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DirectSound's buffer system is somewhat less reliable than WASAPI too from what I understand. If the hardware your using supports WASAPI then I'd use this over DirectSound, regardless of the quality issues it suffers from (vs. WASAPI). I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that to all intents & purposes, DirectSound has been depreciated by MS in favour of WASAPI, so at some point it may be removed altogether. The only downside for Kodi users is that WASAPI in Kodi runs in exclusive mode, so sounds from anything other than Kodi will not be heard when using it.