[MPlayer-users] Getting the best sound from mplayer

[Grant]

>> >> I'm also curious about the downmix from 6-channel audio in a Blu-Ray
>> >> rip for my 2-channel USB DAC.  Does that take place in mplayer or
>> >> elsewhere?
>> >
>> > In mplayer. This is probably where you lose most quality, anyway. If you
>> > are forced to listen to multichannel signal on stereo system, the
>> > default resampler might not be what you desire. Mplayer supports
>> ...
>>
>> Vladimir, I'm confused why you mentioned the resampler here if
>> resampling isn't necessary to downmix.
>
> Just wrong word, I think :)
>
> Actually my logic was probably like this - while downmixing in mplayer
> doesn't require resampling (usually! downmixing for headphones with hrtf
> filter might require resampling), when talking about whole audio chain,
> like going through output driver, then card driver, then audio card then
> DAC, there is a chance that resampling takes place somewhere. It happens
> with lot of audio cards and with some audio drivers (alsa+dmix for
> example), but is probably not a case in your specific case.
>
> I was talking about more universal solutions like pulse which can help
> to make sure that resampling happens only once and is of high quality
> and doesn't happen anywhere else. Though of course here it wasn't
> exactly the right word.

Thanks a lot for your help Vladimir.  I've got a handle on this stuff
now thanks to you.

- Grant