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Back in September last year, AMR put on a demonstration of computer audio to show of its new DP-777 DAC (see page 22). The source it used was an Apple Mac running Audirvana software. That software is now fully fledged and available online for anyone to trial, and the fact that AMR considered it to be superior to the likes of Pure Music was recommendation enough for me to give it a try.

Audirvana Pro - Audirvana defines itself as an audiophile solution, allowing you to use your computer in combination with an associated output device as a universal and high-quality player for music playback. Originally developed by the Frenchman Damien Plisson, Audirvana 2010 was initially developed for the Mac. Thus a freeware player with specialised handling of high-resolution audio files. Audirvana takes control of the computer's audio flow, minimizes the signal path, and ensures internal bit-perfect processing. It bypasses the internal audio mixer, avoiding sound events from other applications and unwanted changes to the audio format of your music. Eazydraw 9 1 6 esv.

Sketch 3 3 2 – vector drawing application. Audirvana was developed by a Frenchman called Damien Plisson who is a computer programmer by profession and a hi- enthusiast by inclination. That is a good start to have if you want to build a software player. What differentiates Audirvana Plus from its competitors is that it can be run in integer mode. Sound soap pro torrent. This bypasses the mixing buffer and the oat to DAC native format conversion that form the core audio stage of a Mac and operates at the level just above the kernel. This player adapts the DAC sample rate to avoid sample rate conversion – you can use whole integer upsampling if required – and can be operated in so-called ‘hog-mode' where other applications cannot run while the player is operating. This can be achieved with other players but not as easily as it the case here, where a single tick on the preferences list means that apps that never sleep (Spotlight, Time Machine etc) are turned off, rather like Fidelizer in Windows.

Audirvana Plus uses 64-bit processing and has full memory play. Not bad for €39, especially as it sounds impressive as well; at least it does when you hook your Mac to a core audio DAC with a USB lead in the usual way. It is not compatible with the Resolution Audio Pont Neuf USB to Ethernet bridge that I usually use with a Cantata DAC/pre. But running in the traditional mode it is highly revealing; more so than Pure Music 1.82 in fact, with better definition of leading edges and excellent focus and dynamics. It has a precision to it that is not tarnished by grain or edginess and lets you hear oodles of low level detail that is usually masked. It's a warts and all sound that can seem a little starkat times but is clearly a stronger reflection of the original content than usual. Audirvana strikes me as more real and honest that PM because the highs are cleaner and more extended and it times more effectively – no doubt due to the fine leading edge resolve.

The Mac-based Audirvana Plus audio player will soon launch on Windows 10 with a redesigned user interface

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Audirvana Plus for Windows 10 generally compares with Audirvana Plus 3.2 for Mac, while offering PC users a new interface.

Other Windows 10 developments include: View by Artists in addition to those by Tracks and Albums; direct selection of the audio device on the main interface; a redesigned Search engine plus a new mini-player. Tweak photos 2 3 – batch image editing made easy.

New fb messenger download. Additional features include the playback of audio formats, including FLAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA format ands DSD files, integration of Qobuz and TIDAL, remote control with the app and compatibility with network players that properly use the UPnP/DLNA standard

Out in June 2018 with a 15 day free trial version available. Price is €64.

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