amarok audio quality question

[Trever Fischer]

The sound quality is not related to the fact that open source drivers are 
used. There is a standard of communication between ALSA and the audio chip 
that even windows adheres to. The problem may be either Winamp or the engine 
you use for Amarok. A few things could be going sour, which are related to 
the software that does the actual sound rendering:

* Winamp plays the audio too loud
* Amarok plays the audio too soft
* Neither programs are doing it 'right'.

I suggest that you try changing your Amarok engine. Since you say you are an 
audiophile, I assume you must have one of the higher end speaker setups that 
comes with its own volume/bass dial, right? ;)

On Sunday 04 February 2007 12:26 pm, Gert Renckens wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been using Windows for a long time to play audio files.
> Now I have switched to linux because there are much more possibilities in
> the linux OS.
> However, there is still something I can't fix.
> When I played music in Windows (I used Winamp) the bass of the music was
> very deep and the high tones like treble were very clear and sounded
> excellent. (PS: keep in mind I'm an audiophile and I hear even the smallest
> quality difference in audio files)
> Now I use amarok for some time, but I can't get the same audio quality out
> of it.
> I tried playing with the equalizer settings, but even when all the
> frequencies are at maximum level I still hear a not so deep bass and the
> treble tones of the music are just not what I had in mind. I'm trying to
> get the same audio quality as in the windows operating system, but whatever
> I do, I don't reach that audio quality.
> (PS: I use of course the same audio files I used in windows)
>
> So now my question to the amarok team is: what could be the problem why my
> music doesn't sound like on the windows operating system?  Could it be
> because linux uses open source audio drivers instead of drivers made by the
> company that made my on-board audio chip or is there something I can do to
> increase the audio quality?
> I use ALSA and I have an on-board audio chip (realtek). I also use the
> latest amarok package for my linux distribution, openSUSE 10.2.
>
> thanks in advance!
> Gert

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