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Post by MartinT on Jan 16, 2016 15:32:40 GMT
Well done, John. You didn't fancy narrating, then?  |
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Post by John on Jan 16, 2016 15:54:31 GMT
Nope  |
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Post by John on Feb 23, 2016 18:43:19 GMT
6.48 is the probably the last update by the designer to BugHead as he will work on a new player for lower processing laptops and hopefully simpler to use but knowing the designer that is unlikely.
6.48 is Hiro swansong another step up in SQ. The soundstage has increased, Micro details and the speed is really good. Piano, harmonics (natural and artificial) drums, vocals, guitars and bass have all improved. For instance this is the first time ever I heard Dhaffer Youseff unique high pitched vocal technique sound natural on my system (not sure I ever heard this sound natural on high resolving system before).
I let people know about the other player if it starts getting interesting
I will miss my weekly, often daily updates it been a interesting ride.
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Post by John on Jun 17, 2016 18:49:06 GMT
Well Hiroyuki has been busy in the last few months. Latest update 7.27 and you can now add a SD Card to store music files which gives another increase in treble and mid adding refinement and detail (downfall takes even more time to load) but worth the increase in SQ
I no idea where this player is compared to a top CD player now but still using the player it certainly beats the other memory players I heard for SQ
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Bug Head
Jun 17, 2016 19:05:05 GMT
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Post by Clive on Jun 17, 2016 19:05:05 GMT
The SD card for temp storage and running the app is a good step forward. I'm now agonising over a 4gb vs 16gb SLC SD at 22 quid vs 49. 4gb will be fine for most music except for DSD and very hi res.
For those that don't know wavs take double their normal space when on the SD card under bughead.
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Post by John on Jun 18, 2016 4:33:41 GMT
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Jun 18, 2016 10:22:56 GMT
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Post by Clive on Jun 18, 2016 10:22:56 GMT
Hi John, it'll be fine but is it a p-SLC type? I'm just starting to get to know about p-SLC for microSD and SLC for SD. |
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Post by John on Jun 18, 2016 11:28:13 GMT
Its a p-SLC micro SD card
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Post by Clive on Nov 26, 2016 13:39:07 GMT
In recent months BugHead has been restricted to processors with AVX2 instructions. I finally gave in and purchased a custom assembled miniPC, fanless in a nifty small chassis. It's got an ASUS H110T motherboard with a Skylake i5, 960GB SSD. Vs my Ivy Bridge laptop i5 I find that Foobar sounds significantly better with the new kit. The combination of the new kit and the latest BugHead player has resulted in a really big step up in sound quality. I can't quantify how much of the improvement is the hardware and how much is due to the latest BugHead using AVX2 instructions. Both seem to be making a good contribution. My RPi3/Digi+ had been getting close to the sound of the older BugHead on my laptop. The latest BugHead on Skylake blows the RPi3 in the the weeds....BugHead/Skylake may even better my vinyl setup.
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Nov 26, 2016 16:52:05 GMT
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Post by John on Nov 26, 2016 16:52:05 GMT
This is really good to hear
At some point I will have to update my Computer so I can reach the same heights.
Has the loading speed improved and are you still using a SD card
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Nov 26, 2016 17:47:56 GMT
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Post by Clive on Nov 26, 2016 17:47:56 GMT
BH says it takes over 3 mins but completes is just ovet 1 min. I'm using SD but haven't properly checked whether it's necessary as I'm so entranced with how it's working.
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Post by Clive on Dec 6, 2016 17:41:24 GMT
I'm finally running my Musette DAC with BugHead on my still new Skylake fanless PC. Depth using BH 7.80 is easily on a par with my record decks, I believe this good NOS DAC helps but BugHead on a modern AVX2 capable processor is amazingly good. It's a shame BH is fairly demanding of hardware as it should be more prolific out there.
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Dec 6, 2016 18:25:29 GMT
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Post by John on Dec 6, 2016 18:25:29 GMT
It's a shame bug head is the best windows based player I heard and free but for most not functional due to it's basic layout
I would suggest everybody using windows mac or linux should try rewrite simple to use and makes a nice difference in sq that most people can benefit from
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Post by Clive on Dec 6, 2016 18:31:54 GMT
The UI and time to load is gruesome. I use Foobar for casual listening. BH really is challenging good vinyl playback....not like some digital which is good but different to vinyl...BH sounds like good vinyl - I know some will say it must be rubbish if it's like vinyl but I really do mean it as a compliment.
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Post by John on Dec 6, 2016 21:15:12 GMT
Just a thought worth trying out Bug Head with just in the blank screen mode and no stardust added to it. I really like this when using a SD Card Its pretty fast compaired to stardust 4 and a bit more lively in SQ in my system
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Post by Clive on Dec 6, 2016 22:46:22 GMT
Just a thought worth trying out Bug Head with just in the blank screen mode and no stardust added to it. I really like this when using a SD Card Its pretty fast compaired to stardust 4 and a bit more lively in SQ in my system Certainly that's a thought. I wish I could set Natural Sound to be the default to save me from setting it each time. I suppose it's all part of the ritual, rather like vinyl has it's own rituals with either make you mad or connect you more to the process and music. |
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Post by Clive on Dec 6, 2016 22:52:58 GMT
BTW John, the SD card setup is easier with 7.80 as BH does not nee to be installed on it, just a single file which makes BH use the card when it spots it.
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Post by John on Dec 7, 2016 3:46:52 GMT
Ahh thats good to hear
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