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Audio players...all the same sonically?
I use foobar because the interface does what i want exactly the way i want after a few tweaks. But i've often wondered whether a software player can make a difference in sound quality. Note that i have used my share of them and don't hear a difference. i'm a musician of 40 years, so it's not like i'm tone deaf. But i haven't really compared them side by side so i'd like to hear opinions. What really piqued my interest was a player i saw in the software for W7 list here which stated it uses 32 bit playback and therefore sounds superior. i tried it but couldn't hear a difference. Is there one, or is it just a case of most mp3's generally being made in 16 bit format?
So do any of these players sound better, or do they sound better only with files that are made in 32 bit, or what? Mind you, i'm a long time musician but i'm NOT very versed in the technology end of things.