![]() Across his original video and then his followup, the one following Paul McGowan's retort, it was pretty clear that it was very expensive snake oil in that box. I'd watched Amir from Audio Science Review take down the PS Audio power regenerator and it made an impact. But without that unit in my lineup now, I was looking for something to sit on my office desk either connected to an older DAC or just maybe an integrated unit with a newer DAC. I had some experience with the LTA Microzotl preamplifer which with headphones was amazing. I have really wanted to take advantage of my headphones with a dedicated amplifer. Have been with me for awhile now and never have disappointed. I'd been seeing the ads for speakers and audio equipment in music review magazines such as Gramophone for a long time, but I'd finally come to the point where I wanted to see if it was true: was this stuff worth the time and money?įor the record, I still have those first speakers from B&W, bookshelf models. On the positive side, as of version 3 Audirvana has well-functioning apps for Apple and Android platforms.Ever since I walked into a stereo shop during my senior year in college, the build-up of anticipation for listening to hifi finally came with astounding glory. Because of ROON’s links to music databases like Allmusic, it’s great to read about the music and the performers while listening. Used as a streamer it is very similar to ROON what I really miss is the online album and artist information that ROON does offer and Audrivana does not. The difference with iTunes was – and is – immediately audible. Usage and soundĪudirvana from France has always been an excellent sounding music player. Also, my network at home is not as optimized as in the Alpha-studio, but ROON and Audirvana use the same network and then the differences are really noticeable. Clicking and playing, searching and finding at least it goes a lot faster than in ROON. And even more important it all works very fast. ![]() The Weiss is immediately recognized by Audirvana and the connection is stable. This delicious DAC is unfortunately not compatible with ROON and could only be used coaxially/optically. The best news for your editor is that with Audirvana and the UPnP protocol applied by this platform it is possible to use the Weiss DAC2 with streaming module optimally as a full working streamer. Audirvana supports the streaming services Qubuz, Hi-Res Audio and Tidal. We can choose network folders or folders on the computer as a data source for music. We see a clear overview of artists, albums or tracks. ![]() Inspired by the newsletter I went back to work with Audirvana. Or other players such as VOX or iTunes/Apple Music. Bubble UPnP is still the most versatile and is pretty user-friendly but it is not up to par with ROON. When testing streaming equipment that does not support ROON, it is often a challenge to find a good player/controller. Audirvana rigorously and fully integrates the UPnP standard, and we will continue to defend it. It takes skills to implement it properly, and they exist: more than 7 billion devices worldwide are equipped with it! So customers must demand quality integration from manufacturers, otherwise the temptation of proprietary protocols – supposedly more reliable – will flourish to the detriment of their long-term interests. But the standard has nothing to do with it. ![]() Yet UPnP remains little known and often accused of not working well. It is a critical infrastructure in our industry, and a brake on obsolescence. This common language allows devices and programs to talk to each other in the best interest of users who don’t have to change their entire system because they change a component. Even better, it’s an open and comprehensive standard, accessible to all manufacturers for free. It was designed to guarantee lossless data transmission over a computer network, including WiFi. Audirvana did not choose the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) standard by chance. ![]()
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