iTunes sounding rather spiffy since Quicktime update 7.6 yesterday
Mon, Feb 2 2009, 12:15PM
I did the Quicktime 7.6 updates yesterday evening but have not listened to iTunes until the last 30 minutes or so.
I was sampling tracks from Black Uhuru's "Dub Factor" (iTunes+ 256K AAC) and playing some lossless Bowie tracks and noticed the bass has got more grunt than usual.
Turned the wick up and was quite pleasantly suprised. Sounds just like the jump in quality when I installed the dedicated PSU for the DAC at Christmas-time (and that cost £105 to achieve!)
Quicktime is the audio 'engine' for iTunes on Windows. Not sure if Mac users will benefit directly as iTunes on a Mac uses 'Audio Midi' (I think).
Let us know if you hear anything similar (or not).
Wed, Feb 4 2009, 3:22PM
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idc:How does your set up work? Is the improved sound quality with the computers speakers, through to your main speakers, or with your ipod itself?
USB output from computer to USB DAC (with dedicated PSU for DAC) connected to hifi. iTunes (mostly lossless files).
I don't use an iPod.
idc:I tried to download the update and it failed, don't know why.
Quicktime 7.6 update worked on all three of our computers (PC, laptop and iMac) with no problems. Suggest you contact whoever supports your machine or look on Apple support forums to see if anyone has had a similar problem to you.
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How does your set up work? Is the improved sound quality with the computers speakers, through to your main speakers, or with your ipod itself?
I tried to download the update and it failed, don't know why.
Internet - laptop - DAC - amp - lots of headphones.
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