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 - 10,000 Days: FLAC cd rip (internet download)
Tool - Fear Inoculum: 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 - 10,000 Days, Tool - Fear Inoculum

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

hann;bartlett_hann;bartlett;flattop;nuttall;kaiser_bessel;triangle;rectangle;welch;connes;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:
 Best SINC Interpolater - 44kHz

Post Processing:
 None

Player Settings:
 DSEE HX: Off (experimental)
 DC Phase Linearizer: Off (experimental)
 Vinyl Processor: On (Note: this gives me a little help with my problem getting the sound quality kind of bottled into my ears over some time. if i keep it turned on as an option maybe later i can listen without it on but i found i should try to get my ears fixed on the phones better and this option seems to line the sound and power into the phones more.) (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 (experimental)

Note:
 the values for the tukey and gauss functions are off and tend to always be at a point to be revised but ... heres another good encoding.

Revised Note: Im going to listen to The Grudge from the lateralus album with the Vinyl Processor on the whole time. I need to soften up my brain ligamentum. sounds strange ? i used to listen to The Grudge on repeat with the portable sony model cd player back in 2002 after i graduated from high school. The Grudge is my favorite song. i love it. ... and also the world is smaller and bigger than we think ... who knows what this could mean.