I’m currently making use of a fresh 15-day trial before committing 100% to the new version.įurther information: Audirvana Plus | Audirvana Plus 2. For the exceptions, Audirvana or Decibel, there's still hope. I cheekily attempted to load my existing 1.x license file at startup – a move resolutely rejected by the start-up interface.
(Users who dropped their cash after 1st August get the 2.0 update for nothing). There are two ways to do this: 1) By adding the folders to sync with. New customers are being asked to pony up US$74 for a version 2 license whilst those who bought into v1.x can expect to pay an upgrade fee of US$39. The last step of the initial setup is to add your audio tracks to Audirvana Plus library. The downside of A+’s new self-contained library system = no remote control.
Download and install the AU version of the MathAudio Room. No need to drop down to the command line and into the SACD Extract wilderness. - Download and install the latest version of Audirvana Plus. One neat feature is v2.0’s ability to list the DSD songs contained within a single SACD. Support for the advanced tagging requirements of classical and jazz are also supported.
Once inside the Audirvana Plus library files can be retagged and their artwork added. Specify a ‘watch’ folder and anything added to that folder is automatically added to Audirvana’s very own database, which is apparently scalable to 100,000 songs. Rejoice, for your FLACs may now roam free! Enjoy the Audirvna experience without moving from your couch. Select your computer from the Remote app, and enter the code displayed on the screen. Connect your computer and your phone or tablet to the same wifi network. The Marantz DAC isn't high end but it isn't low end either and seems to do a really good job up to 24bit/192khz. It’s also less expensive than its rivals.Īlthough iTunes integration remains an option, Version 2.0 sees Audirvana Plus breaking ties with iTunes via its own library management system. To use Audirvna Remote: - Open Audirvna on your Mac or PC and install Audirvna Remote on your iPhone or iPad. What I am doing with Audirvana is network streaming high-res audio (>16bit/44.1khz) from Qobuz and Tidal (MQA) and using the built in DAC on a Marantz SR7012. Into the wild this week goes the long awaited, long rumoured, won’t-be-much-longer-till-it’s-ready, absolutely-definitely-coming-soon, okay-here-it-is version 2.0 of Audirvana Plus.Īlong for the ride comes a new logo and freshly decorated website home page that details developer Damien Plission’s ongoing commitment to memory play, bit-perfect playback, integer mode, SysOptimizer, and full DSD compatibility.Īudirvana Plus has long been championed as a more affordable competitor to Amarra and PureMusic, mainly because its users aren’t always shackled to an iTunes database that necessitates the transcoding of FLAC to Apple Lossless.