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It gets even better ...

Very interesting – more air & blacker backgrounds!

My Audigy 2 ZS Platinum (with kX driver) yields more improvements than my RME HDSP 9652. RME still edges out Audigy by a small margin. RME card has very latest software (firmware and driver @ version 3.02 March 2007). This RME software update gives better playback results (latency via ASIO/RME down to 0.32ms vs kX @ 0.25ms using Kernal Streaming/Audigy).

I’m posting 2 solutions (reply post to this) on how to automate this. Summary:

1. Can’t terminate all services as you get no playback from Foobar. Some Windows services are critical
2. Option 2 offers more aggressive culling of Windows
3. Must shutdown computer by pressing power button 4-5 seconds – force shutdown
4. Both options attempt to recover Windows UI after exiting Foobar – depending on soundcard, option 2 may not give Windows UI
5. Preference is to select option that gives Windows UI after exiting Foobar – in my case, only option 1 works for both cards
6. Not much sound difference between options even with option 2 being more aggressive
7. Don’t run .bat file at startup – rather double-click from Desktop until right option is chosen
8. Any changes made on desktop is not saved after exiting Foobar (as proper Shutdown doesn’t happen). On startup and before running .bat file, do necessary changes and reboot to save Desktop UI changes
9. Both options start Windows Task Manager (at lower priority). Very useful to see Windows processes being eliminated & memory freed. For information only – exit Task Manager at any time.

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