Another round for foobar2000 updating wows starts.
foobar2000 is a freeware audio player for Windows. Featuring a minimalist interface, it also has many features for metadata support and high-quality audio output. The theoretical maximum sampling rate can be as high as 96 kHz and bit depth can be as high as 32 bits per sample for best sound quality.
Users report that the network performance drops to 1/10 of original while music is playing,regardless the player.
“Over the months since Vista’s release, there has been no doubt about the reduced level of network performance experienced compared to Windows XP. However, some users over at the 2CPU forums have discovered an unexplained connection with audio playback resulting in a cap at approximately 5%-10% of total network throughput. Whenever any audio is being sent to a sound card (even, several users report, while paused), network performance is instantly reduced. As soon as the audio is stopped, the throughput begins to climb to its expected speed. And changing music player wouldn’t do any help.
It’s a tough one for users — what do you pick, sound or speed? So much for multi-tasking.
Source: slashdot
