[goldmbe]

I noticed that Fidelia 1.2.0b2 was released several days ago and has some neat new features like a 64 bit playback engine, an option to load entire files in memory before playback, and a headphone module that allows setting of crossfeed levels and speaker angle to increase soundstage. Using the 15 day trial version with my LCD-2 rev.1's with headphone processing enabled makes a really nice improvement to the LCD-2's rather lackluster soundstage. Sounds very natural to my ears unlike many other DSP effects I've tried (e.g., Dolby headphone, Redline Monitor, Ircam HEar, etc.) The latest beta version can be downloaded here:
 
http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/support/appcast.php?titleID=15&testing=1&style=html
 
Anyone experience similar improvements? I have the crossfeed type set for "Most Realistic" and the amount at about 115%, and the speaker angle set at the max of 60%.

 

[Szadzik]

Nice find. Will have to give it a try one day.

 

[darcyb62]

I had some issues with that beta recognizing some of the plugins I have and ultimately had to back out of it so I never really gave it a serious listen.

 

[kstaken]

I've been playing with this for the last hour or so and I'm impressed with both the sound quality and the new cross feed plugin. I'm going to stick with it for the next few days and see if the appeal lasts. With prior versions of Fidelia I've always ended up going back to Pure Music after a few days.