Thanks, I'll try that. A+ = Audirvana Plus? The integration allows me to import flac into my library? And can I sync them on the fly?
Sorry about all the questions. Still new to mac and trying to figure everything out.
Sorry... no, I must have missed the FLAC part in an earlier post. If you want to sync FLAC files to your iPhone, I recommend one of two approaches:
1. Install Google Play Music on your iPhone, sign-up for the free Google Play Music account and sync your FLAC tracks to the cloud; then, play them back as high-quality MP3/320 tracks and store your entire library in the cloud (you can "pin" playlists, albums, whatever, so they sync/cache permanently on your phone for off-line use); works and sounds great.
2. Download a program for your Mac called XLD (Google it...) and convert your FLAC files to ALAC, load into iTunes and, again, sync to your iPhone.
FWIW, I have a large collection (well, large for me is 13,000+ tracks) and I use option #1. I personally am finished 'syncing' anything to my devices and prefer to stream on-demand.
I can't recommend syncing / playing FLAC on your iPhone (or any iOS device); not saying it can't be done, but...
If you had an Android I could give you another alternative, that I personally use, but the above are my recommendations for iPhones.