and only for listening purposes and...

Absolutely — this guide makes no assumptions beyond what's stated in its scope: a Linux desktop, PipeWire, a USB DAC, and audio playback...

The main claim is bitperfect, which is unfortunately not true for signals encoded on 32 bits. Maybe some wording change on an excellent...

The guide's scope is stated in the opening line: USB DAC playback only. There is no published audio content encoded with meaningful data...