PPkiller 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2008 has anyone tried comparing audio in xp to vista? i did.. using direct sound and asio4all in both os... with ibasso D1 and sennheiser HD280pro to keep me company while i wait for something else..... if you search online, you will find lots of post saying vista audio resampler and architecture are far superior then xp. but when i use a usb dac, such as ibasso D1, my ears tell me otherwise. vista gives a lower quality audio output as compared to xp. firstly the dynamics are affected, secondly the sound has so much more sibliance in it... even when using asio4all, it yeid the same result in vista... i suspect the microsoft usb audio driver in vista is the culprit... since asio4all is suppose to bypass all the layers in between the software application and the audio hardware driver in vista.. the only stuff left is the audio hardware driver by microsoft... unless the bypassing is not working as accordingly to asio4all... to summarize, high grade audio in vista suffer, at least for audio output to usb dac. so if you relies on pc with usb dac, stick to windows xp. for pci soundcard or usb dac that has their own vista drivers(other then those that is supplied by microsoft), they may not be affected. i will do another round of comparison when i have a new better resolving headgear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sghound 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2008 sounds like XP is the true upgrade to vista. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatUp 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2008 Are you trying to say audio in win xp sounds better than vista? I'm still using win xp was thinking of upgrading to vista. I shall wait for your review before i make my decision.. I also heard that win vista makes the system much slower than win xp is this true? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PPkiller 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) guess different gears will respond differently... i just did a comparison useing hd650 with ibasso D1 and two laptops side by side there is a difference between vista audio and xp audio(both through asio4all)... but this time it sounds more muddy/warmer on vista with my 650. the test i did include using asio4all for both xp and vista.. do note that i did not test using direct sound... p.s. using different asio drivers on xp will also give different audio quality.... next test i will do is to use a bit-perfect output soundcard (my x-fi, waiting for a processor and motherboard transplant first), with/and without a ssrc resampler to up sample to 96khz and feed it to my D1 through spdif, vs laptop(xp) usb out... wonder how will it sound.. Edited May 30, 2008 by PPkiller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sghound 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2008 Are you trying to say audio in win xp sounds better than vista? I'm still using win xp was thinking of upgrading to vista. I shall wait for your review before i make my decision.. I also heard that win vista makes the system much slower than win xp is this true? it's true, Vista is the downgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pikachu 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 Vista sounds the same to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
audionoob 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Here's an article about Vista's audio problem: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/...soft.technology Moral of the story: Don't fix what's not broken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicdiaz 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 One more reason to keep my Linux music server. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eventidephoenix 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2009 One more reason to keep my Linux music server. Yeap =) Unfortunately Vista is a complete flop and even microsoft themselves have conceded Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
persentio 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2009 I find it really weird though... My Vista 64-bit is stable and runs faster than XP after doing the essential tweaks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
direcow 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2009 I find it really weird though... My Vista 64-bit is stable and runs faster than XP after doing the essential tweaks. yep... I guess it's just a bit too difficult for some people to comprehend how to use, which is probably a flaw. When used properly, it's great, not to mention wasapi is there, no need for asio emulation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fromjava 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2009 Linux music server sounds like a good idea, sadly do not have a spare low cost machine to play with now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
audiodave 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 A lot of people have said from Vista day 1 that XP's audio is better than Vista's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
direcow 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 A lot of people have said from Vista day 1 that XP's audio is better than Vista's. how about day now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beulahkilborn781 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2009 I am also agree with audiodave I thing It's depend on system configuration.. Thanks.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
