![]() ![]() Fidelia has iZotope and quite a decent remote app, but no 2x/4x option and can't quite match the convenience/flexibility of the iTunes UI. Today with my Metrum DAC I have settled on Audirvana as the audio engine mainly because of its combination of iZotope upsampling with 2x/4x config option. Since iTunes gained "Up Next" functionality which can be accessed from its Remote app on iOS I am even more inclined to control playback with iTunes. That led me to buy my Audiophilleo and then upgrade it to PurePower config, and the result is that I can't hear any sonic impact when switching between software that is sending the same data out the wire.įor maximum convenience I stuck with iTunes as my library manager. To make my life as easy as possible, I decided years ago that any DAC which sounds different when fed the same data from different software is a broken DAC. In addition, I'm not solely interested in SQ: I'd also like a system that has a vaguely intuitive / easy to use interface - and I can't claim I find Amarra or Audivarna every easy to create playlists / control them: in both cases, there's lots of information missing and IMHO they're poor as music file storage / sorting apps - however, they're both great as music players! What are my options here? Is there any SQ to be gained by trialling Pure and Bitperfect also?Ģ. Given how much I used to spend on CDs (!) I'm happy to trial and even purchase all of these: I've recently downloaded Audivarna (running without iTunes) and it sounds great, and, just last night, downloaded Amarra as a trial, which, if anything, sounds even better!ġ. It's been a year or so since this thread was started, and I figured it's worth an update, as just in the past few months, we've had major updates for: (but please try to only reflect the latest versions in your comments). I’m currently making use of a fresh 15-day trial before committing 100% to the new version.įurther information: Audirvana Plus | Audirvana Plus 2.OK everyone, weigh in on your fave Mac-based digital music player. I cheekily attempted to load my existing 1.x license file at startup – a move resolutely rejected by the start-up interface. (Users who dropped their cash after 1st August get the 2.0 update for nothing). New customers are being asked to pony up US$74 for a version 2 license whilst those who bought into v1.x can expect to pay an upgrade fee of US$39. ![]() The downside of A+’s new self-contained library system = no remote control. No need to drop down to the command line and into the SACD Extract wilderness. One neat feature is v2.0’s ability to list the DSD songs contained within a single SACD. Support for the advanced tagging requirements of classical and jazz are also supported. Once inside the Audirvana Plus library files can be retagged and their artwork added. Specify a ‘watch’ folder and anything added to that folder is automatically added to Audirvana’s very own database, which is apparently scalable to 100,000 songs. Rejoice, for your FLACs may now roam free! It’s also less expensive than its rivals.Īlthough iTunes integration remains an option, Version 2.0 sees Audirvana Plus breaking ties with iTunes via its own library management system. Into the wild this week goes the long awaited, long rumoured, won’t-be-much-longer-till-it’s-ready, absolutely-definitely-coming-soon, okay-here-it-is version 2.0 of Audirvana Plus.Īlong for the ride comes a new logo and freshly decorated website home page that details developer Damien Plission’s ongoing commitment to memory play, bit-perfect playback, integer mode, SysOptimizer, and full DSD compatibility.Īudirvana Plus has long been championed as a more affordable competitor to Amarra and PureMusic, mainly because its users aren’t always shackled to an iTunes database that necessitates the transcoding of FLAC to Apple Lossless. ![]()
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