Looking for a feature-rich audio player with appealing graphics? Here is your blue/red pill in this quest: intentionally avoid unnecessary features and software bloat.

• PureAsioPlayer (PAP) is a free software audio player for WAV, FLAC, and DSD files, using only ASIO drivers in Windows 10/11.

• PAP is a lean and evolving prototype. Designed for audio enthusiasts with specific skills, its minimal interface is tailored to a limited audience.

• PAP will never use a digital license for publication; it is not digitally signed. Because of this, please be aware that Windows may discourage you from downloading, installing, and running PAP.

• PAP is not open source at the moment, but it is safe to use. To install PAP, you'll need a USB flash drive and an email interaction with a human (me). PAP is compatible with legal Windows based on Win PE ISO, so you can run it on that lightweight platform if you prefer.

• Better when your PC is optimized for audio: this unofficial guide is very helpful, written by Pete Brown, principal software engineer at Microsoft; another useful guide is available from Gig Perfomer.

As the ideas behind PAP couldn't be expressed in a civilized manner in a forum thread that was closed beforehand, let the pictures speak for themselves below.

Tested ASIO DACs and interfaces: Aqua La Scala / La Voce, Astell&Kern Kann Cube, Audio-GD DI-20HE / D77 / R7 / R8 / 7HEs / NFB7.77, Audiolab MDac Plus, AudioWise SRC•DX, Aune s16, Bricasti M1, Bryston BDA-3, Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100, Chord DAVE / Mojo / Qutest, CraneSong Solaris, Dante Virtual Soundcard, Denafrips Terminator / Enyo, Denon PMA-60, Digigram VX882e (2ch), Diretta ASIO Target, dCS Puccini / Rossini, Fiio K3 / K5 pro, Focusrite Scarlett Solo 2, Focusrite 2i2, Goldmund THA2, Gustard A22 / X20 / X26pro, Hegel HD30, Holo Audio Spring, iFi HipDac2 / ZenDACV2 / iDSD, Lazzari Discrete, Lyngdorf 2170, Lynx AES16e, M2tech hiFace Evo Two / Young / Vaughan, Marian Seraph AD2, Meitner MA1, Merging Hapi / NADAC / Anubis, MSB Analog / Platinum / Premier, Musical Fidelity M1, Mutec MC-3+ Smart Clock, Mytek Brooklyn DAC+, Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital, PreSonus Studio 24c, Rega DAC-R, RME ADI2-DAC Fs / HDSPe AES / Fireface UC / HDSPe AIO Pro, Rotel ASIO, Rockna Wavedream, Sennheiser HDV 820, Shanling UA2, Singxer SU-2 / SU-6, SMSL M200 / DO200 / D300 / PO100AK / SU-9 / Sanskrit 10th, Solid State Logic, Sony Walkman WM1A, Steinberg UR44, Teac UD 505X,T+A DAC8 DSD, Topping D30pro / D50 / D70 / D70s / D90 MQA / DE30-D10 / DX3 Pro, Yamaha S2100.