Sony Music/Media Format Player Model: NW-A55
Headphone Model: JLAB Neon 40mm driver Over Ear Headphones(from Target/in store)

Tool - Lateralus
Format: FLAC cd rip Windows Media Player (Highest "Quality" Setting)

--> utilizing: freeac audio encoder utility for linux x86_64 for reencoding over original rip encoding

FLAC Mode Options: Custom settings - Joint Stereo <-- (not enabled) , Adaptive Joint Stereo <-- (not enabled)
                                                                 32768 bytes blocksize
                                                                 Window functions(s):
tukey(0.5);blackman;bartlett;hamming;kaiser_bessel;connes;welch;nuttall;hann;tukey(0.5);gauss(0.2)
                                                                 Maximum LPC Order: 32
                                                                 Quantized LPC precision: 15
                                                                 Exaustive Model Search: (unchecked)
                                                                 Optimize LPC quantization: (unchecked)
                                                                 Minimum partition order: 16
                                                                 Maximum partition order: 16

Signal Processing: 'Best SINC Interpolator' 96KHz Samplerate and 24-bit integer Sample width set for encoding


Post Processing:
  'normalize-audio' utility for ubuntu linux
Command Line:
 'normalize-audio -g 0dB *' <-- within Tool - Lateralus flac folder

Note:
 This Windowing function list set is working better than other combinations ive been trying. i tried a suggestion on Rock Window functions list for encoding but it was not nearly a surprise of good sound as i thought the idea behind the windowing is as much it makes things look to the better side of the idea when applying well with the capability of the encoder. The window functions are mysterious to me so anyway i just tried different combinations and kept reencoding and i got to this combination which is really distinctly good...