Sony Music/Media Format Player Model: NW-A55
Headphone Model: JLAB STUDIO ON-EAR HEADPHONES (Target Electronics Department /in Store Purchase)

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):

tukey(0.5);rectangle;triangle;blackman;welch;connes;kaiser_bessel;nuttall;bartlett;hann;gauss(0.2)

                                                                 Maximum LPC Order: 32
                                                                 Quantized LPC precision: 15
                                                                 Exaustive Model Search: (unchecked)
                                                                 Optimize LPC quantization: +checked+
                                                                 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: