![]() BitPerfect is useful only if you want to be able to switch resolutions on-the-fly rather than manually (so you can, for example, play a 16/44.1kHz album and then immediately play a 24/96k album without pausing the playback and going into the Audio MIDI utility in between).Īnd of course BitPerfect is useful only if you feel that sticking with the music files' native resolution is necessary. I really like mpd, because I can control it from my iPhone or my Mac, or from the Mac terminal.Īh, now I understand what you are saying - thanks! And yes, that squares with my understanding too. I only have 2 ripped SACDs, but when I play the dsf files, the DAC now shows "2.82 DSD" on the display, and when I switch back to a CD quality FLAC is says "44.1 PCM." It has done it for every USB DAC I have connected. ![]() For some reason Apple adds a space to the end of the device name for the DAC. The two things here that tripped me up were: Mod happily switches sample rates on the fly and will even play DSD using DoP.īut I struggled setting it up, so I figure I would post the audio_output section of my config that finally works, so you don't waste 30 min figuring this out: But I really wanted to find a way to get this to work.īecause I am a cheap bastard, I wanted to find a free solution. To be clear from the outset, I'm in the "CD is as good as it gets" camp, when it comes to digital music. You can force it to 24/192 using the Midi Settings app, but then it's stuck there and when you play 16/44.1, it's upsampling everything. Particularly disappointing was Apple Music, that now supports up to 24/192, but the DAC will not auto switch to 24/192. Some are still in the Mac app store, but are pretty much abandonware, not seeing updates for as long as 3 years. There are players available which will do that, but they cost $10, $20, even $40, and often don't get good reviews. I will also consider JRiver Media Centre but have not demoed that yet.I have a Topping D10s that I bought based on Amir's review, and was deeply disappointed when I found out that most Apple music players WILL NOT switch sample rate and bit depth on the fly when you play a 24/192 song or a DSD file. I am likely to get Audirvana instead and trying their demo at the moment: much more money, but then it works and sounds much better than just playing through iTunes so I guess you get what you pay for (and actually you get DSD playback and three months’ tidal membership thrown in). ![]() I sought refund from the developer as it is demonstably unfit for its stated purpose but they have not responded so I will now contact Apple directly. Furthermore, 90% of the gapless playback does not work (compared to allways working when merely using iTunes). The sound quality was not demonstrably superior to simply playing back in iTunes and selecting the appropriate output sample rate in AudioMidiSettings. Weird stuttering of the audio would develop with some configurations but changing settings arbitrarily might or might not fix on any give occasion. ![]() I was occasionally able to get this working for an hour or two at a time but generally using a Mac Pro 2013 with Chord Mojo DAC found it extremely glitchy and unreliable. Super unreliable & glitchy: unuseable & frustrating music playback experience ![]() Support for AirPlay (requires OS X 10.8 and above). Integer Mode playback - on supported DACs and supported versions of OS X (requires OS X 10.9 and above). Plays native DSD files in "Hybrid-DSD" format with DSD-compatible DACs įull memory playback with triple-buffering to ensure continuous playback of large files.Ĭhoice of sample rate converters for up- and down-sampling.ĭithered bit depth reduction and volume control. Localization included in Japanese, French, Dutch, Danish, and Russian only BitPerfect is a simple, easy to use, audiophile grade music player that works in conjunction with iTunes to deliver the highest possible sound quality. ![]()
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