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"so that it would work optimally with various DACs"

Posted by Jon L (A) on February 11, 2022 at 13:33:29

In Reply to: RE: Does running it through my TV vs. a quality DAC make a difference? posted by HighEndWire on February 9, 2022 at 08:37:16:

The issue is not really on the DAC side. IME, Amazon HD sound quality is excellent, at LEAST as good as my own CD rips, not to mention the huge number of 24bit/96kHz and even 24bit/192kHz high res albums available on Amazon HD.

THE issue is that Amazon HD music player app cannot and will not force Windows or iOS to automatically change the bit rate and sampling rate to reflect the actual music file being played. If your Windows sound mixer is set at 16/44.1kHz, even the 24/96kHz high res file from Amazon HD will be downsampled to 16/44.1 before being sent to the DAC, any DAC. One has to manually change the Windows mixer to 24/96. Then when next 16/44.1 file is played, one needs to manually change it back to 16/44.1 unless you want the file upsampled to 24/96 by Windows...

I encourage every Amazon HD customer or ones trying it to complain to Amazon support to fix this issue. Many are filing complaints in hopes Amazon will act like they care.

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