[Banshee-List] Banshee is bit perfect in Linux, but not in Mac OS X!?

[Matthias Brennwald <matthias brennwald org>]

Dear all

As far as I can tell, the Linux version of Banshee does not resample  
the music data before playback (i.e. sound playback is done using the  
exact data in the sound files, no changes in the sample rate or bit  
depth). At least, the sound data is sent to GStreamer without  
resampling or changing the bit depth. The Mac OS X version of Banshee,  
however, seems to play the music using the sample rate and bit depth  
set using the 'Audio MIDI Setup' program (which is a utility program  
that comes with Mac OS X). In other words, the sound data is resampled  
before playback (this behaviour is the same in iTunes). I (and MANY  
others) do not like this resampling at all, because the resampling  
affects the sound quality. Also, I think it's unfortunate and  
undesired that the Linux and Mac OS X versions of Banshee don't work  
in the same way.

Therefore my question: is there a way to control the resampling  
behaviour in Banshee? An alternative to iTunes that would allow music  
playback without resampling would be gorgeous!

Cheers
Matthias