#AUDIRVANA 2 UPDATE#
#AUDIRVANA 2 UPGRADE#

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. The last step of the initial setup is to add your audio tracks to Audirvana Plus library. Since encoding DSD into DoP requires twice the bandwidth, when using NuPrimes DAC. I cheekily attempted to load my existing 1.x license file at startup – a move resolutely rejected by the start-up interface. Continuous improvements over the last 10 years ensure the best. It prioritizes the music on your computer by minimizing processor activity during playback and always following the shortest possible software path to the audio output.

#AUDIRVANA 2 UPDATE#

(Users who dropped their cash after 1st August get the 2.0 update for nothing). The digital playback process is at the heart of Audirvna’s proprietary technology.

just because they had to pay a license fee to the 2 big Ds.

#AUDIRVANA 2 UPGRADE#

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. But Audirvana can bypass Core Audio, therefore making your files sound just as they. The downside of A+’s new self-contained library system = no remote control. Streaming to the miniDSP SHD with Audirvana Plus via UPnP Select LAN input on miniDSP SHD Preferred Audio Device for Audirvana Plus to miniDSP SHD Preference. 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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