If you use EQ you cannot have bit perfect output, unless I am misunderstanding what you are asking.Hello guys,
Is there any software Windows so as to use EQ while streaming Qobuz, Tidal enabling bit-perfect option?
I see Roon but is much expensive for everyday use.
Is there any free or budget friendly solution.
Thanks
In theory YES, this is correct. Any processing in the chain, breaks the bit perfection of the audio stream. Modifying it in some way.If you use EQ you cannot have bit perfect output, unless I am misunderstanding what you are asking.
Very much this.I see no reason to pursue bit perfect playback, you'll never hear any sort of up/down sampling that may be used. Just there to make people feel better about their playback being more "pure".
While I agree with you pretty much on everything you say, I think it's risky to change the terms we use to indicate stuff. It's been hard enough to settle down on the current ones, after all...In theory YES, this is correct. Any processing in the chain, breaks the bit perfection of the audio stream. Modifying it in some way.
But it could be argued that in today's world, where it has become possible and the norm, to process the audio, using digital EQ, digital crossfeed, gain changes or stereo balance changes all achieved digitally, as examples. One may relax the definition of bit perfection, to apply to, an audio stream that does NOT change bits, in any arbitrary manner, except when explicitly instructed to do so, by the end user, via apps which have access to the audio stream., i.e excluding any deliberate manipulation of the audio, from the objective of bit perfection, as this was an intended alteration, of the signal.
It's very likely, there will be some kind of bit manipulation somewhere along the audio path.
That's a too simple statement.I see no reason to pursue bit perfect playback, you'll never hear any sort of up/down sampling that may be used. Just there to make people feel better about their playback being more "pure".
I can not tell my self an audiophile as I use my HD600 and a dongle dac to enjoy my music and I am till now almost happy with that. But I can feel not say but feel different the music when choose bit-perfect on/off. I feel the music fuller and somehow cleaner, but maybe is my idea as I can not prove it at all.
Also with bit-perfect Windows as I think do not messed up with the bitrate of resampling and I can use the better bitrate that Qobuz/Tidal provide, instead of whatever bitrate Windows device passes on
The reason I ask is, not all parametric EQ's are identical. Typically they vary in how they achieve the Q (bandwidth) of each band. Therefore assuming that one can plug in values form AutoEQ.app, or squig.link, into any parametric EQ, is just that, an assumption, which could lead to disappointing/incorrect results.
That's a too simple statement.
For whatever software that's handling the extraction of the digital stream off the source, I do want to know that it is not altering that stream in any way.
I don't want my media player to be messing about with things, at least in ways I don't ask for.
I prefer to know what's coming off my files or CD hasn't been altered until I make a decision to do so.
That's not the point, we're not talking about re/over sampleing in the DAC.Can you turn off oversampling in your DAC? Do you?
Is there any software Windows so as to use EQ while streaming Qobuz, Tidal enabling bit-perfect option?
That's not the point, we're not talking about re/over sampleing in the DAC.
What my DAC gets should be unaltered.
If you have a crappy DAC that's messing up the SQ, get rid of it.
I don't want my disc ripping software to alter the data stream, I want a bit-perfect copy.
I don't want the media player doing EQ, level, balance, or any other changes before the DAC.
That's the best way of course, but not locked into the stored ripped files or media player software.Why would you not want the capability to apply EQ, level and balance changes in the digital domain?
While I understand, completely, not wanting to modify the source material, I don't see why it should be a problem applying equalization in the media player software.That's the best way of course, but not locked into the stored ripped files or media player software
No problem if it only serves one full system.While I understand, completely, not wanting to modify the source material, I don't see why it should be a problem applying equalization in the media player software.
Oh, well. I can afford only one decent setup. :-DNo problem if it only serves one full system.
A real hassle if you swap to speakers in other rooms, headphones, etc.