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The WASAPI must be requested by the client application. If the player program doesn't support it, you won't get it. That said, the mixer in Vista/7 is excellent, and isn't something you should worry about degrading the sound quality. The WASAPI was provided after much whining by "enthusiasts". It was Microsoft's original intent to always round sound through the mixer.