The best way to stream hi-res audio from Apple Music
WEBJun 10, 2021 · The best way is the only way. In my previous post on hi-res audio on Apple Music, I detailed how Apple’s ‘hi-res lossless’ content – 24bit/96kHz or 24bit/192kHz streams – are often downsampled or resampled by the playback hardware, often unbeknownst to the end-user and thus negating the benefits of streaming a hi-res file. To recap briefly: AirPlay and Apple TV OS are limited to ...
iFi’s ZEN Stream: Spotify/Tidal Connect + Roon for £399
WEBJun 24, 2021 · Furthermore, the S/PDIF output incorporates iFi’s iPurifier technology (reviewed here). Priced at £399/US$399/€399, the ZEN Stream lands at the entry-level end of the market where margins are low enough to see tech support costs eat them whole. Moreover, this is where Raspberry Pi-based streamers dominate.
which is better for high-end audio streaming? - Darko.Audio
WEBAug 9, 2018 · WiFi will sound better if: The engineer that designed the streamer knows how to design the WiFi module right. ‘Right’ means the module does not introduce noise to other audio circuits sharing the same ground circuit; The WiFi signal between streamer and router is strong and stable. This is because if you have a poor WiFi signal, the WiFi ...
LosslessSwitcher adds bit-perfect Apple Music playback to MacOS
WEBApr 29, 2022 · Vincent Neo’s LosslessSwitcher app “switches your current audio device’s sample rate to match the currently playing a lossless song on your Apple Music app, automatically.”. Once installed and running, the app runs in the menu bar at the top of the screen, next to the clock. Lossless Switcher reads the sample rate of the incoming Apple ...
Tidal is quietly rolling out a bit-perfect Android app
WEBJul 5, 2021 · The Norwegian-based streaming service has begun rolling out an update to its Android app that allows it to communicate bit-perfectly with any connected USB DAC, thus sidestepping the host OS’s resampling code. We know this because “Allow Tidal to access HELM MQA?” pops up on this commentator’s LG …
Second opinion: Cambridge DacMagic 200M - Darko.Audio
WEBJun 22, 2021 · The Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M is feature-rich, checking most boxes on today’s DAC to-do list: MQA, PCM resolutions up to 32-bit/768kHz (!), DSD256, Bluetooth (AptX), plus balanced and unbalanced outputs; a headphone output adds the final check. And the DacMagic 200M stuffs all of this stuff …
The Chord Mojo 2 is 2022’s best DAC (and here’s why)
WEBDec 6, 2022 · The Mojo 2’s versatility sits so far ahead of the competition that the case for ‘2022’s Best DAC’ could be a strong one. Let’s be crystal clear: the Chord device is not the out-and-out best-sounding DAC to appear in 2022. That throne will likely be occupied by a manufacturer working with much higher build budgets and street prices.
Five alternatives to PLEX + Plexamp - Darko.Audio
WEBSep 21, 2020 · Last week’s short film about PLEX and Plexamp showed how we can turn a multi-TB library of FLAC files into a personal/private streaming service:. 1) Connect the hard-drive to a computer and install PLEX for it to scan the hard drive’s contents, index the library and overlay a Roon-like layer of metadata: …
5 more thoughts on the Pi-Squeeze server/streamer | Darko.Audio
WEBJul 11, 2020 · We know that all streams are handled gaplessly, even when VPN streaming to a smartphone. Best of all, the Raspberry Pi will do all of this for €50 worth of hardware as the software comes for free — noting that donations are accepted by its developers. Here are five more thoughts on this setup: 1. We can install PiCorePlayer on any number of ...
Mytek Liberty DAC review - Darko.Audio
WEBJun 26, 2018 · It offers greater air and detail. Its presentation is more believable and through it, more complex passages become easier to follow. At the other extreme much we note deeper, better-controlled bass. The Mytek’s soundstage also proved wider and deeper than the Meridian. The Liberty is, top to bottom, the better DAC.
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