What do you mean by "sox". You referring to the automatic downsampling by squeezecenter? I'm not sure how that would fit into this.

Be aware that HDCD is dynamically applied. That is, it may not enhance every song or even every part of a song. It's a moving dynamic range adjustment.

- Fiddler (IMHO)

If you think listening to music is fun, try learning an instrument.
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