05-Mar-2017, 23:55
Common sense... would tell us to listen to Spotify on our smartphones, through blue-tooth speakers...
Of course, I was talking about JRiver and these three options. As far as I understand, Direct Sound paths through K-mixer in Windows, ASIO and WASAPI go straight to the soundcard (no K-mixer), the former is essentially a driver in the sound application-soundcard communication and WASAPI is the Windows's own universal solution to this. Kernel is even further reliant on hardware only least affected by Windows or installed software/drivers, etc.
Of course, I was talking about JRiver and these three options. As far as I understand, Direct Sound paths through K-mixer in Windows, ASIO and WASAPI go straight to the soundcard (no K-mixer), the former is essentially a driver in the sound application-soundcard communication and WASAPI is the Windows's own universal solution to this. Kernel is even further reliant on hardware only least affected by Windows or installed software/drivers, etc.
Win10/HQPlayer / Roon - Uptone Audio Etherregen switch / SOtM-SMS-200 ultra with clock input - Mutec REF 10 clock for the switch and the streamer - Denafrips GAIA DCC - Devialet D800 - YG Acoustics Carmel - Dual Elac SUB-2090
power supplies: Uptone JS-2, SOtM SPS-500
