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iori wrote:the file paste.exe referenced by MQn.bat behaved differently in Win 7 and Win 8.
In Win 8, a "carriage return line feed" is added to the end of the filename inside param.txt.
In Win 7, there is no "carriage return line feed" at the end of the filename. The results in a blank Files.txt

sima66 wrote:

sbgk wrote:just uploaded 2.66 sse2 intel dqa dqa, sounds quite good to me.

I can't believe it that we could got better bass then V3!!
This (baby talk) version is huge improvement in every aspect. Not just different, but the best one so far and the most complete.
Wow....
Thanks man!

jesuscheung wrote:
people seem interested in tweaks. i shall post 1 tweak a day. try not ask me why and to explain. just tell me if something is wrong/incorrect.

the following tweak i learnt from reading "Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2012" from msdn. i just export my registry below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
"SymlinkLocalToRemoteEvaluation"=dword:00000001
"SymlinkLocalToLocalEvaluation"=dword:00000001
"NtfsDisableCompression"=dword:00000000
"DisableDeleteNotification"=dword:00000000
"FilterSupportedFeaturesMode"=dword:00000000
"NtfsDisableEncryption"=dword:00000000
"SymlinkRemoteToRemoteEvaluation"=dword:00000000
"NtfsAllowExtendedCharacter8dot3Rename"=dword:00000000
"NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation"=dword:00000001
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001
"SymlinkRemoteToLocalEvaluation"=dword:00000000
"NtfsQuotaNotifyRate"=dword:00000e10
"NtfsMftZoneReservation"=dword:00000000
"Win31FileSystem"=dword:00000000
"Win95TruncatedExtensions"=dword:00000001
"NtfsEncryptPagingFile"=dword:00000000
"NtfsDisableVolsnapHints"=dword:00000000
"NtfsMemoryUsage"=dword:00000000
"NtfsBugcheckOnCorrupt"=dword:00000000
"ScrubMode"=dword:00000001
"UdfsSoftwareDefectManagement"=dword:00000000
"UdfsCloseSessionOnEject"=dword:00000003
"DontVerifyRandomDrivers"=dword:00000001
"MaximumTunnelEntries"=dword:00000000

i might have modified more values than those in bold. dont remember.

nige2000 wrote:

cvrle59 wrote: I don't know for how long you listened to 2.67, and what kind of music, but I found that sound is slightly distorted, especially bad recordings like My Generation by Who.
When I started with 2.67 (V1 or V2), it was wow, but more I listen to it less I liked it. So, I decided to hear some bad recording, and I found it was completely unnatural.
So, I went back to 2.59, and after 2.59 to 2.66 V2. They were way more musical and natural presentation. When I listen 2.66 V2 I just don't want to stop listening.

ok will recheck on poorer recordings

tested with Oscar Peterson Trio – You Look Good To Me, My One and Only Love
seemed to be more detail with the piano more fluid

various other stuff for a once over

jkeny wrote:I find 2.66 SSE2 dqa dqa unique in that it is the only player that renders the intro to one of my test tracks correctly (at least I think it is correct).
The test track is track 1 "Court & Spark" from Herbie Hancock's "Letters to Joni".
With all other players (including previous versions of MQN) I hear a brief, varying, low level hiss noise after the strike of each piano chord in the opening section.
I may have talked about this here before & asked about it. Some piano players that I know, heard it & said that it was probably the noise of the pedal usage. It never sounded like a realistic sound to me - I always thought that it was some sort of anomaly, either in the recording or in the playback. Not so long ago I began to wonder if it was noise modulation in the playback system.
Anyway. this version of MQN is the first time that it is gone, I think - I haven't checked it on my main system just through headphones via my laptop.

Here's the intro for all to listen https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzRUtXo ... sp=sharing

Aleg wrote:Just made a first comparison of my favourite 2.66 SSE4 V3 to the newly released 2.66 SSE2 dqa dqa.
I must say it was on my desktop system (JKennyMK3 into Mutex MC-3+ Reclocker into RME UCX into NAIT2 into Helium 400; Transparant Performance USB; 2 Apogee Wideye SPDIF-cables; IC Chord Cobra VEE3) which is not as highly revealing as my main system.

SSE2 dqa dqa is a very beautiful version I could live with any day. Good details, nice airy sound beautiful tonality. Somewhat reduced in depth of soundstage.

SSE4 V3 has more presence in the instruments, a bit more power to them which makes them stand out just that little bit better. But as said before also that somewhat sharper edge which is not present in the SSE2 dqa dqa.

It's getting better and better :-)

Cheers

Aleg

jkeny wrote:I find 2.66 SSE2 dqa dqa unique in that it is the only player that renders the intro to one of my test tracks correctly (at least I think it is correct).
The test track is track 1 "Court & Spark" from Herbie Hancock's "Letters to Joni".
With all other players (including previous versions of MQN) I hear a brief, varying, low level hiss noise after the strike of each piano chord in the opening section.
I may have talked about this here before & asked about it. Some piano players that I know, heard it & said that it was probably the noise of the pedal usage. It never sounded like a realistic sound to me - I always thought that it was some sort of anomaly, either in the recording or in the playback. Not so long ago I began to wonder if it was noise modulation in the playback system.
Anyway. this version of MQN is the first time that it is gone, I think - I haven't checked it on my main system just through headphones via my laptop.

Here's the intro for all to listen https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzRUtXo ... sp=sharing