The best way to stream hi-res audio from Apple Music
WEBJun 10, 2021 · The best way is the only way. In my previous post on hi-res audio on Apple Music, I detailed how Apple’s ‘hi-res lossless’ content – 24bit/96kHz or 24bit/192kHz streams – are often downsampled or resampled by the playback hardware, often unbeknownst to the end-user and thus negating the benefits of streaming a hi-res file. To recap briefly: AirPlay and Apple TV OS are limited to ...
Second opinion: Cambridge DacMagic 200M - Darko.Audio
WEBJun 22, 2021 · The Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M is feature-rich, checking most boxes on today’s DAC to-do list: MQA, PCM resolutions up to 32-bit/768kHz (!), DSD256, Bluetooth (AptX), plus balanced and unbalanced outputs; a headphone output adds the final check. And the DacMagic 200M stuffs all of this stuff …
Five alternatives to PLEX + Plexamp - Darko.Audio
WEBSep 21, 2020 · Last week’s short film about PLEX and Plexamp showed how we can turn a multi-TB library of FLAC files into a personal/private streaming service:. 1) Connect the hard-drive to a computer and install PLEX for it to scan the hard drive’s contents, index the library and overlay a Roon-like layer of metadata: …
A short film about the Innuos ZEN MK3 - Darko.Audio
WEBFeb 14, 2019 · A custom motherboard (not off-the-shelf); a dual linear power supply from one Dr. Sean Jacobs; three asymmetrically aligned feet tuned to the resonant frequency of the chassis to combat microphonics — these are the core ingredients of the ZEN MK3 from Innuos, the middle unit in the Portuguse company’s current crop of server/streamers.Pricing starts at US$2599, €2099, £1899 for the full ...
Cayin’s RU6 is an R-2R dongle DAC - Darko.Audio
WEBby John Darko November 24, 2021, 13:32. New from Cayin: the RU6 — the world’s first (?) R-2R dongle DAC, featuring an in-house developed 24bit discrete resistor array for PCM decoding up to 384kHz and DSD up to DSD256*. According to the Chinese manufacturer, the resistors are “1/1000 ultra-high precision TCR25 low-temperature coefficient ...
Arresting simplicity from the Rupert Neve RNHP | Darko.Audio
WEBMay 20, 2018 · The Rupert Neve Design RNHP Precision Headphone Amplifier is not a complex proposition. It’s small and relatively handsome in an unobtrusive, “studio gear” sort of way. It selection of balanced, single-ended and 3.5mm mini-jack inputs ensures maximum compatibility with just about any system.
VitOS puts Roon Bridge on the Raspberry Pi 4 - Darko.Audio
WEBOct 14, 2020 · Write the OS to a microSD card, insert the card into the Pi 4’s underside and then boot. There is no web interface. Once the Pi 4 is up and running, we add Roon Bridge to VitOS with a single click inside the associated VitOS Manager app — available from the iOS, Google Play and Huawei app stores. The Google Play store’s app screenshots ...
Home and away with the iFi xDSD - Darko.Audio
WEBOct 25, 2019 · iFi pitches the xDSD primarily as a mobile DAC with an onboard headphone amplifier, its 2200mAH rechargeable battery sufficient for up to 8 hours’ playtime. The line-out mode also makes it suitable for connection to the pre-amplifier section of a loudspeaker system, bypassing the unit’s volume control but also the xBass and 3D ‘tone ...
Hegel elevates H90 integrated amplifier to H95 - Darko.Audio
WEBAug 17, 2020 · The latest streaming integrated to spill from Norway’s Hegel is the H95 — an update to the outgoing H90. Unlike the H90, the H95’s internal network streamer will support UPnP, Spotify Connect (Premium and free tiers) plus the original Apple AirPlay. A future firmware update will add AirPlay 2 support but, crucially, not Control 4 compatibility or the Roon Readiness that will eventually ...
which is better for high-end audio streaming? - Darko.Audio
WEBAug 9, 2018 · WiFi will sound better if: The engineer that designed the streamer knows how to design the WiFi module right. ‘Right’ means the module does not introduce noise to other audio circuits sharing the same ground circuit; The WiFi signal between streamer and router is strong and stable. This is because if you have a poor WiFi signal, the WiFi ...
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