So does sample rate make any difference on sound quality in Windows?

So does sample rate make any difference on sound quality in Windows?

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Try different setting. Did you notice a difference? There's your answer.

If that would be the case why did they provide options?

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Does any of the options matter to the CPU?

It does, but the difference is so small it's almost inexistent, like PS/2 vs USB for keyboards

If it does you need to upgrade your CPU. Or maybe your entire PC.

Probably because they have proper hardware and were able to tell a difference

>Shannon's sampling theorem blocks your path

oh fuck off

You don't have supersonic hearing so it doesn't matter.

THIS.
Wildly underrated post.

The video and article always need to be posted every time dumb shit is brought up. Not that OP's question was, but advocates for "hirez" come around.

Depends. High sample rates are usually a meme unless you're processing the output in some way.
For example, I have 24 bit sound out of my htpc because it gets processed by my home theater receiver.

Your output rate should match your input rate

Please kill yourself.

Set the sampling rate to the one most of your music is using (usually 44,1KHz). Avoid resampling.

Are you for real?

While helpful about explaining the underlying concepts, it doesn't actually pertain to OPs question, which is what does Windows and/or your DAC do when resampling, and are there any quality issues?

Not true. Because any test is going to be limited in number and on a limited subset of hardware, any test might not fully realize the scope of the issue. This is illustrated by the user who converted his entire library to 80kbps Opus because he listened a bit and couldn't tell the difference between it and FLAC. What does this do? It ensures he will NEVER hear the difference because he's now knocking everything down to 80kbps Opus, when Opus is still ABXable above 200kbps. It's helpful to bring in that larger data set. You may not be able to always discern it on your earbuds but there IS a reason not to do it.

If you set it to 16/44.1kHz, does it apply dither to a 24 bit source? Is it shaped dither?
How good is its resampling? If you listen to both CDs and movies, is 44.1kHz resampled to 48kHz better than 48kHz resampled to 44.1?

>Opus is still ABXable above 200kbps
[citation needed]

>Opus is still ABXable above 200kbps
Yeah, no. Did you last get your news from 2011?

The vast majority of people actually can't ABX at 80kbps.
Most audiophiles can't tell a difference starting at 96kbps, and very very few people have found one track where they can find a flaw at 128kbps.

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