All through the S9 via USB C and out 3.5mm to a system. Not streaming (except FLAC via a radio station stream via browser). You might also have some Hi-Res files you bought too.
#FIDELIA MUSIC PLAYER MAC OS#
Now, I know some are fuming over what I am saying but, before you come back with your view or call me names, please show us exactly (in understandable English please, not engineer talk) how any of these “bit perfect” players is less messing around like, supposedly, Mac OS and/or Music does.Īlso, keep in mind, I am talking about using Music (iTunes) as a place to store and manage and play back things burned from a source, like a CD collection into something like ALAC.
#FIDELIA MUSIC PLAYER SOFTWARE#
Looking at various sources from Apple to other web sites, I read more about how, Music (iTunes) is bit perfect.Īll this “bit perfect” software does nothing to making the bits perfect, as far as I can tell. But the rest is… snake oil… as far as I can tell. No more setting the Audio MIDI Setup if you play anything above 16/44.1. One big advantage to BitPerfect and probably the other apps is that, they automatically switch the outgoing bit rate to match the music and DAC. “Of course, iTunes itself is also capable of delivering ‘bit perfect’ audio playback.” link to BitPerfect blog post But, somehow, BitPerfect (the app) makes the sound better/purer. BitPerfect (which, vexatiously, has not updated their web site since 2019) had an article they wrote and they basically admitted, iTunes now called Music, is bit perfect. I was curious, so I started reading as much as I could. Sonora is a new music player for OS X that focuses on a gorgeous view of your album art, instantaneous search of your library. This is also the only media player that utilizes iZotope technology for optimal sample rate conversions. They operate in different ways but essentially/supposedly intercept the playback to minimize the OS from doing anything to the PCM.įor the sake of this discussion, since I am talking about Mac OS, let's keep it on that please. The number of format supported by Fidelia is pretty high, including support for FLAC.
#FIDELIA MUSIC PLAYER FULL#
He said the Mac or Windows or any operating system messes with the audio unless you use a program like Fidelia, BitPerfect, Vox or one of the many more expensive full on apps like Amarra, Audirvana, et al. Designed for macOS, this audio player supports a variety of file formats like FLAC, has a simple interface, comes with quite a big set of audio tools, and lets you import your music collection from iTunes.
I was chatting with Amir who, after a short exchanged, told me to go to the forums so, here I am. Fidelia is the next contender on the list of alternatives to iTunes. The LED is too bright though…Īnyhow, I was going to use it in my car but decided instead, to use it in my office on a new Mac Mini M1 with Mac OS 11 Big Sur I just got. I have tried to listen to music with and without the adaptive dither and to my surprise, the sonic qualities, however subtle are quite well presented and transparent in operation. So, I picked up the Hidizs S9 after the review here and, because I am a big AKM DAC fan (let's hope they get the fire gutted factory rebuilt in a timely manner…) and I like a excellent performing bargain. At a cool 20.00 (rounded price), the Fidelia Player Basic already provides the listener with a Industry Grade on-the-fly Adaptive Dither by iZotope (MBIT+) as a standard option.
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