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Fidelizer on Windows 10 v2004 (May 2020 Update) Update Report

Hello everyone. Windows 10 v2004 update was out for a while and I spent a long time testing since this update has very good sound quality improvements over previous v1909 update. It has the new kernel from 20H1 base fixing some flaws in v1909 version.

To make sure this is properly tested, I installed a new v2004 update on SSD drive to test with my server and swap out with v1909 and v1903 which took like a week or two to conclude as below.

Windows 10 v2004 update has everything I complained in v1909 fixed. Bass articulation is better than ever and musicality is very good. Although it seem to have a bit of refined smoothness sound signature but still delivery very good performance.

For higher quality performance, I still prefer v1903 for better transparency and imaging that can demonstrate stereo image better but musicality on v2004 is very close to v1511 which is Nimitra’s reference platform for a long while.

  1. Threshold (v1507) – By very small margin
  2. Threshold 2 (v1511) / May 2019 Update (v1903)
  3. May 2020 Update (v2004)
  4. Spring Creators Update (v1803)
  5. November 2019 Update (v1909)
  6. October 2018 Update (v1809)
  7. Creators Update (v1703)
  8. Fall Creators Update (v1709)
  9. Anniversary Edition (v1607)

The first 20H1 update is clearly a good start and highly recommended to upgrade over v1909. You won’t miss much from v1903 too and don’t forget to re-apply Fidelizer Pro optimizations after major Windows Update to make sure Fidelizer is running with 100% optimizations. 🙂

Added testimonial from T. Cohen

Here’s a new feedback today. He was little skeptical at first and went ahead to purchase Fidelizer Pro license with good results as below.

I was skeptical of this. Although it had many good reviews. So I purchased it. Let me tell you. With the correct settings for your system. It makes a remarkable difference! YMMV of course. I was pleasantly amazed. I am not sure how it does so, but I am just glad that it does. The difference is not subtle it is profound. I am using the most expensive DAC made. The MSB Select DAC II. Loaded with mono power bases. I am using a dedicated NUC music server. The difference this makes is truly amazing.

I also have a client using Nimitra server with MSB DAC and others too. I hope he’ll consider more serious approach for something that could truly rival highend CD transport in future. 🙂

Added testimonial from Vincent

Here’s another feedback today from a customer who purchased Fidelizer Pro recently.

Hi

I tried the Fidelizer Pro this morning. First impression is that the sound is richer and more natural, it seems that the noise floor has decreased. I am happy with what I heard.

Regards
Vincent

Glad to hear that Fidelizer Pro can help in providing richer and more natural sound with noise floor decreased in client’s system. Happy listening. 🙂

Added testimonial from Rick Calder

Here’s a new feedback today from a customer with quite an elaborated computer audio server setup.

G’day,
I installed it and ran two services with it, MinorityClean.exe and Foobar 2000.
As you’d know, after I rebooted, it took a little while to configure things.

I’m going to share a little about my hardware to possibly give you an insight into
my experience and the feedback that will follow. My computer is an industrial 4 core Intel (
8watts) laptop RAM, in a fanless case. With HDPlex 200W linear power supply separately powering
two SSD’s (one for WinServer 2012R2, other WAV files), the motherboard, and a JCat Femto USB card.
Curious Cables (silver core) USB into a relatively unknown DAC (it’s about midway between PS Audio DirectStream
and Denifrips Terminator for $2K Australian) into a Datasat RA-2400 (2 x 400watt) amplifier. The signal wire is all copper ribbon wire,
2 inches wide for speaker cables. Into a pair of Lenehan Audio ML2’s (Duelund internals) set on springs for isolation.

The room has no treatment, it’s just a big box – I’m working on it now.

So.. what happened to the sound after your Fidelizer did it’s business? First I thought the bass diminished a fair bit,
and tightened it up a lot. I thought the horrible muddy sound in the bass was from my room modes. Obviously,
it was not just that, for as I listened further the bass was now revealed with the rest of the music. The bass became more
controlled and articulate, I could hear the skin of the drum in the bass sound. Instead of a pressure wave in the lower frequencies (midbass wasn’t as noticeable), it sounded more
like an instrument (even in my untreated room).
My speakers are isolated on springs, and are without a doubt the best engineered item in my system, they measure very well
both electrically, and sonically on and off axis. Fidelizer turned my computer into a real music server, and what I thought was
a pretty good sound stage revealed so much more going on in the recording. It’s a bit like those pop up books where as you
open the pages the images unfold and give you a layered 3d image with depth. Yeah well, the pages have opened for my music.

I’ve gone and purchased Jplay FEMTO and I’ll be spending time on the forum to see what’ll work for me. I have reasonably good hardware,
just needed to get the software, now room treatment! Your program is the very first computer enhancer I have tried, with MinorityClean.exe simultaneously.

Thank you so much for a product that delivers!
For the same cost as my speaker springs, it does about the same in revealing the music!

Many thanks,
Rick Calder (Australian in Texas USA)

I’m happy to hear that Fidelizer can turn his computer into a real music server delivering more revealing performance for only $69.95 USD. 🙂

Added testimonial from Angelo

Here’s another feedback today. He purchased Fidelizer Pro recently and was impressed with the improvements.

hello Keetakawee!

Greetings from New England USA, and thanks for sending over F pro…I have to admit, I wasn’t really ready for the difference between the free version and pro, its truly astounding, really. Forgive me that I didn’t buy this sooner but I’ve had a lot going on personally and healthwise and haven’t had time to listen to music like I used to, and I didn’t know what I was going to do with my system etc, so it kept getting put off.

The soundstage and depth is GREATLY increased, its almost as if my room got bigger…and detail/spaciousness/clarity is increased, as well as a smoother, more analog sound to everything.

The most amazing thing to me, is its almost as if I’m listening in slow-motion; not that the music is playing slower of course, but that there’s so much more to hear, that it “goes by” slower in perception. I know that doesn’t make a lot of sense, but its more “relaxed” I should say, so its like brain is maybe processing it differently b/c of this. Time almost stood still; I listened to music for about 2 hrs straight and it seemed like 10 minutes went by.

there’s so much more in the music, I was completely blown away when I heard some delay trails on the vocals of a song I love from the 70’s that I’ve heard 1,000 times + and never knew they were there!…WOW is all I can say to that. Just to qualify myself, Im a pro musician and sound engineer most of my life, having worked in and around hollywood CA studios for almost 30 years, up until just a few years ago.

I appreciate your time with all this, b/c I know you’re very busy. thank you again and again for such an amazing product; I do believe its the best thing to happen to listen to audio since I’m not sure what.

all the best kind sir,
Angelo

It’s good to hear feedback from pro musician/sound engineer once in a while to know that Fidelizer is on the right track with people who’s directly involved with audio production. 🙂