Sony Music/Media Format Player Model: NW-A55
Headphone Model: JLAB Audio Neon 40mm Over Ear Headphones
Album List:
Tool - Lateralus: FLAC cd rip Windows Media Player (Highest "Quality" Setting)
Tool - Fear Inoculum: FLAC internet download cd rip

--> utilizing: - freac - audio encoder utility for linux (latest Alpha release /w FLAC Audio encoder v1.3.2) for reencoding over original rip encoding

freac utility warning: dont set any expirmental 'Resources' options because it will cause irregularity in sound quality

Albums: Tool - Lateralus, Tool - Fear Inoculum,

FLAC Mode Options: Custom settings - Joint Stereo <-- (not enabled) , Adaptive Joint Stereo <-- (not enabled)
                                                                 32768 bytes blocksize
                                                                 Window functions(s):

gauss(0.1);tukey(0.3);gauss(0.1);rectangle;gauss(0.1);triangle;gauss(0.1);blackman;gauss(0.1)welch;gauss(0.1);connes;gauss(0.1);kaiser_bessel;gauss(0.3);nuttall

                                                                 Maximum LPC Order: 32
                                                                 Quantized LPC precision: 15
                                                                 Exaustive Model Search: (unchecked)
                                                                 Optimize LPC quantization: (unchecked)
                                                                 Minimum partition order: 16
                                                                 Maximum partition order: 16

All Albums Signal Processing:
Signal Processing: 'Best SINC Interpolator' 44kHz Samplerate (in my case the sample width was set to 24 bit unsigned automatically - i didnt manually specify any sample width for encoding)

Post Processing:
 None

Player Settings:
 DSEE HX: Off (experimental)
 DC Phase Linearizer: Off (experimental)

Player Output Settings:
 -3 Decibal Gain set to: On
 Same as PCM Gain setting: Off

Equilizer Settings on Equilizer Settings on Model Player:
 None

Note:
 I remember at a point trying this to solve some tightness issues but nonetheless an effort into some of which to try about solving the quality. the gauss functions take the tightness back into phones and it works but its too tight in this encoding in respect to how about how many gauss functions are used. i think its good but it seems the sophistication allows a better answer. so ill keep trying.