Plāys With Audirvāna
https://community.audirvana.com/c/plays-with-audirvana/67
Hello!
Any chance to get certified for Audirvāna?
I think it's not that complex process. I love that software.
I will check the details, and see what can be done, but I must admit that I did not use Audirvana before.
Also, in my experience, although some functionality may be application specific, it is mostly the operating system (and driver) that makes the DAC compatible or not. Anyhow, can you let us know your setup and confirm that Audirvana works fine with Audial DAC?
Tidal native app vs Audirvāna that stream Tidal too. I recommend to check that out, there is long free trial available 🙂 at least in my system it is weirdly huge difference..
S5 is working pretty fine on macOS / Windows. But for example on Windows the ASIO driver is forcing 32bit I think this is not recommended? usually this software plays at maximum bit depth that DAC support. I think during certification you can limit that to 24bit etc.
I have used Audirvana with both S4 and S5 on Mac OS and had no problems at all. This was with prior Audirvana versions before they went to subscription model and under earlier OSX versions -- High Sierra and Monterey. I also tried the trial of the newer Audirvana with the S5 a while back but don't recall if it was Monterey or Ventura. Again, no issues.
Thanks.
I was very busy recently, but I plan to start this certification process soon.
Regards
So, we did it.
You will find more formal information soon, but for now you can see this within the Audirvana window or Remote app (Windows will show it with WASAPI and kernel output, ASIO has a different routing).
And, I personally also like very much how Audirvana sounds. As soon as I installed it to my NUC / Windows, it sounded very nice, very smooth, maybe even a bit soft, but everything got even better when I installed it to my Synology NAS and routed it to Raspberry Pi5 / DietPi as an endpoint to connect it to S5 and S5b USB input (unfortunately Synology abandoned audio support for USB devices, so now a direct connection is not possible anyway).
A very nice-sounding software, and currently I use it as my main source.
Thanks for recommending it.
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Quote from Is3 on 18/03/2024, 17:43Tidal native app vs Audirvāna that stream Tidal too. I recommend to check that out, there is long free trial available 🙂 at least in my system it is weirdly huge difference..
S5 is working pretty fine on macOS / Windows. But for example on Windows the ASIO driver is forcing 32bit I think this is not recommended? usually this software plays at maximum bit depth that DAC support. I think during certification you can limit that to 24bit etc.
S4 / S5 / S5b / AYA 5 enumerate themselves as 24-bit units, so they do not force dither on the source end, and 24-bit is what you should see with WASAPI or Windows kernel streaming output. ASIO can support 32-bit, but since more than 24-bit sources are rare, I think it does not change much if it is set to 24- or 32-bit.
Also, speaking about the (maximum) resolution, the maximum frequency displayed above is associated with Windows, both WASAPI and kernel streaming. For up to 384 kHz playback, you need to choose the ASIO output driver, included in the Windows USB audio driver.
Thanks for finishing certification!
I'm using it with local music + tidal on macOS (apple silicon). It's really sounds way better than native tidal client. The interface is not that great but sound quality make up for that 🙂
For me the certified status is not yet visible.
Now it is official.
https://audirvana.com/partner-audial/
S5, S5b and AYA 5 should be recognized by the application.
Also received mail about that, and you are with dCS on the same certification month 😉
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