Audirvana Plus License File 35
Tommye Hope
I finally got around to downloading Audirvana plus and I am wondering if there is any consensus on the optimal settings for the audio filter settings when using iZotope 64-bit SRC? I have a MacBook Pro feeding a Weiss INT202 via firewire in turn feeding a Bryston BDA-1 DAC. As an aside, I do not think I can use Integer mode with this set up.
Nonetheless, I must admit I am a bit confused with the steepness, filter max length, cutoff freq. anti-aliasing and pre-ringing settings. I have an Ayre 7eMP CD player with a minimum phase filter upgrade and surprisingly for red book CD playback, it beats my Weiss-Bryston DAC set up when playing a similar CD ripped to the hard drive at 16 bit/44.1 kHz. I assume this is due in part to the minimum phase filter on the Ayre. That said, I am leaning toward setting the pre-ringing to min. phase. As for the other setting, not sure, need some advice to initially set things up and then tweak later.
IMHO, the Bryston is not really in the same class as the Ayre. Also no matter what filter you use in Audirvana Plus, Bryston will add it's own filter via the Crystal CS-4398 DAC. Adding two digital filters in the chain may not be a good idea for sound ...
You can't play on Integer mode with the Weiss, there isn't firewire drivers Integer capable available for this DAC. I think the Bryston neither. It's a shame since Audirvana Plus is a champ under Integer mode (to my ears).
Max filter length:Controls the the memory (and CPU usage) used by the resampling filter. Default value (500k) should be sufficient for most applications. Can be increased for getting vey high quality output for very high sample rates (e.g. DSD downsampling)
Cutoff:cutoff frequency is computed by multiplying the Nyquist frequency by the value of the cutoff scaling parameter. Larger values of cutoff scaling offer a flatter pass-band, while smaller values offer better aliasing suppression
Pre-ringing:All lowpass filters are characterized by the amount of ringing they introduce into their output. The steeper the filter, the greater the amount of ringing. There are two general types of ringing: pre-ringing and post-ringing. Pre-ringing will smear transients earlier in time, while post-ringing will smear transients later in time. This control allows users to select pre-ringing, post-ringing, or anywhere in between. A value of 1.0 produces a linear phase filter with equal pre- and post-ringing. A value of 0.0 produces a minimum phase filter which offers no pre-ringing but has non-linear phase distortion which can be objectionable. Setting intermediate values allows a continuous tradeoff between pre-ringing and post-ringing and allows users to linearize phase in the pass-band as much as possible.
I just began playing with the filter settings and am quite excited about what I'm hearing. In particular, early digital recordings can be made to sound much more listenable by tweaking the settings. The only problem, I suspect, is that I'm going to find that different settings work best for different recordings. Has anyone else had that experience?
If you notice the EQ sliders are enclosed in a blue boundary box. In this mode any one slider moves all the sliders, so with every frequency selected We achieve master volume control. Practice dragging across linking and adjusting groups up and down.
The good thing about Roon is that when it adds data / metadata / pictures to your personal library files, it adds them in Roon own folders on the Core, but not on the server / directory or music files. I do auto backups of Roon library every three days, it backs up the metadata to a memory stick. Roon sound quality has improved with the recent updates. Also, it works and sounds great with Bridge II & Sunlight. The key advantages of Roon are seamless integration with streaming services plus its ability to pull album and artist info / critique / editorials. Should Qobuz and Tidal go belly up, Roon would become a software for local files only, and this would be really bad!
Here is a related thread on the support forum for Audirvana, the app developer estimates about one week of work for him. And here is the same answer in another French thread, as Audirvana originally is a French app like Deezer.
Hello @Alls we are sorry but 24 votes is a very small group of users considering the user overall worldwide. Therefore, it is very unlikely this is getting integrated in the near future because the cost of integration is very high. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Hi. I would like to know why the cost of integration is very high. I assume Deezer have some interface (API?) that is used by their hardware partners so surely all that is required is for this to be made available to audirvana?
Make it happen. Tidal is looking compelling given how well it integrates with Audirvana. Deezer needs every possible account and connection and should leave no reason not to be chosen as this arena becomes very much more competitive, particularly with Prime music now offering decent sound quality. Audirvana has offered to do the work for you and only require Deezer to be cooperative.
That's normally how our integrations work @CraigVanDiemen and so, we really appreciate your comments and feedback. This is something our community teams would love to get it working for you all, so let's see and hope for the best once our Product teams discuss the matter later on
I can guarantee you there's nothing to do with being stubborn or silly @CraigVanDiemen and your feedback is very welcome! You can have a look here to have an idea on what we have our hands on at the moment, to see that's a matter of prioritisation if this is something we wouldn't be open to do, we'd make that very clear
Yes, I can see why you'd think it's easy to implement. But it's only once you sit down and start working with it that you can have a clear idea of how long it can take, especially if we have already planned the stuff you've seen. I particularly would appreciate an Audirvana integration because it seems to be a very cool one and a lot of the loyal users here in the community also recommend it, like yourself.
Reports from the "Audirvana Plus for Windows 10" thread elsewhere in this forum indicate that it works only with Windows 10 (not WS2016) and does not sound as good as JPLAYStreamer with Minimserver and Bubble DS.
Equipment Configuration: Control Point Tablet/Laptop > WiFi > Control-PC > 1m SUPRA Cat 8 Ethernet Cable > Audio-PC > 3m Chord C-USB Cable > Topping D90SE > Chord Chameleon Plus XLR cable with Neutrik connectors > Topping A90D > 2m Mogami NEGLEX XLR cable with Neutrik connectors > March Audio P501 Monoblocks with Purifi 1ET7040SA modules > DIY speaker cables (Tycab PVC doubly insulated 11 AWG OFC wire, TechFlex braid, Neotech Banana/Spade connectors) > Bryston PX-1 external crossovers > DIY speaker cables (as before) > Bryston Model T Signature Speakers. AC power filtered/cleaned via Thor A12BF Smart Power Board.
I'm a bit confused about whether it works with WS2016 or not. Previously, in another thread, Farmer indicated it could not be installed on WS2016 and Marcin indicated it was Windows 10 specific. Has anyone else tried to install and run Audirvana plus on WS2016?
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