Think he is a bit of an artist with this, he has a great ear and also feel this is his definitely his best work so far. The images have gotten more focussed and compelling from left to right and front to back and all the bits in between. With the bass I'm not sure if there is any more extension but think he has really managed to nail the coherency and dynamic linearity so that everything is delightfully in time giving a more intense and upbeat assertive musicality. The action has clearly moved forward and is more involving. The depth has come in a bit and is probably a bit closer to being more naturally proportioned. I'll try it tomorrow with my BADA DAC, as I use the iZotope SRC with that. If anything, I think he has pulled out even more detail - and he was already ahead of the pack here anyway. The phase response is a bit different, I think. Soundstage has changed quite noticeably - increased lateral separation but less depth.
)Īnd beware there is also a lot of green marker, shakra disc, jedi boson voodoo in digital. Give it a try and let us know what you think. My library is large and growing, and I only have 10TB of storage. And even is there is some minute difference I'd rather have the 2:1 compression. With these programs the music is played directly from memory so the data itself should by exactly the same.
Personally, I don't believe there is a difference between Apple Lossless and AIF or WAV. Warmer, more bass, more open, and great separation. I didn't really like the sound of the previous version. I'd start by looking at this version of A+. Only way you are going to find out if which player you like is to try some of these demos.
Audirvana plus 1.5 full#
Does it sound better played direct? I doubt it and even if it did the convenience factor would win out.įor a more full featured program, J River could be the ticket but right now it is in alpha and is going to be buggy with an undeveloped feature set. It also plays DSD files and has oversampling with customizable digital filter selection if you want to try it out. You can either play just as you always have from iTunes or use A+ as a stand alone player. Audirvana+, Decibel, or BitPerfect, but Audirvana had pulled in front of the rest by far with regards to sound Quality.Īs far as integration with iTunes. So how bout with this version? Does it sound just as good when using iTunes to catalog the music with its incredible GUI? That is, simply just dropping albums into Audirvana player. I read that Audirvana sounds best without integrating with iTunes. I really like how pure music integrates with the iTunes library - just a tasteful window sitting on top edge of iTunes, scrolling the song info.
I had planned on trying Audirvana once I get my feet wet some more but maybe I should just jump in now. That's with latest version of Pure Music running the show. Have not A/B with my BDP-1 but I'm very impressed so far. 350 hours of burning in so far and not a single hiccup from any of the components. I'm actually kinda shocked how good the MacMini is sounding. It's early but i am loving my new server. Now it will take me probably 6 months to find time to rip the remainder of my CDs - another 700 or so to go. I now how a beautifully laid out iTunes music library - 1.2 TB worth. Been building my library - converting FLAC to AIFF, fixing tags, and adding artwork where needed. In the past few weeks, I purchased a MacMini (dedicated server) and BADA USB connected with WW platinum USB cable. The timing of this thread and release of updated Audirvana is PERFECT (for me).
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