Gazjam;372084 Wrote: > Hi Chris, > I reinstalled 7.3 earlier, this time TOTALLY deleting 7.2.1, not just > overwriting it. > I cleaned out registry entries etc etc. > > If its a real issue, I suspect its not a SB firmware, sPDIF output or > anything SB related (as the guys here have pointed out), but perhaps a > PC one, because after having cleaned out 7.2.1 totally, 7.3 sounds as > good (i.e the same) as before. > > Result. > > I'd even go so far to say its sounding better - tighter soundstaging - > but I'm pretty sure thats my mind at work :-) > > I'm happy with 7.3 now, and can enjoy the new features WITHOUT the hifi > paranoia! > > Chris, > try cleaning out regisrty entries etc for 7.2 THEN reinstall 7.3. > > Worth a punt, if nothing else? > > > > > G.
I decided to give 7.3 another whirl today, only this time I went the extra mile. After uninstalling 7.2.1 and checking the program listing for any items not removed, I then used a registry cleaning programme (CCleaner)to remove any empty registry values remaining (ie hidden dead end entries). I then rebooted the machine, installed 7.3 and repeated my experiment from yesterday. This time the differences in sound quality were subtle to say the least. After running the A/B tests I still prefer the sound quality of the 7.2.1 setup (just), but the sound differences now are very subtle, and not as glaringly obvious as yesterday. Looks like my major upset was largely down to a PC issue that, frankly should not be a problem (still that's Microsoft products for you). Thanks all Chris:) -- Stratmangler ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stratmangler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20387 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56591 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
