28-Jul-2015, 12:24
8.1.3 is fixing some problems with certain SAM profiles. 8.1.2 was giving a fat and boomy bass with some profiles. So if you like fat and boomy bass then maybe 8.1.3 now sound flat. You should always mention if you compare SQ with or without SAM.
For my speakers SAM set to 0% is still fat and boomy, it increases the bass around 70hz by about 7db. I can use this bug to fill some gaps but I have to use the jRiver EQ to get rid of excessive peaks. The result is now very good, but without EQ SAM would be unusable for me.
btw, no change in this behaviour between 8.1.2 and 8.1.3. And the profile for my speakers has been updated for 8.1.2 already which introduces this bass boost. The old profile was doing nearly nothing and more degrading SQ.
For my speakers SAM set to 0% is still fat and boomy, it increases the bass around 70hz by about 7db. I can use this bug to fill some gaps but I have to use the jRiver EQ to get rid of excessive peaks. The result is now very good, but without EQ SAM would be unusable for me.
btw, no change in this behaviour between 8.1.2 and 8.1.3. And the profile for my speakers has been updated for 8.1.2 already which introduces this bass boost. The old profile was doing nearly nothing and more degrading SQ.
