Question about Windows 11 sound output settings for Amazon Music desktop?

Submitted by internetuserc t3_10nmi8n in headphones

I am using Windows 11 and my default music streaming service is Amazon Music HD desktop app. I noticed that on the output settings, if a song is available in 24 bit/192 khz, my Windows 11 sound output settings must match. If I select 16 bit/44 khz in output settings, Amazon Music will play the song in 16 bit/44 khz not 24 bit/192 khz. My concern is that if the Daccord ff set to 24 bit/192 khz, does this affect the sound quality? The lights on the Daccord ff are permanently on 192 khz, even when playing a song in 16 bit/44 khz on Amazon Music HD desktop app. However, when I play my owned music collection on foobar2000, the proper audio frequency is selected and shown on the Daccord ff lights are properly lit.

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radrod69 t1_j6aassv wrote

I mean, can you tell a difference between foobar and the mismatched bit rate/sample depth?

The answer is no, though. It won't affect sound quality.

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radrod69 t1_j6ary7y wrote

Replying to internetuserc (#1,566,278)

You don't need it is what I'm saying. And no Amazon music doesn't have the capability to "take over the DAC". The only streaming service on windows I know of that does bit rate/sample depth matching is Qobuz.

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Impressive_Pin_7767 t1_j6bs469 wrote

Amazon Music is a buggy mess. It will downsample everything that doesn't match your Windows sound setting and unlike other apps like Tidal, Qobuz, Foobar, etc. it won't change the bit rate to match the song.

People have been asking Amazon Music to have this very basic feature that other hifi streaming services have for years.

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[deleted] t1_j6dg9qp wrote

Use your phone via a usb. Listening for awhile then switch back to the windows. Do you hear a difference?

Use the toslink from your windows as your input and see if it sounds different to you.

I get it though. Windows becomes an obstacle. Get the Dolby app and enable that on windows.

Literally so many options. Knowing all the options is the struggle ;)

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