[jonpb]

Bit perfect - unmolested 16 bit, 2 channel, 44.1 Khz audio - the source signal for all audio CDs

I'm finding all kinds of questions about this in various threads and I'm confused on the direction the developers are taking on this. According to this ticket:

http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/4731

It's closed, but the ticket specifies [LINUX/MAC/WINDOWS]. I can tell you that it's not bit perfect on Windows.

I assume its closed because XBMC does not do internal up/down re-sampling? Relying on the sound API it talks to deal with it? If you are still using DirectSound on Windows I don't think it's possible to get bit perfect as it will always go through kmixer (although I might, very possibly, be wrong)

So... is Linux the only way to get bit perfect audio? Or more precisely, can any Linux user confirm that they are getting bit perfect audio?

Thanks to all, especially the great XBMC developers

[jonpb]

Using ReClock on Windows seems to do the trick. It sounds pretty much exactly like Foobar2000 kernel streaming. Note, you have to check the option:

"Force ReClock to be loaded in place of default DirectSound/Wave renders"

Are there any ReClock gurus here that can confirm that ReClock kernel streaming is bitperfect, or should I mess with the buffer size and Max latency settings?

Also, can someone confirm that XBMC does not do any resampling?

Thanks

Edit: removed the link to reclock.free.fr it is no longer the correct site, at time of posting google "reclock 1.8.6.9" will get you there.

[jonpb]

btw, if you fell on this post by accident, my forum status explains it quite well "Junior Member"

The thread you want is in the Windows specific help section:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=71825

Cheers, and good luck.