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Post by Chuck Elliot on Apr 27, 2013 15:03:49 GMT -5
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Post by jcisbig on Apr 27, 2013 15:12:22 GMT -5
Ah! Thanks for catching that! That would explain it! In my list of sound devices, see attached picture, you can see that I have something called "AMD HDMI Output" and "Digital Output". I'm guessing that the first one is the HDMI output from my GPU, which might be able to pass 24/192, but I'm not sure. (It's an ATI Sapphire 5770, and I have two in my PC) Do you have any idea what the second one is? It says HDMI in some of the properties, but I can't seem to find an HDMI out on the motherboard? I ask because that "Digital Outpu" is able to pass 24/192 as well, but I can't tell what that ouput device is! Attachments:
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Apr 27, 2013 15:19:58 GMT -5
I'm confused as the driver info I found on your mobo says it supports 16/20/24 bit?
Also not sure why the second SoundMax digital selection. My mobo only has the SPDIF and the analog selection.
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Post by jcisbig on Apr 27, 2013 15:24:38 GMT -5
Yep, it's confusing to me too. Do you have any idea if my GPU might be able to pass 24/192 over HDMI?
Thanks for your help!
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Apr 27, 2013 15:33:42 GMT -5
Yep, it's confusing to me too. Do you have any idea if my GPU might be able to pass 24/192 over HDMI? Thanks for your help! Can't say, but there's one sure way to find out - connect a HDMI cable! I've always used optical as I like the isolation. |
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Apr 27, 2013 15:44:17 GMT -5
I'll give you one more thing that might be worth a try.
Since you know where the SoundMax driver may be found, you could uninstall it and let Windows 7 use the driver it has. This is the driver I use.
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Post by jcisbig on Apr 28, 2013 19:15:13 GMT -5
So, little update. I was able to verify that my GPU can pass a 24/192 signal. So I'm planning to go that route for now.
Interestingly enough, my headphones, which are plugged in via 3.5mm directly to my motherboard CAN pass a 24/192 signal. My optical cable, on the same motherboard, is still limited to 16/192. Weird.
Also, I tried Maiko twice in Winamp, and whenever it's in my program files folder Winamp is the slowest program to startup and load ever, and even then I can't get it to play a song without crashing. I tried another program as well (adionsoft) but I couldn't configure the device at all either. Strange.
I haven't had time yet to try out jriver.
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Post by jcisbig on Apr 28, 2013 19:38:21 GMT -5
Another update:
I can now use Maiko flawlessly in Winamp while using my headphones straight out of my motherboard. I haven't had a chance to tool around with it yet over optical to the UMC.
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Post by GreenKiwi on Apr 28, 2013 20:49:05 GMT -5
I'm guessing that they are limiting it to 192/16 for bandwidth reasons. Standard toslink seems to be at the edge at 192khz.
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Post by jcisbig on Jun 5, 2013 18:27:02 GMT -5
Just as an update, I'm now using HDMI out of my GPU and can get 24/192. I'm still messing around with Maiko for Winamp to get WASAPI, but it's giving me some trouble. I'll keep at it. Thanks for the help everyone!
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Post by garbulky on Jun 5, 2013 20:26:54 GMT -5
Windows likes to resample all audio signals even ones played in high def to 16/48. So likely you were hearing a 16/48khz signal over your headphones from the motherboard even though the file was 24/192. The way to assure 24/192 output is to use WASAPI bit perfect mode.
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