kx 3537 on audigy 2 zs mp3 playback quality

Ananas · Jul 22, 2007, 04:24 PM

please help me setup my kx drivers for mp3 playback quality...(esp the dsp screen)
I have a 5.1 setup with analog connections, I don't know much about audio but I do have a sensetive ear

anyway...
please help me configure kx for top quality...

right now i'm using winamp with mpg123 decoder on 24bit and ds output...
i don't know much about the audio terms so be gentle on me please

I tried search of this forum and coudn't find much specific to my case maybe somebody could point me out to the right direction if the question has been asked before.

Ananas · Jul 24, 2007, 02:53 PM

bump bump?

Maddogg6 · Jul 24, 2007, 05:31 PM

for 24/96 playback - via Wave HQ... you only need to understand;
1) the P16V *device* is what makes 24/96 playback possible - considering the 10k2 DSP is still locked in at 48Khz. The P16V device 'bypasses' the 10k2 DSP
2) the P16V *plugin* is what allows use to 'force' wave HQ into the kX DSP - we can add 48Khz kX DSP effects on top of 24/96 playback this way..but whats the point?? IMHO - if your looking for 'quality' - imo using Wave HQ - your better off using software effects instead of kX effects.

BUT for Mp3 playback - which is severely lowered in quality just because its MP3 (lossy compression) - you may as well just use kX Wave XX (non HQ) and add all the kX DSP effects that sounds good on your system (EQ etc..)

For instance - I dont like how most would 'upmix' stereo to multiple channels... So, I made my own kX DSP config for this (I have multiple configurations btw), instead of using any 'software' upmix plugins.

Wave HQ playback is capable of multichannel - BUT - we dont have control over *what* outputs - the choice to do this in the kX 24/96 Router doesn't work. (you can only connect or disconnect the 10k2 DSp or the P16V from the outputs) So - wave HQ playback - stereo comes through the 'front' speakers only - 'front' is selectable from kX Mixer MASTER page tho - with 'Swap Front <> Rear' switch.

So - all that makes kX really great (kX DSP) - wave HQ playback bypasses it by design.

The rest is like asking for you to find me a wife.... theres no accounting for taste - and requirements (what speakers/amp/content you have etc..)
What sound best to me - may not for you / with your equipment - acoustical environment etc..

**dj_stick** · Jul 25, 2007, 12:22 AM

most MP3 files are 16bit, so 24bit is useless for that, for the best quality keep your soundcard level at maximum output, other than that, there's not much to do in kX

Jul 22, 2007, 04:24 PM	#1
Ananas DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 46 Rep Power: 0	kx 3537 on audigy 2 zs mp3 playback quality please help me setup my kx drivers for mp3 playback quality...(esp the dsp screen) I have a 5.1 setup with analog connections, I don't know much about audio but I do have a sensetive ear anyway... please help me configure kx for top quality... right now i'm using winamp with mpg123 decoder on 24bit and ds output... i don't know much about the audio terms so be gentle on me please I tried search of this forum and coudn't find much specific to my case maybe somebody could point me out to the right direction if the question has been asked before.

Jul 24, 2007, 02:53 PM	Thread Starter #2
Ananas DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 46 Rep Power: 0	bump bump?

Jul 24, 2007, 05:31 PM	#3
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	for 24/96 playback - via Wave HQ... you only need to understand; 1) the P16V device is what makes 24/96 playback possible - considering the 10k2 DSP is still locked in at 48Khz. The P16V device 'bypasses' the 10k2 DSP 2) the P16V plugin is what allows use to 'force' wave HQ into the kX DSP - we can add 48Khz kX DSP effects on top of 24/96 playback this way..but whats the point?? IMHO - if your looking for 'quality' - imo using Wave HQ - your better off using software effects instead of kX effects. BUT for Mp3 playback - which is severely lowered in quality just because its MP3 (lossy compression) - you may as well just use kX Wave XX (non HQ) and add all the kX DSP effects that sounds good on your system (EQ etc..) For instance - I dont like how most would 'upmix' stereo to multiple channels... So, I made my own kX DSP config for this (I have multiple configurations btw), instead of using any 'software' upmix plugins. Wave HQ playback is capable of multichannel - BUT - we dont have control over what outputs - the choice to do this in the kX 24/96 Router doesn't work. (you can only connect or disconnect the 10k2 DSp or the P16V from the outputs) So - wave HQ playback - stereo comes through the 'front' speakers only - 'front' is selectable from kX Mixer MASTER page tho - with 'Swap Front <> Rear' switch. So - all that makes kX really great (kX DSP) - wave HQ playback bypasses it by design. The rest is like asking for you to find me a wife.... theres no accounting for taste - and requirements (what speakers/amp/content you have etc..) What sound best to me - may not for you / with your equipment - acoustical environment etc..