Re:Does vintage kernel sound better than more recent one?
by cnvogel on Thursday March 21, 2013 @11:10AM
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No, of course not. It's a true fact.
I only ever play my 192kHz, 24bit quadrophonic recordings of classical concerts with an old 2.4.27-kernel from 2002 I keep around for that special purpose. It's astounding how everything is better localized, more vivid, not as sterile!
Interestingly the effect vanishes after a few hours of uptime, probably the DRAM refresh mechanism wears out the RAM a little. Sound becomes noticeably more dull and void of clarity.
I only ever play my 192kHz, 24bit quadrophonic recordings of classical concerts with an old 2.4.27-kernel from 2002 I keep around for that special purpose. It's astounding how everything is better localized, more vivid, not as sterile!
Interestingly the effect vanishes after a few hours of uptime, probably the DRAM refresh mechanism wears out the RAM a little. Sound becomes noticeably more dull and void of clarity.