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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

      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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    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...
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