MQN

[sbgk]

uploaded 5.06 sse2 and 5.07 sse2, basically 5.14 with the recent tweaks added.

[satshanti]

6.05 avx2 may be the best version I've heard, layers of detail I'd not heard before etc.
6.05 all can be played by everyone, not quite as good, but interesting none the less.
6.05 sse2 may be better than the avx2

No clipping here, but I seem to have been almost the only one that has 3.39 avx working. Tested various avx2 versions: 5.95, 5.98, 6.02 and 6.05, but they all sound pretty much the same to me, hardly surprising anymore. I guess that my AMD CPU must default to some other setting with these avx2 versions, because after weeks of testing, none of them sound good. I think I now finally decide not to bother with avx2 anymore.

As for the avx and amd versions, I ran a test with the versions available, with the following result:

5.95 amd > 6.05 all > 5.60 (6.00?) amd > 6.05 sse

6.05 all is not bad at all, but with an edge that's a little too sharp. 5.95 on the other hand could do with slightly more focus. Mate these two and its offspring would be perfect! :-)

Noticed Nigel's preferences, so would really love to try out an amd versions of 5.98 and 5.14.

Please allow me to also express my keen interest in an amd hires version of one of these. :-)

[John Dot]

From 6x I like 6.07 sse2.
JC's manifest file really works, sound is more clean on lower mids and highs are smoother (or cut for someone).

6.07 is one of the best versions.

[sbgk]

uploaded 6.08 sse2 and avx2, based on 6.07 - embedded JC's manifest, uses different copy command and old assembler

with these versions I'm getting more incidental sounds and easier to follow all the instruments.

what surprised me is that I've found 2 new different ways to copy after all this time.

[tony]

Having a bash at 6.07 and moved straight to 6.08. Like it very much. Very organic sounding no discernible harshness even on my dodgy pc.
Hope you expand out various hires versions as for me anyway this one sounds very special. Bill Evans piano on the Paris Concert first edition twinkles and flows beautifully.

[Sligolad]

+1 for 6.08.
Just tried 6.08 avx2 after testing lots of different recent versions today as I have been out of action for a while.
Caught my attention straight away compared to all the other recent versions too numerous to mention listened to today.

Running 2.97 Control, Tasker and Mqnload.
Breaking in a new 24 bit DAC so will need some more time with these new MQN versions.
At least I can now finally play with some of the recent HiRez versions finally!!

Nice work on MQN and great to see the great spirit of co-operation which has broken out here recently.

[sbgk]

uploaded 6.09 sse2/avx/avx2 removed a setting which was drowning the sound a bit. Strange how 2 compilers can be so different.

it was another setting, so 6.10 sse2/avx2 has it removed and the old one added back, sounds pretty solid now.

absolutely gorgeous sound, still think when it's right it becomes a physical experience rather than just via the lugholes. really allows the music to sing.

[jesuscheung]

anyone tried that manifest i made?

Yes, I just tried it at the end of my tests and in my system it didn't improve the sound. I used 2496 3.39 avx, which is still my absolute favourite (for various reasons 2496 just sounds much better than 1644 in my setup), and your manifest file dampened detail and collapsed sound stage. It might work for others though, just not for me.

interesting...

i thought this tweak would reduce bad things which were already there... guess not
made it worse for you. probably just like timerresolution=0.5ms

From 6x I like 6.07 sse2.
JC's manifest file really works, sound is more clean on lower mids and highs are smoother (or cut for someone).
...

quantity increase -> high are smoother. hopefully not smoothed textureless high.
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try a few more ways, cannot do better... that's end of this manifest tweak

[jesuscheung]

prefer 6.08

[nige2000]

anyone tried that manifest i made?

Yes, I just tried it at the end of my tests and in my system it didn't improve the sound. I used 2496 3.39 avx, which is still my absolute favourite (for various reasons 2496 just sounds much better than 1644 in my setup), and your manifest file dampened detail and collapsed sound stage. It might work for others though, just not for me.

interesting...

i thought this tweak would reduce bad things which were already there... guess not
made it worse for you. probably just like timerresolution=0.5ms

From 6x I like 6.07 sse2.
JC's manifest file really works, sound is more clean on lower mids and highs are smoother (or cut for someone).
...

quantity increase -> high are smoother. hopefully not smoothed textureless high.
----

try a few more ways, cannot do better... that's end of this manifest tweak

i lost texture too, highs smoothed
but seems better when sbgk has it integrated

6.10 sounds ok, needs more detail, better highs