Audiophile settings for Auzentech X-FI Forte and a MHDT-Paradisea+ NOS-DAC ?

[vukyone]

Hy,

I would like to use the XXHighEnd Player for my System, but I have problems with the right / best audiophile settings. At first I want to start to explain my System:

1.   Operation System:     Windows 7 Ultimate, I will install the SP1 just in time
2.   Soundcard:            Auzentech X-FI Forte 7.1 (Max 24 Bit at 96 kHz)
3.   DAC:               MHDT Paradisea+ (Non-Oversampling-DAC, Non HDCD decoding, Max 16 Bit at 96 kHz)
4.   Connection:              via coaxial between Soundcard and DAC

A) What would be the “best” settings for my system in the XXHighEnd Player with my NOS-DAC and for use in no over/up-sampling mode ?
B) What should be the "best" settings for the coaxial-out in the Windows 7 audio setup, 24 Bit at 96 kHz or 16 Bit at 96 kHz ?

Please Help and Thanks a lot !

Greetings

VukyOne from Germany

[PeterSt]

Hi there !

Since your DAC is 16 bits, you will have no means for upsampling. I know, it's 96KHz, but upsampling needs the bits just the same.

If you tell the system dat your DAC is 24/96, you would be fooling things, and this will backfire on you (like truncated bits). So, 16/96.

Furthermore, there is no real beSt setting I think. That is, not for your DAC (nothing much to choose). But generally, people like Kernel Streaming Adaptive Mode the most. That is, up to / including 0.9z-3. So I guess that can be your base. From there you can slowly try other things, and using a RAMDisk is one of them (search for it in the forum and you will find enough about it).

Don't try too much at the same time. If it at first glance sounds better already - that's good. But try to get used to the sound, so you will be knowing what changed at changing a setting.

I hope this gets you on track somewhat !
Peter