@Nikhil, it's good to see your missionary zeal
But there's no real need to defend the Bug Head - it sings too clearly and so sweetly that it speaks for itself. All the shortcomings in terms of UI, usability, high demand on resources, etc are now well-known and well-documented on this very thread. But in its defence, other hard core audio players also make stringent demands on hardware and optimisation at the cost of usability. For example, some players supposedly sound best when run on two (or more) computers. Most players do well when other, less needed processes are shut down forcibly. Some go to extreme mode like Core mode in Windows server, where one loses a functionality as basic as Windows Explorer.
People go such lengths for better sound.
For the sceptics, I can only request you to give it a try for yourself. I have given settings which will run on most PCs. So before plonking money to upgrade hardware, you can surely have a taste of what Bug Head has to offer in terms of sonics. If after trying you don't like the sound, then consign it to your bin of "yet another player in a long line of bad players" that had unfortunately come your way. No offence will be taken by those of us who've fallen in love.
The UI weirdness, unfriendly usability, long cue up time, etc are now well known and we've heard enough cribs so please refrain from adding more
But there's no real need to defend the Bug Head - it sings too clearly and so sweetly that it speaks for itself. All the shortcomings in terms of UI, usability, high demand on resources, etc are now well-known and well-documented on this very thread. But in its defence, other hard core audio players also make stringent demands on hardware and optimisation at the cost of usability. For example, some players supposedly sound best when run on two (or more) computers. Most players do well when other, less needed processes are shut down forcibly. Some go to extreme mode like Core mode in Windows server, where one loses a functionality as basic as Windows Explorer.
People go such lengths for better sound.
For the sceptics, I can only request you to give it a try for yourself. I have given settings which will run on most PCs. So before plonking money to upgrade hardware, you can surely have a taste of what Bug Head has to offer in terms of sonics. If after trying you don't like the sound, then consign it to your bin of "yet another player in a long line of bad players" that had unfortunately come your way. No offence will be taken by those of us who've fallen in love.
The UI weirdness, unfriendly usability, long cue up time, etc are now well known and we've heard enough cribs so please refrain from adding more
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