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ManlyDude1047 OP t1_j1v5krf wrote

Reply to comment by boonemos in So I am really new to this (do I need an amp for my setup?) by ManlyDude1047

I have the dongle already because although I am a windows fanboy I just can’t get used to android phones. When I swapped to the Ipad It was crazy how much the audio improved. I thought I was streaming losless high-res (to my shure se215 and porta-pro’s).

Hope it all sounds good, I guess we’ll see tomorrow!

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boonemos t1_j1v8e4l wrote

While I won't disagree about how it's fun to hate on Windows, it should have decent support for 44.1KHz and 24-bit playback. Off the shelf, apple has nonmiddling electronics so I can see why it would sound better. I'm guessing you already ran full volume on windows with PEACE? Did it sound different with the dongle? It's highly likely the motherboard came with a noisy sound chip if it's years old. Anyways, best of luck with the new setup!

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ManlyDude1047 OP t1_j1vd5iv wrote

I did mess with Peace, yes and I also downloaded some FLAC files "legally" to see if the difference was about my source files. I don't really like going full volueme on anything my ears are a bit sensitive after going to the club a total of 6 times in my entire life. But it was night and day! Even on bluetooth what I got out of the Ipad and the windows is crazy different. See the thing is I recently discovered this and I am not really good at troubleshooting OR problem solving for that matter. If anyone asks "Lossless high-res" saved my life and for the rest I have no idea why one sounds better then the other. I just know I enjoy my current setup at least 56x times more.

The motherboard is a stock HP so I have no hopes for the sound card to be any good anyway, I just had the accidental step to the "other side" and now can't turn back.

Also, I don't know if thats realted either but turning off Dolby Atmos really imroved my experience as well it seems like. Other than anything Pat Benatar ever sung which is weird...

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boonemos t1_j1vfahz wrote

Might take a few minutes, but try turning off Enhancements and Spatial sounds in the Sounds Playback Properties. And try at least Studio Quality (24bit 44100Hz) in the Advanced Default Format. For PEACE, run it at 100% and use the Pre Amplifying to get it to a nice comfortable volume. Could help a little or be completely worthless but it doesn't cost any money. Supposedly this should minimize how much noise is passed through the chain. Cheers!

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