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There was a time, long long ago, before DACs proliferated the market, before RaspberryPi or Roon or even network players, when Foobar2000 and WinAmp were the top choices for computer audio.
Back when Kernel streaming, ASIO, and Otachan Foobar2000 plugins were all the rage. Before even Windows WASAPI.
A time when people used sound cards plugged into their computer motherboards.
Back then Foobar2000 sounded like a dream, tight base, clean crisp highs, vocals on point, everything was great.
So when was the last time you listened to this once great piece of software? Have you compared it to our current offerings in terms of sound quality?
Currently, I am listening to Foobar2000 in my office, its still impressive imo.
J.
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Been using it only since July 2020, on a daily basis. I convert all FLAC files to DSD 256 before sending it to the DAC. Sounds great to me.
Daily. Have had winamp and iTunes but have downsized to a single player. Have my LP and CD collection (and some live concert downloads) on a drive on the PC. Didn't spend much time configuring the player. Have about about 2,000 LPs, 400 CDs and 300 concerts in the player. Great player for the PC system. Recently added UPnP Browser and Controller plugins - not going to be using them though.
I have an external HD with the library on it attached to an RPi (Moode OS) that connects to a via USB to a DAC in my main audio system. Can control playback on the my main audio system with a server app with a decent GUI from my Safari on my iPhone or a browser on my PC.
I am becoming fed up with JRiver's arbitrary changing of my settings. Suddenly the configuration I had used for more than a year is gone. How did this even happen? I am staring at this situation now.
I know it will take me the better part of a weekend afternoon to search the internet for clues and hints to guide me through the opaque and maze like menu offerings JRiver has.
When it works, it works great. I just wish it would quit biting the owner's hand.
And pretty much every evening for 1.5 hours for 15+ years.
In my case Foobar2000 V 2.0 64bit; it drives my Topping D90 with ADS DAC chip via USB. This sound great. I have very rare & brief drop-outs, probably caused by my NAS file server, not Foobar itself.
I opted to continue to use Foobar versus a Raspberry Pi server. The RPi worked fine but I didn't find that interface adequate for my Classical music listening ... I've got the Foobar interface about perfectly customized to my use.
Dmitri Shostakovich
My office system consists of a Topping DM7 feeding 5 JBL powered bookshelves and a sub. Foobar2000 is the only way I have figured out how to get multichannel 5.1 music. I have bought several multichannel albums from Native DSD Music, which sound fabulous using Foobar2000.
Its been years for me, but recently I had a chance to get Foobar going in my office system with Windows. I agree, sounds fabulous.
J.
before superior sounding small streamers were available.
SSS's might not be all they are cracked up to be, seeing that some folk who have S'ers still listen to Foobar.
J.
...others are small Raspberry Pi in big badass 'high-end' case work - thinking of Bryston and Boulder off the top of my head.
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all the many WiiM and Blusound variations as well.
I prefer the Sonore approach. ;)
Nowadays many of them are Android Digital Audio Player variations.Blusound uses Arch Linux, Sonore uses its own brand of Linux.
Perhaps Sorore did the right thing by starting from the ground up for an audio player. Maybe thats why I like OPAL, its just a modified Linux Kernel with a single player on top.
J.
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The Sonore microRendu hardware is ARM based with their own flavor of Linux and a handful of user loadable Apps targeting the audiophile market.My general purpose Raspberry Pi boards are also ARM based running lightweight DietPi Linux. Mine are stripped down with no desktop and no video capability. They require SSH login over the network to configure.
The Sonore hardware is technically the better design solution vs the general purpose Raspberry Pi but in the real world (at my home anyway) there is no difference in sound quality between my Sonore microRendu and Raspberry Pi when used as network streamers outputting to the same USB DAC.
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But I'm still relieved to see you write about the Raspberry Pi sounding so good. There's always a little audio nervosa for this Raspberry Pi owner.
I wouldn't fret over it. As mentioned before there are some very 'high-end' brands that use the Raspberry Pi board as a streamer inside their beautiful case work. Bryston and Boulder come to mind.
Nt
Foobar2000 and JRiver Media Center are my two go-to programs for streaming music to my Oppo 105D and PS Audio DS DAC. I think they both sound very good and suit my needs.
The music files are on an external hard drive attached to my PC, F2K or JRMC then stream them wirelessly to my modem/router and then via Ethernet cable to the two players. It may be old school but to me sounds quite good.
Joe
Unfortunately me and Jim have issues so no JRiver for me....
But I can see the appeal.
J.
It ain't that hard to have issues with Jim....
The Well Tempered Computer
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It still is, and getting better. Been using it forever. Clean and simple interface if you want it, no useless clutter.
You're right.
Still is great, I think the only reason I don't use it in my office everyday is because I usually use Linux instead of Windows. But if there is ever a reason to use Windows, Foobar2000 is it....
J.
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