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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 …
How to enable aptX (HD) Bluetooth audio on your iPhone, iPad?
WEBDec 27, 2017 · At time of writing, the short answer is: you can’t. And not only because iOS gives us no way to tell which audio codec is being used to bridge smart device and Bluetooth headphone but because Apple elected not to include aptX (HD) in its iOS devices (despite putting it in Macbooks and iMacs). aptX must be present in both headphone and ...
Playback Designs MPD-8 Dream DAC review | Darko.Audio
WEBJul 16, 2018 · Bert has also developed the analog circuitry of Playback Designs products including that of the MPD-8. The MPD-8 is a large DAC tipping the scales at 42 pounds. The external aluminum case is very attractive with its dark grey brushed aluminum finish. This enclosure is reminiscent of the discontinued Playback Designs MPD-3 DAC.
JPLAY - a digital audiophile player for Windows - Darko.Audio
WEBJun 1, 2011 · Programming optimisations in JPLAY are designed to minimise both software and hardware interruptions in order to make it ‘easier’ for PC to ‘keep the rhythm’. The player supports both 16-bit and hi-res audio files in various lossless codecs; FLAC, WAV, AIFF. JPLAY supports all Windows versions, either 32-bit or 64-bit.
REVIEWED! Mytek’s Liberty II DAC - Darko.Audio
WEBMay 4, 2022 · Review equipment. The main review system comprised a Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra (£600) → Mytek Liberty II → Cambridge Edge NQ (£4,500) → 2 x Gold Note PA-10 monoblocks (£2,800) → Graham LS6 speakers (£2,300) & REL T/7x subwoofer (£999). Comparisons were to the original Liberty (with & without SBooster) and the Edge NQ’s own DAC.
Schiit Modi 3 DAC review - Darko.Audio
WEBNov 29, 2018 · The Schiit is 100% a homeboy. Shanling’s M0 is another $100ish unit – a DAP that can also be run as a USB DAC. It etches player outlines more deeply than the Modi 3 to contrast the Schiit as a little less specific. The American bounces back from the ropes with marginally weightier dynamic punch and a wider range of tonal shading.
Spendor: the Classic 1/2 vs. the D7.2 - Darko.Audio
WEBJan 26, 2020 · Both Spendors are fairly sizeable loudspeakers. They’re not inexpensive either: £4,500 / $6,395 / €5,850 for the D7.2 floorstander and £5,600 / $7,995 / €7,300 for the Classic 1/2 standmount. We need stands for the Classic 1/2. Spendor supplied me with a pair of black open-frame stands from HiFi Racks.
Gold Note DS-10 review - Darko.Audio
WEBMar 10, 2020 · Gold Note DS-10 review. Gold Note’s DS-10 (£2.5k/€2.5k/US$3k) is 1) a network streamer, 2) a Bluetooth receiver, 3) a DAC, 4) a digital pre-amplifier and 5) a headphone amplifier. Five functions wrapped in an attractive half-width chassis. Let’s dive right in…. The internal streaming board is a customised CDM-2121 from ConversDigital.