VOX includes only five tabs: Playlist, Library, Queue, Radio, and SoundCloud.
#AUDIRVANA VS HQPLAYER HOW TO#
The app puts an accent on simplicity so that users don't get confused with how to use the app. It will allow streaming from those services. Users can connect Audirvana to TIDAL, Qubuz, and HighResAudio Virtual Vault. No, you have to go to settings, choose a folder for import and then sync it. It's really strange not to be able just to drop files to the player. What I didn't like is that Audirvana uses iTunes's system of adding music to the library – synchronization. The main functions are usual: play music, create playlists and adjust sound preferences. Audirvana AudirvanaThe player looks just like iTunes.
#AUDIRVANA VS HQPLAYER FOR MAC#
Today, I'm comparing to prominent audio players for Mac – VOX Music Player and Audirvana according to their functionality, compatibility, format support, interface and additional features. We need an iTunes alternative because we want to listen to audio formats not supported by it. That's because, for some reason, most players look like iTunes but with a broader functionality and the absence of iTunes store. When it comes to a Mac music player, users are often confused. The message here is that different proprietary player apps do sound different whether it is due to the different output volume of the USB digital signal/bits or the different operating systems used in the different players apps.VOX Music Player vs. I did not attempt to match the volume level of the Roon player and Squeezelite player. The is a significant sound difference between using Roon player and Squeezelite player. The lower volume level when using the Squeezelite player may have resulted in the sound to be perceived as less dynamic and smoother. I have listened to the two combinations of server/player apps, and the Roon server app with Squeezelite player app combination clearly has a lower sound volume level. The K50 can work with Roon as server and player or Roon as server with Squeezelite as player. The K50 is a server & player with a few server apps and a few player apps to choose from in whatever combinations you want.
#AUDIRVANA VS HQPLAYER PRO#
In my system I have listened to the Antipodes K50 music server using the USB output to the MSB Pro USB module which converts the USB signal to a fiber optical signal. There it was, the “better” zone had Volume Leveling turned off and the “worse” zone had it set to Auto, and Roon was volume leveling down a dB or two on the song I was testing on the “worse” zone…Īs soon as I turned Volume Leveling to Auto on the “better” zone’s device config, I could no longer discern any difference between the 2 zones Then I compared the settings for the 2 zones to double check I was comparing apples with apples… I was able to A-B between them using the Transfer Zone feature of Roon, and as I switched to the one I thought “should” sound worse, it sounded better! Like you, I wasn’t changing the volume on the preamp, but it sounded louder and more dynamic, more solid bass etc.Īfter transferring back and forward a few more times, yes it definitely sounded better.
I had a similar experience once a couple of years back when experimenting with different streamer hardware going into my DAC. Have you checked if you have Volume Leveling enabled or disabled between the 2 configurations? That may cause a change like what you are describing.
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