foobar2000 WASAPI output 11th December 2013 RMAA test report This is a comparison test between WASAPI and standard playback output of the foobar2000 audio player. 0 Test conditions: + Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64 + RightMark Audio Analyzer 6.3.0 (RMAA). + foobar2000 v1.2.9 (fb2k) with resampling to 96kHz by PPHS plug-in. + 16bitf44100Hz audio PCM file. + WASAPI [http://www foobar2000.orglcomponents/view/foo_out_wasapi] output with 24bit setting of fo2k component. + MME API output with 100% of volume level and with 24bit/96kHz settings of Windows mixer. + Input loop of “What u Hear" (WUH {htip:foorisgermanov.blogspot.com/2013/1O/creative-sound-blaster-x-f-hd- sound.htni] ) driver of the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD [http:#lus store.creative.com/Creative-Sound.-Blaster-XFi-HD- Sound/M/8004275E04 him] (Digital Music Premium HD) USB sound card with 24biV96KHZz settings. ‘As you can see the results below, there is no differences. I'm sure that is because of absence of the resampling process by OS due to using of PPHS in according with Windows playback settings. Maybe it would make sense to use an WASAPI component for the fb2k without PPHS plug-in, to bypass a bad- quality resampling of the operating system, if a sound card supports a different sampling frequencies at hardware level (not a X-Fi HD case). Testing chain: fb2k MME output -> WUH i Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB : +0.00, -0.00 Noise level, dB (A): -100.5 Dynamic range, dB (A) : 98.8 THD, % : 0.0004 THD + Noise, dB (A) : -92.9 IMD + Noise, % : 0.0031 Stereo crosstalk, dB : -99.2 IMD at 10 kHz, % : 0.0033 SNOTREN| Testing chain: fb2k WASAPI output -> WUH input: Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB : +0.00, -0.00 Noise level, dB (A) : 100.5 Dynamic range, dB (A) : 98.8 THD, % : 0.0004 THD + Noise, dB (A) : -92.9 IMD + Noise, % : 0.0031 Stereo crosstalk, dB : -99.2 IMD at 10 kHz, % : 0.0033 eNOmaREN[http:1/3.bp.blogspot.com/- ‘YOJHShQx_nG/UphMM3-JOEVAAAAAAAADUY/gfUClargrHY/s1600/fb2k-r-png] Frequency response [http:1/2.bp blogspot com/-OvLOTLxOoWolUphMOQ1BWAIAAAAAAAADUd/yy4G2F 9Qx0s/s1600/fo2k-noise. png] Noise level {http:/3.bp blogspot. com/- nyzEutOhMdo/UphMPzdlEal/AAAAAAAADM/VQYnJYBTpXels 1600/tb2k-dr png] Dynamic range [nttp://3,bp.blogspot.com/- \zMTVviPWowE/UphMOxtgR7/AAAAAAAADVA/AVuP_Noh_Zs/s1600/f2k-thd. png] THD + Noise (at-308 FS) [http:12.bp.blogspot.com/- RnOh1d4MmDI/UphMNRrpOFI/ANAAAAAADuo/ti04szPXC6Q/s 1600/fo2k-imd.png]Intormodulation distortion [http:/2.bp.blogspot.comv- haRgMSTmn18/UphMM9099-1/AAAAAAAADUUIrI82E22J4hcls1600/"b2k-cross.png] Stereo crosstalk {http:13.bp blogspot. com/-edc- MgI7hl4/UphMIN205_JVAAAAAAAADuw/DMt6Qi00SrQ/s 1600/fb2k-imdsw-png] i) ‘swept tones {http:/1.bp.blogspot.com/- GX25fevM6FA/UphMNOs3JHIUAAAAAAAADug/cO-JMr2Rykis 1600fb2k-frsw-png] Frequency response swept sine fb2k - foobar2000 MME output tests. fb2kWASAP! - foobar2000 WASAPI output tests. Posted 11th December 2013 by Boris Labels: RMAA, 2) Add a comment