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While upgrading my system with a new MA7900, I was 'tripping over' some good feedback regarding Audivana Plus - a music player for the Macbook pro / OS X. From my point of view, a player is a player – and why should I try something else than iTunes (as long the sound quality is High Res), right?In my opinion this is wrong (after using the trial version of the program). There is a significant difference between iTunes and Audirvana Plus. I benchmarked with the Quad ESL, and while they very revealing compared to most affordable+ speakers, I am pretty sure the differences are obvious on most over average loudspeakers as well. Keep in mind that I benchmarked with 22/24 bit music.Using the same input hi res files for both players, Audirvana reminds me of a vinyl record (without the noise).

It is very dynamic and clear. The instruments and voices are separated, and there is plenty of air in the soundstage. The bass is tight.

Going back to iTunes, it sounds like a CD – flat sound in contrast. The midrange is thinner; the treble is not as present or smooth.

Knowing that I am playing this on a Mcintosh amplifier with plenty of dynamics and deep soundtage, the differences are nothing less than remarkable.I am pretty sure there are similar high end players out there. Investing in such players is not a very huge investment, but the differences are noteworthy.

You may think that the next big sound revolution could be on the computer side, while the high end equipment tend to sound more and more similar. For instance, the new Mc-models have improved soundstage and resolution, and are closer to other high end brands like Luxman and Accuphase (the latter has still a wider soundstage, and mc has still a deeper soundstage – but they are more similar).Conclusion: Investing in a high end player (there are several) may upgrade your overall sound experience more than expensive hard ware.

It is highly recommended. The sound is more dynamic and alive, with improved bass, treble and midrange.By the way, I did benchmark some expensive DACs (to ensure that integrated MA7900 DAC was something I could live with). My conclusion: While there are some differences between an entry level DAC and a high end DAC, the differences are small compared to the differences between iTunes and Audirvana. Spending the big bucks are not always the best way to upgrade your stereo. I have Audirvana free version, and while I agree with you that the sound quality is orders of magnitude better than iTunes (which frankly sucks from a sound-quality perspective), I am dragged down and annoyed every time I start Audirvana, by how long it takes to load my entire playlist of about 2,500 MP3s (and maybe 100 FLAC files).It takes up to a minute or longer to fully load, and this is on a Macbook Air with SSD drive. It seems to take longer and longer as I add more tracks to the playlist. It's really intolerable and drives me to rarely listen to music I have on my laptop, as a result.(I don't want to keep it open all the time because I want to preserve resources for all the other day-to-day applications I have open, already more than enough for the 8GB of RAM.)I really wish foobar2000 was available - natively written for OSX - for Mac.

Audio quality is severely lacking on Macs in general, at least as far as consumer media playback applications are concerned. But Audirvana is the best of what's available for Mac, in my experience.(As a comparison, I've had playlists with as many as 5,000 or more tracks on an older Windows XP computer with 1.5 GB RAM and conventional hard drive, and foobar2000 still loads in just a few seconds. I think it's a fundamental design flaw that Audirvana forces a read/detection of every track in the playlist, every time the application loads. Foobar2000 just retains the list and if tracks have been added/deleted since the playlist was created, the user has to manually initiate a refresh to sync the playlist with what's really on your hard drive.)Craig.P.S. I'm running Audirvana free 0.9f (0.9.5) on my OSX Mavericks operating system.

I tried to install and run Audirvana free 1.0 with Mavericks as well as Mountain Lion, and got errors every time, so I'm stuck with 0.9f until they put something newer out that works with Mavericks. I don't think they are continuing to develop Audirvana free?

Does the paid version of Audirvana still have the design flaw I described, when loading a playlist of thousands of files? I have Audirvana free version, and while I agree with you that the sound quality is orders of magnitude better than iTunes (which frankly sucks from a sound-quality perspective), I am dragged down and annoyed every time I start Audirvana, by how long it takes to load my entire playlist of about 2,500 MP3s (and maybe 100 FLAC files).It takes up to a minute or longer to fully load, and this is on a Macbook Air with SSD drive. It seems to take longer and longer as I add more tracks to the playlist.

It's really intolerable and drives me to rarely listen to music I have on my laptop, as a result.(I don't want to keep it open all the time because I want to preserve resources for all the other day-to-day applications I have open, already more than enough for the 8GB of RAM.)I really wish foobar2000 was available - natively written for OSX - for Mac. Audio quality is severely lacking on Macs in general, at least as far as consumer media playback applications are concerned.

But Audirvana is the best of what's available for Mac, in my experience.(As a comparison, I've had playlists with as many as 5,000 or more tracks on an older Windows XP computer with 1.5 GB RAM and conventional hard drive, and foobar2000 still loads in just a few seconds. I think it's a fundamental design flaw that Audirvana forces a read/detection of every track in the playlist, every time the application loads. Foobar2000 just retains the list and if tracks have been added/deleted since the playlist was created, the user has to manually initiate a refresh to sync the playlist with what's really on your hard drive.)Craig.P.S. I'm running Audirvana free 0.9f (0.9.5) on my OSX Mavericks operating system.

I tried to install and run Audirvana free 1.0 with Mavericks as well as Mountain Lion, and got errors every time, so I'm stuck with 0.9f until they put something newer out that works with Mavericks. I don't think they are continuing to develop Audirvana free? Does the paid version of Audirvana still have the design flaw I described, when loading a playlist of thousands of files?

Click to expand.Damn, that's a discouraging report, that suggests the paid version has the same flaw as the free version.It's a tragic design flaw that the more files you want to add to your playlist, the worse the player will perform (from a loading perspective; of course the sound quality should be consistently stellar whether 10 files or 10,000). Who wants a media player that subtly discourages you from adding more media to it?

Bleh.On my foobar2000 machines (Windows), I like to load everything on my computer into a single playlist, so I have access to everything in a single place within foobar2000, or I can put it on shuffle mode and get a great, diverse mix. With foobar2000, it does take a little while for it to process all the tracks the first time, but once they're in the playlist, shutting down and restarting foobar2000 later takes just a moment. I love that player! Sounds fantastic, too, including add-on components to play DSD, high-resolution PCM, and all sorts of weird old compressed formats like APE, SHN, etc.Maybe OSX really needs a free, open-source media player that audiophile-minded developers can swarm on to keep current and innovative, and to prompt paid software developers such as Audirvana to keep pace with the free alternatives.Craig.

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Cross-posted in the iTunes 24/96 thread.I've just tried Audirvana Free for the first time and compared it to BitPerfect w/iTunes integration, and to just regular old iTunes. The comparison was made using the track Aquarian Moon by Bobby Hutcherson, the 24/96 version mastered by Bernie Grundman (I think), downloaded from HDTracks. Playback is on a late 2008 aluminum unibody MacBook running OS 10.9.3, using the computer's internal DAC and a pair of Sennheiser HD 238i headphones. Not the best equipment, I know, but my external DAC, headphone amp and nicer 'phones aren't at hand at the moment.

Even running with this equipment, the differences between the software were apparent.Using just iTunes, the track sounds a bit dull and lifeless. It'll do in a pinch, but this was obviously the worst of the three.

I had 24/96 enabled in the Audio Midi Setup, but using the internal DAC and street-style headphones, that probably didn't make a whole lot of difference.Using iTunes as the media manager with BitPerfect enabled, playing the source at 24/96 through the same equipment as above, I immediately noticed a difference. Everything sounded more life-like and exciting, less like I was listening to a recording and more like I was listening to instruments. I enjoyed the music more.Using Audirvana Free was a revelation.

I heard more of the vibraphone's reverb tail. I heard the most improvement in the drums. The cymbals sound more realistic, the snare rim shots are tighter and snappier, and the most noticeable improvement was in the kick drum, which had more air around it and moved the drivers more, but without sacrificing realism.

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It sounded more like hearing a drum set in person. Even without integration in iTunes, I think Audirvana Free just became my preferred playback software.I haven't tried Decibel yet, but if they have a free trial version, I'll check that out and see how I like it compared to Audirvana.

I might ultimately go with Audirvana Plus, but there's a cost associated with that, and I'm not sure yet whether the additional features will justify the cost for me. Click to expand.I'm curious about this too. My suspicion has always been that it's iTunes that is 'less than transparent' with regard to sound processing, and that these 'marketed to audiophiles' media players for Mac are doing a better job of navigating the music through the operating system and Apple hardware in as 'pure' a way as possible. If iTunes sounds like doo doo because the operating system and/or hardware are junk, then that's way more disturbing to me (as a Mac owner and Apple shareholder).Craig.

I like Audirvana Plus, too. Not sure I've heard a difference from regular iTunes, but I'm also not going to be bothered to sit down and attempt to. I like the piece of mind knowing the signal from my music to my digital out isn't being screwed with by the OS.My biggest complaint about Audirvana when using iTunes as the front-end: If you have it on, you cannot use Apple Remote to send music to different Airplay devices/Apple TV's/APX's in the house. Sometimes I'll be listening in front of the stereo, go into my bedroom, get in bed, try to send some tunes to the APX/Tivoli in my bedroom and realize that I've left Audirvana on, so no dice. Another vote here for Audirvana Plus.I was very skeptical that this software playing my 16/44.1 or 24/96 ALAC files would sound any better than iTunes on the same hardware. After installing the trial version, my jaw was on the floor. After getting a new turntable last Christmas I have been doing most of my serious listening in the vinyl world, but Audirvana Plus had me spending the entire weekend revisiting my high-rez collection and listening to old favorites with goosebumps.

I really did not think my digital rig could sound this good.After realizing that Audirvana would also do a better job with my 24/96 5.1 FLAC files, I gladly paid the $74 license fee.Highly recommended to anyone using a Mac for listening to music digitally. Another vote here for Audirvana Plus.I was very skeptical that this software playing my 16/44.1 or 24/96 ALAC files would sound any better than iTunes on the same hardware. After installing the trial version, my jaw was on the floor. After getting a new turntable last Christmas I have been doing most of my serious listening in the vinyl world, but Audirvana Plus had me spending the entire weekend revisiting my high-rez collection and listening to old favorites with goosebumps.

I really did not think my digital rig could sound this good.After realizing that Audirvana would also do a better job with my 24/96 5.1 FLAC files, I gladly paid the $74 license fee.Highly recommended to anyone using a Mac for listening to music digitally. Click to expand.I don't think that's possible with Audirvana - at least not version 0.9f of the free version. (I avoid version 1.0 because it doesn't seem to work with OSX 10.9.4.)Every time I start the Audirvana free app, I have to wait a few minutes for it to finish loading the playlist, then the only options are to Load, Save, or Save As for the playlist.It appears that Audirvana considers 'playlist' to be any file with the extension '.m3u.' But popular MP3 download services such as Amazon Music.

Don't include a.m3u file with the album you download. So you'd have to create each.m3u file yourself before you can do what you described.I can confirm that Audirvana does NOT allow you to simply go to 'File' 'Open' and choose a folder, or a selection of.mp3 files, and start playing them. You have to either add them to the singular default playlist via the '+' button on the UI, or open a.m3u file.OMFG. As an experiment, I just located a pre-existing.m3u file in one of my MP3 subfolders, and used the 'File' 'Load Playlist.' Option in Audirvana. The result: It wiped clean all of the previous playlist that I'd built over months of adding files. And it didn't even correctly read the.m3u file!

It loaded a BLANK playlist. Even though I have confirmed previously that that.m3u file works just great with foobar2000 on Windows, etc.So. Now I get the 'joy' of reconstructing the playlist that I originally had. Or I can just say 'f' it and only stream audio from Amazon and Google from now on.On the 'plus' side, Audirvana loads quickly if you don't actually add any tracks to the playlist.Audirvana makes me angry.

Sound quality aside, it (free version, at least) is a horrible, horrible app. Quite the opposite of the nirvana that its name suggests!Craig.

I was trying to be happy with what I have, but if Audirvana or other players so handily trump iTunes, I have to at least give 'em a try.I think.From reading, I sense that it takes a powerful system to begin with.Am I even equipped to use an alternative player at all?Early 2008 iMac - Intel Core 2 Duo - 500G SSD - 4G RAM - OS X 10.8.6 Snow Leopard.I could add RAM to 6, but the recommended max is 4, and the bigger modules are pricy.I think I need to stick with Snow Leopard to run Rosetta-based Adobe CS2 apps. Can't afford a new suite now.I haven't started ripping discs yet, but they will all be ALAC. There are a handful of other miscellaneous music files that can be easily changed to ALAC if that's a good thing to do. There will be some hi-res.

I might try DSD, but likely only a couple times.Or should I just stick with iTunes and make believe there's nothing better? I was trying to be happy with what I have, but if Audirvana or other players so handily trump iTunes, I have to at least give 'em a try.I think.From reading, I sense that it takes a powerful system to begin with.Am I even equipped to use an alternative player at all?Early 2008 iMac - Intel Core 2 Duo - 500G SSD - 4G RAM - OS X 10.8.6 Snow Leopard.I could add RAM to 6, but the recommended max is 4, and the bigger modules are pricy.I think I need to stick with Snow Leopard to run Rosetta-based Adobe CS2 apps. Can't afford a new suite now.I haven't started ripping discs yet, but they will all be ALAC.

There are a handful of other miscellaneous music files that can be easily changed to ALAC if that's a good thing to do. There will be some hi-res.

I might try DSD, but likely only a couple times.Or should I just stick with iTunes and make believe there's nothing better? Click to expand.I might try the paid version some day. I see there's a 15 day trial so I would have to wait until I was sure I had two weeks during which I could spend a lot of time to spend running it through its paces.I hate how their website doesn't include lots of screenshots to illustrate the features they're touting. At least I can't find the screenshots - can someone share links with me?For example, this 'Search/filter playlist' feature sounds great. But that page needs some annotated screenshots to illustrate how it works.

If it actually works just like Audirvana Free then I won't be happy. But if it's an overhauled UI then maybe I'd be more inclined to give it a shot.Craig.

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