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Media Center has the leading engine for audiophile use. All data paths within the program (beginning with MC15.0.101) are 64 bit. Support for lossless formats includes APE, FLAC, Windows Media Lossless, and Apple Lossless. (WAV files can also be used, but the output is identical to any lossless format, so we recommend using lossless compression.) |
Media Center has the leading engine for audiophile use. All data paths within the program (beginning with MC15.0.101) are 64 bit. Support for lossless formats includes APE, FLAC, Windows Media Lossless, and Apple Lossless. (WAV files can also be used, but the output is identical to any lossless format, so we recommend using lossless compression.) |
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Output via Direct Sound, Wave Out, [http://wiki. |
Output via Direct Sound, Wave Out, [http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/ASIO ASIO], or [http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/WASAPI WASAPI] (Vista and above). |
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MC also supports [http://wiki. |
MC also supports [http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/DirectShow_Playback_Guide DirectShow]. |
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MC's DSP Studio in Playback Options allows resampling at 48Khz, 96Khz, and above. |
MC's DSP Studio in Playback Options allows resampling at 48Khz, 96Khz, and above. |
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* First to use a high precision floating point data chain for all audio |
* First to use a high precision floating point data chain for all audio |
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* First to support gapless and cross-fading playback |
* First to support gapless and cross-fading playback |
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* First to implement the [http://wiki. |
* First to implement the [http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Replay_Gain Replay Gain] standard (a high-quality system to provide playback of varying tracks at the same volume) |
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* First to natively support ASIO (a quality-orientated way to talk to a soundcard) |
* First to natively support ASIO (a quality-orientated way to talk to a soundcard) |
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* Full support of LAME gapless information |
* Full support of LAME gapless information |
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Also see: |
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[http://wiki. |
[http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/DAC_Settings DAC Settings] |
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Audiophile threads on Interact: |
Audiophile threads on Interact: |
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Revision as of 21:07, 27 September 2011
Media Center has the leading engine for audiophile use. All data paths within the program (beginning with MC15.0.101) are 64 bit. Support for lossless formats includes APE, FLAC, Windows Media Lossless, and Apple Lossless. (WAV files can also be used, but the output is identical to any lossless format, so we recommend using lossless compression.)
Output via Direct Sound, Wave Out, ASIO, or WASAPI (Vista and above).
MC also supports DirectShow.
MC's DSP Studio in Playback Options allows resampling at 48Khz, 96Khz, and above.
Other audiophile credentials of the J. River audio engine include:
- First to embrace lossless compression. Matt Ashland, J. River's CTO, is also the author of Monkey's Audio (APE).
- First to use a high precision floating point data chain for all audio
- First to support gapless and cross-fading playback
- First to implement the Replay Gain standard (a high-quality system to provide playback of varying tracks at the same volume)
- First to natively support ASIO (a quality-orientated way to talk to a soundcard)
- Full support of LAME gapless information
- Inclusion of high quality DSP filters, like the highest quality resampler available
- Play files from memory
- Speaker Correction introduced in 14.0.127
Also see: DAC Settings
Audiophile threads on Interact: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=50453.0
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=55671.0
Bass Management thread on Interact
Article on Media Center at ComputerAudiophile.com
Audiophile Companies
Audiophile companies using or recommending J. River Media Center include: Audio Research, Ayre, Bel Canto, Benchmark, Digibit, MBL, NuForce, Scaena, PS Audio, Wavelength
Reviews
In September, 2009, the audiophile site 6moons published a J. River Media Center review as part of their Weiss Minerva review. The Minerva is a $5000 DAC, and MC held up well in their tests.