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Both! I've played a .WAV file with your preset, and I'm not seeing any differences anymore. With Angle set to 90 degrees, I see no difference in the left channel.
Are you sure? I just tried again (actually didn't try changing the angle...just left everything off/default with the exception of turning stereo image processing on). Using the Winamp plug in, the audio is being shifted by about 4000 samples, and after adjusting for that, EAC is still showing tons of differences.
Here are the settings. I opened up Stereo Tool, hit "Reset", went into Stereo image and turned it on, and then turned on STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING. No other changes.
FWIW, bouncing to a file out of Winamp *without* going through Stereo Tool results in a 100% identical file.
[Common]
Pre amplifier=1
Post amplifier=1
Extra loudness=1
Extra loudness - Very deep bass relative clipping level=0
Extra loudness - Allow extra lows (advanced)=0
Extra loudness - Allow extra highs (advanced)=0
Extra loudness - Punchy=0.225000024
Extra loudness - Max Punch peak=0.75
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Enabled=1
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Difference=0
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Value=0.636619747
Extra loudness - Forcibly remove DC component caused by Loudness=0
Bass protection - Enabled=1
Bass protection - Two steps=0
Bass protection - Clip level=140
Bass protection - Deep bass boost=0
Bass protection - Raise clip level if highs get above=150
Bass protection - Maximum clip level raise=35
Hard limit output=0
[Noise Gate]
Enabled=0
Difference=0
Noise level=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 1=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 2=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 3=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 4=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 5=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 6=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 7=1
[Singleband Compressor]
Enabled=0
Difference=0
Maximum volume=1.5
Attack speed=0.00015
Decay speed=0.015
Above Top Limiter=0
[Pre Compressor]
Enabled=0
Difference=0
Delay enabled=0
Remove remaining loud peaks=1
Maximum volume - Band 1=34920
Attack speed - Band 1=0.000005
Decay speed - Band 1=0.00025
Dual band=1
Relative expected volume of highs=0.649999976
Remove remaining peaks above (relative to maximum volume)=2
[Multiband Compressor]
Enabled=0
Difference=0
Delay enabled=0
Maximum volume - Band -1=5274.5
Maximum volume - Band 0=6137.600097656
Maximum volume - Band 1=6617.100097656
Maximum volume - Band 2=6808.899902344
Maximum volume - Band 3=6713
Maximum volume - Band 4=6185.549804688
Maximum volume - Band 5=5562.200195313
Maximum volume - Band 6=4890.899902344
Maximum volume - Band 7=3644.199951172
Maximum volume - Band 8=1534.400024414
Attack speeds linked=1
Attack speed - Band -1=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 0=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 1=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 2=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 3=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 4=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 5=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 6=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 7=0.00005
Attack speed - Band 8=0.00005
Decay speeds linked=1
Decay speed - Band -1=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 0=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 1=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 2=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 3=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 4=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 5=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 6=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 7=0.0004
Decay speed - Band 8=0.0004
Above Top Limiter=0
Clipping enabled=1
Postprocessing enabled=0
Relative clip position - Band -1=3
Relative clip position - Band 0=3
Relative clip position - Band 1=2.5
Relative clip position - Band 2=2
Relative clip position - Band 3=2
Relative clip position - Band 4=2
Relative clip position - Band 5=2
Relative clip position - Band 6=2
Relative clip position - Band 7=2
Relative clip position - Band 8=2
Final limiter value=1
Final limiter decay speed=0.0007
Final limiter clipping=2.5
Equalizer enabled=0
Equalize before multiband-compression=1
Equalizer position - Band -1=1
Equalizer position - Band 0=1
Equalizer position - Band 1=1
Equalizer position - Band 2=1
Equalizer position - Band 3=1
Equalizer position - Band 4=1
Equalizer position - Band 5=1
Equalizer position - Band 6=1
Equalizer position - Band 7=1
Equalizer position - Band 8=1
[Stereo]
Enabled=3
Stereo AZIMUTH Enabled=0
Stereo Image Enabled=1
Stereo Boost Enabled=0
Stereo Boost Excessive Reverb Protection Enabled=0
Delay enabled=0
Difference=0
Center bass=0
AZIMUTH limit=0
AZIMUTH change speed=0
Image phase amplifier=1
Image phase amplifier maximum angle=180
Image phase amplifier maximum separation strength=100
Image width amplifier=1
Extra phase shift=0
Mono or stereo only=0
Stereo Boost strength=1
Stereo Boost maximum amplification=3
Stereo Boost multiplier=1
Stereo Boost - Never reduce below original level=1
[Channel Delay]
Enabled=0
Left Delay=0
[Output Filter]
Enabled=0
Lowpass filter=15000
Highpass filter=20
Highpass filter linearity=Auto
[Bass Boost]
Enabled=0
Strength=1
Start lowpass frequency of input filter=0
End lowpass frequency of input filter=250
Start lowpass frequency of output filter=250
End lowpass frequency of output filter=350
Clip level=1.5
Clip level is relative to estimated maximum level=1
Preserve louder peaks=1
Difference=0
[Phase Rotator]
Enabled=0
Start frequency=700
Start speed=1400
Number of rotations=4
Smoothness=0.980000019
[Final Limiter]
Enabled=0
Difference=0
Pre-amp=1
Pre-limiter enabled=0
Pre-limiter relative volume=1.75
Reduced CPU processing=0
[FM Transmitter]
Enabled=0
Pre-emphasize=0
Pre-emphasis time=50
Output is pre-emphasized=0
Stereo encoder enabled=0
RDS encoder enabled=0
Pilot signal volume=9
RDS signal volume=4.5
FM overdrive volume=1
RDS PS text=2s:STEREO/2s:TOOL/<1=1.5s,2..-2=2t,-1=1.5s:
WWW.STEREOTOOL.COM
RDS RadioText text=60s:Stereo Tool: Professional Audio Processing -
http://www.stereotool.com/30s:Stereo Tool by Hans van Zutphen, 1999-2008 -
http://www.stereotool.com
RDS PTY=0
RDS PI=65535
RDS Alternative frequency 1=0
RDS Alternative frequency 2=0
RDS Alternative frequency 3=0
RDS Alternative frequency 4=0
RDS Alternative frequency 5=0
RDS Alternative frequency 6=0
RDS Alternative frequency 7=0
RDS Alternative frequency 8=0
RDS Alternative frequency 9=0
RDS Alternative frequency 10=0
RDS Alternative frequency 11=0
RDS Alternative frequency 12=0
RDS Alternative frequency 13=0
RDS Alternative frequency 14=0
RDS Alternative frequency 15=0
RDS Alternative frequency 16=0
RDS Alternative frequency 17=0
RDS Alternative frequency 18=0
RDS Alternative frequency 19=0
RDS Alternative frequency 20=0
RDS Alternative frequency 21=0
RDS Alternative frequency 22=0
RDS Alternative frequency 23=0
RDS Alternative frequency 24=0
RDS Alternative frequency 25=0
RDS TP=0
RDS TA=0
RDS Music=1
RDS Artificial Head=0
RDS Compressed=1
RDS Dynamic PTY=0
RDS RadioText Enabled=1
RDS ClockTime Enabled=1
FM Transmitter Calibration Enabled=0
MPX Oversampling mode=Follow main Quality setting
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 20 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 40 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 80 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 160 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 320 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 640 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 1280 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 2560 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 5120 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 10240 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 19000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 23000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 28000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 33000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 38000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 43000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 48000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 53000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 57000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 20 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 40 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 80 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 160 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 320 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 640 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 1280 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 2560 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 5120 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 10240 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 19000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 23000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 28000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 33000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 38000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 43000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 48000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 53000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 57000 Hz=0
[Direct soundcard access]
Enabled=0
Device ID=SigmaTel Audio
Volume=1
Buffer size=1
Send to Winamp=Nothing
ASIO Override channel 1=4
ASIO Override channel 2=5
[Low latency output]
Enabled=0
Device ID=
Volume=1
Buffer size=0.079999998
ASIO Override channel 1=2
ASIO Override channel 2=3