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RE: Amazing Sound through Vista PC but trouble with network streaming

Goodmane — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:36:04 GMT

Thanks for the reply.

I'm using the Linksys DMA 2100 (which I'm very happy with by the way!)

What I've discovered is that with my Audigy 2 soundcard which supports high quality audio at 24bit 192 Khz, when I go to speakers properties tab in Vista Home Premium, and change the 'Share media playback' settings to 24bit 192Khz, it doesn't just change the sound quality when I stream music to the media center extender, it changes the sound quality even when I play music on my PC directly to my PC speakers.

I think it must be a bug in Vista. In any case, its a noticeable improvement in sound quality when you change this setting, regardless of whether you're streaming media, or simply using a music software on your computer.

You almost certainly need a high quality sound card, up to date driver and speakers to experience this. Or maybe I just have a bug in my system only!

Anyway, I've decided to upgrade my wireless network to 300Mbps Wireless N so this problem will hopefully go away. If I remember I'll report back!

Thanks.

RE: Amazing Sound through Vista PC but trouble with network streaming

WAW8 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:36:18 GMT

I'm confused about your question. You refer to Vista Media Center Extenders, but those are devices, which have their own settings, and apart from the XBox 360, only generation 2 work with Vista anyway.

You didn't mention any particular extender device. So, I don't understand the question.

Amazing Sound through Vista PC but trouble with network streaming

Goodmane — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:59:04 GMT

I am using Media Monkey (a very good light music player) to play my music through Creative 5.1 PC speakers and Creative Audigy 2.

When I change speaker/sound configuration 'advanced' properties to share music by default at 192Khz 24bit, my PC plays AMAZING sounding music. 'Out of this world' good to my ears in fact, so I don't want to lower the setting.

Unfortunately, streaming to my Vista Media Extender, via 54Mbps wireless network, transmits DVD quality sound very well, but not 192Khz, 24 bit.

Since changing the settings to share at 192Khz 24 bit, my PC music sounds much better, but the media extender now stutters with video.

What can I do besides upgrading my network to 'pre-n' /wired please? There must be some way to set 192Khz for PC use, and just 48Khz 16 bit for streaming Vista Media Center?

Thanks!

P.S. Just to confirm, I'd like to play 24 bit 192Khz sound on the PC music program e.g. Media Monkey / Windows Media Player (or whatever can force 24 bit playback from the soundcard or something...), but only 16 bit 48Khz when streaming to Vista Media Center extender.

Thanks

Core 2 Duo, Creative Audigy 2, Linksys DMA 2100 Vista Media Extender, 54g wireless network