Music/Media Format Product Model: SONY NW-A55 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
Headphone Model: JLAB STUDIO ON-EAR HEADPHONES (wired)

Album List:
Tool - Lateralus: FLAC cd rip Windows Media Player (Highest "Quality" Setting)
Tool - Fear Inoculum: FLAC cd rip (internet download)
Tool - 10,000 Days: FLAC cd rip (internet download)

--> utilizing: - freac - audio encoder utility for linux (latest AppImage Release from freac.org /w flac encoder version 1.3.3)

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

Albums: Tool - Lateralus, Tool - Fear Inoculum, Tool - 10,000 Days

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


nuttall;welch;kaiser_bessel;connes;rectangle;flattop;hann;bartlett;bartlett_hann;triangle;blackman

                                                                 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 Options Settings:
 Sample Rate: Best Sinc Interpolater at 44kHz <-- setting in freac application signal processing option window

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:
 This makes some sense because the sound capability of the players output device much more like ... the diaphram of the phone output and the encoder and battery power need a smaller sample width... it sounds good so ill keep this going....

Second Revised Note:
 The function window looks good.... i rearranged a little here and there and it sounds great ... previously i attempted to not use the Signal Processing option window setting 'Sample Rate' but retried it after some function rearrangement. its sound pretty good....