Apple's remote app can be used for controlling Apple products such as iTunes and Apple TV but not other third-party applications. But Lohb want to control Audirvana Plus without involving iTunes at all (running in standalone mode instead of iTunes integrated mode). Instead I have been using...

Yes, in fact user interface of Audirvana Plus 2.0 will look very much like that of iTunes with main window showing album tittles/artworks, artist and song names. Both applications can be used separately without interference. Of course the only way to know final implementation is to wait for its...

  Accroding to developer damien78 replies in Computer Audiophile website, the new Audirvana Plus 2.0 will have its own music file management feature and remote control app on iOS device just like iTunes. So you can do away with iTunes completely and iTunes integrated mode will not be needed in...

I suppose playing through AirPlay protocol is handled in Apple CoreAudio framework rather than iTunes. So check the output selection in Apple's Audio Midi Setup utility as this is the setting which affect audio output system wide (so called system audio). The more popular AirPlay protocol is the...

Or any media player such as Fidelia, Audirvana Plus which support various plugins (conform to VST or AU/Components format) and a wave analyser plugin. Better still plugin display is always standalone and detached from main interface of media player, you can resize the wave display to your liking...

Note the latest version of Audirvana Plus is 1.5.4 and it has been updated to allow audio plugins conform to AudioUnits format. So features and prices between latest Audirvana Plus and Fidelia in advanced mode are close. Main difference between the two players is Audirvana Plus does not rely on...

Audirvana Plus has just been upgraded from version 1.4.6 to version 1.5 with support for Audio plugin (only Audio Unit format but no support for VST/RTAS formats). I have tried with the same audio setup as previous version and it works well as before. Have also tried trial/free version of...

Note when posting in this forum, please be awared of what functions can be performed by iTunes:   1. Decoding/playing of media files in various digital formats (MP3, AAC etc) -- Audirvana Plus, Fidelia, Pure Music. 2. Management/organisation of media files -- J. River. 3. Ripping of...

I have following setups with Audirvana Plus (latest version 1.4.6) running in Mac OS 10.8.3 on last generation of iMac (2.8 GHz Core i7, 256 GB SSD, 16 GB DDR3):   Airport Extreme as main WiFi base station in living room (802.11n / 5 GHz only with 2.4 GHz radio band avoided). Airport...

I have encountered the same problem some time ago with older version (not sure with latest version 1.4.5) even in standalone mode. One remedy I can think of is to copy tracks from CD to hard disk before playing these tracks. Bare in mind that with memory play option turned on, Audirvana Plus...

No matter which player application you have chosen (note VLC is not much better than crappy iTunes in term of playback sound quality), set the playback volume in the application to maximum and control the volume at very end of audio chain, namely volume control of headphone amplifier (Macbook...

Just like Fidelia, whatever audio plugins appear in folder: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins are accessible by Audio Hi-jack Pro (support almost any audio plugin format). So in my previous post, I was referring to audio plugins purchased from other vendors but not those free standard plugins (not very...

Here are all about audio plugins (AU and VST) for Fidelia in Audiofile Engineering support site: http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/support/helpdesk/index.php?pg=kb.book&id=39   In fact Audiofile Engineering does offers additional FHX add-on (USD 50) for headphone cross feed in its online...

These plugins are released by other vendors (most deal with professional recording studios) and not available in Audiofile Engineering site. They vary in wide range in term of quality and price and must be conformed to plugin standards such as AU/VST/RTAS in order to work with various host...

I have forgotten to mention that I purchased Fidelia because I wanted standard AU/VST plugin to create warm tube sound as all my audio gears have neutral sound signatures. Only Fidelia and Pure Music accept standard formats (AU/VST) audio plugins (pick your audio preference...

I have finally uninstalled Fidelia, BitPerfect and Amarra from my iMac and has been using Audirvana Plus version 1.4.3 as my default player for at least a month. With integer mode, direct mode and exclusive access mode all turned on, maximum memory for tracks pre-load reduced from default to...

Followings are my audio system setup:   iMac (2.8 GHz Core i7, 256 GB SSD, 16 GB DDR3 RAM) (USB 2.0) > WireWorld UltraViolet USB cable > nuForce DDA-100 Amplifier > Wharfedale Diamond 122 Speakers   Since nuForce DDA-100 Direct Digital Amplifier only support following sample rates...

Second your impression on Audirvana Plus. Not only it sounds more natural (particularly when compared with Amarra / Amarra HiFi) , the layering, imaging and sound stage are excellent as you can sense the location/tone of individual instrument in an orchestra. Further more with direct play and...

Audirvana Plus can operate in either standalone or iTunes integration mode. In iTunes integration mode, whatever song file can be played in iTunes should be available to Audirvana Plus as well. I guess the best way is to download trail version (with full functionality for a month) from following...

Sorry I have missed Airplay setting of Preferred Audio Device option in Audio System window for Audirvana Plus. It does work with Airplay streaming from iMac to Apple TV perfectly. Apparently the developer has built support for all types of audio devices within the application and setting in...

I have set sound output to Airplay in Audio MIDI Setup utility to stream all sound outputs in Mac OS 10.8.2 on iMac to latest generation of Apple TV. iTunes 10.7 work properly but not Audirvana Plus. Since Audirvana Plus bypasses many higher layers of audio processing in Mac OS X (direct/integer...

I never satisfy with sound quality produced by iTunes's decoder, thus has been looking for alternative media player. I want to have a media player independent of iTunes though able to access iTunes's library files. iTunes has been rededicated to only synching iPhone 5 / iPad mini and ripping...

All you need is a good USB 2.0 built-in port or expansion card on your computer. Then a NuForce Icon uDAC-2 DAC come with sole USB input for digital audio interface. The uDAC-2 DAC seems to has good built-in jitter reduction feature which is critical in minimizing distortion caused by timing...

I intend to purchase Little Dot MK4 SE (headphone/pre amplifier) to work with existing Bel Canto REF150S Class D switching power amplifier. I reckon matching between these two equipments involves impedance and signal level. While impedance matching can be achieved easily for most power...

  It is not worth to select DAC model based solely on USB interface as there are many USB-to-SPDIF converters available in the market right now (from companies such as HiFace, Audio-GD, Bel Canto etc). I bought HiFace Evo to convert from USB to coaxial/BNC as long term solution and forget...