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In Reply to: A more serious answer... posted by Presto on March 20, 2008 at 22:42:23:
Hi Presto,
"Eliminate all non-essential Windows services. I run 18 services and still have internet access. Most XP users have 35 - 45 services running."
Do you know of any places where I can get information regarding what are essential and non essential services for both XP and Vista?
"Use processor affinity (if you have hyperthreading, or dual core processors) Put everything you can related to OS on processor zero. Put ONLY your audio playback software on processor 1."
This sounds interesting. How can one set permanent affinity per application on Windows XP? I know I can set affinity via the task manager, but I don't know of a way to set an application permanently.
"Resist the urge to install anything not related to audio on your PC."
I don't see the point in this if a person takes care to ensure there are no startup processes running associated with installed applications. Could you talk a bit about why you think this is necessary?
"I have had no luck with TOSLINK. My current favorite digital out is a Coax SPDIF out of an M-Audio Revolution 7.1 using kernel streaming. Some swear by TOSLINK, others USB and some (who often remain quiet these days) are getting good results with Coax SPDIF or AES/EBU."
I'll come out of the closet here. When going to an external DAC, I've consistently had best results via AES/EBU over an XLR cable with proper impedance.
Alan
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- RE: A more serious answer... - aljordan 03/21/0808:43:25 03/21/08 (1)
- Software bloat on PCs - Presto 23:01:55 03/21/08 (0)
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