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  1. pkrekelb

    Fidelia 2 — the Mac audiophile player, rebuilt from scratch (Audio Unit hosting, bit-perfect, no subscription)

    Developer here — Patrick Krekelberg, Audiofile Engineering (audiofile.engineering). Per the forum's developer guidelines, flagging up front that this is my app. Fidelia is the Mac audiophile player we first shipped in 2011 (Macworld covered the launch). It nearly died in the consolidation that...
    • pkrekelb
    • Thread
    • audio units audiophile bit-perfect dac fidelia golden gate headphone lossless macos 27 music player
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  2. P

    M2 Macbook Pro - DAC Output Issue

    AUDIO - DAC output issues on M2 MacBook Pro: In the past... I would feed the headphone output of my Mac and feed it to a -10 to +4 converter via a 3.5mm to RCA cable to listen to the output on studio speakers. This has always worked without issue but not with the M2 MacBook Pro. I tried to...
    • p35inc
    • Thread
    • audio problems dac m2 macbook pro
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  3. C

    Apple Music Hi Res Losseless OR Dolby Atmos but not both?

    Not sure if I have this right. I play a track that is available as BOTH Hi Res Losseless and Dolby Atmos. When I play through a DAC and wired headphones it plays at 44k instead of at least 96k when Dolby Atmos is on (under settings>music>Audio>dolby atmos> either automatic or always on). When...
  4. T

    DAC not Recognized

    I have 2 Mac-minis. One M1 2020 running current OS and the other is a 2012 running 10.15.7 Catalina. Neither recognizes my new Musical Fidelity MX-DAC. They each have seen it once for about 10 seconds, then it goes away (not to be seen again) and is not visible in the "Audio Midi Setup" or...
    • tc4all
    • Thread
    • dac mac-mini mobile fidelity usb dac
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac mini
  5. A

    DAC / AMP on the 2021 MBP 14"

    Just copped the Sennheiser 650 headphones. With the new and improved DAC/AMP on the MacBook Pros, would there be much of a difference between what happens on the laptop vs. a separate DAC/AMP setup? Curious if I need to purchase a separate system to power the 650s. I'm not a hardcore...
  6. DanRO

    Can’t play Lossless or Apple Digital Master

    Hello guys, I just got 2 months free of Apple Music and since I got an external DAC I wanted to try out Apple’s lossless audio and Apple Digital Master, but I can’t seem to get it to work. If I enable Lossless it only works for a brief time and then I get this error (see the photo below)...
    • DanRO
    • Thread
    • apple music audio dac error ios14 lossless
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 14
  7. M

    iPad Air Headphone Amp/DAC connection issue with iPad Air 4

    I have JDS Lab The Elemen Amp/Dac. With my old iPad 4 (2012, ios 10) i had no problem connecting to my amp via Apple's USB/Lightning adapter and listening music. Last week i bought iPad Air 4 and Apple's USB-C/USB adapter but music not working with my setup. It plays just 2 seconds without sound...
    • mr.finch
    • Thread
    • amplifier dac ipad air 4
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPad
  8. Johnny Steps

    Lightning to Headphone Jack - Audio levels sound different to iPad Pro USB C Adapter

    Last night I received a pair of Etymotic ER2SE IEMs and I hooked them up to the lightning adapter and iPhone 13 Pro (fresh install few days ago) and I noticed that at 50% volume, they sound low. I then tried them at the same volume but with the Apple USB C 3.5mm adapter on my 2018 iPad Pro and...
  9. B

    USB to DAC suddenly stopped working

    I connect my 2012 MacBook pro to an external Schiit Dac via USB. This has worked just fine for years. Yesterday I suddenly had no sound and the speaker icon on the menu bar was greyed out. If I alt click on the speaker icon it shows the Speaker-Schiit USB Audio device in the device list, so I...
  10. RDowson

    iPad 7th Gen iPad DAC Specs?

    Does anyone know what the built-in DAC on the 7th gen iPad can handle? My M1 Mac can do 32 bit 96 kHz but I know the iPhone lightning adapter can only do 24 bit 48 kHz so I have no idea what to expect from the iPad and it's DAC. Hoping it can do 96 kHz since no adapter is needed.
    • RDowson
    • Thread
    • 7th gen dac ipad
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iPad
  11. dawindmg08

    Two Macs, 1 pair of speakers = DAC/Mixer/Amp – what do I need?

    Hi all, I'm looking for a good solution to my audio dilemma: I have two Macs on my desk – an older Mac Mini and 16" MacBook Pro (which replaced a 2014 MBP) – and I need to share peripherals to save space. Previously I had an IOGEAR Thunderbolt KVM switch, but it was getting unreliable and I...
  12. ntlman

    iPhone 11/iOS 13 no longer sending enough power to external DAC via Lightning/USB 3.0 adaptor

    Has anyone had issues where the new iPhones/iOS 13 no longer sends enough power to external USB devices to properly run when connected via the Lightning to USB 3.0 Camera Kit? I have a Dragonfly Black USB DAC. I use it to connect to my iPhone and iPad via the Lightning to USB 3.0 Camera kit...
  13. R

    Mid 2010 iMac and how to get hi res sound to speakers for excellent music

    Hi. I am new to this so not sure what works. But I have a mid 2010 27" iMac and now use Tidal streaming for hi res 24bit 96khz music. I want to improve speaker output (headphones already in use). Will this old model deliver? Do I need a USB DAC and/or high quality bookshelf active loudspeakers...
    • RobinStoker
    • Thread
    • dac hi res imac loudspeakers music
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  14. pen expers

    iTunes power-up: Audirvana vs BitPerfect

    I would like to continue using iTunes. And I'm undecided between using A + in iTunes-integrated mode (but how bad is the skin? Is it possible change it?) Or BitPerfect .. what do you recommend? My setup is Macbook Pro, Dragonfly Red and He-400i. I'm testing A + and I noticed that the sound is...
  15. R

    spontaneous reboot when turn on USB DAC

    I am using a mid-2010 Mac Mini running OSX 10.11.6 as a "headless" music server. It is connected to a DAC, via USB, and thence my stereo system. I use iTunes, playing mostly rips of CDs. If I power the DAC off and then back on, the Mini reboots. The DAC has multiple input channels (TOSlink...
  16. D

    Is USB audio output to PC possible?

    Hi all! I appreciate any feedback you guys can provide! I have a mid-2012 MBP, a Windows10 video editing PC, and Polk Hampden (USB, 3.5mm, bluetooth inputs) speakers which use their own DAC. All are at the same workstation. Ultimately, I would like quality audio from both computers to be able...
  17. LCPepper

    Audio Quality over Lightning to Analogue 3.5mm Adaptor

    I am wondering if say using the Lightning to Analogue adaptor would provide a better sound out than from the 3.5mm jack in the older iPhones. Do you think that older lighting iDevices could therefore end up with a quality boost by using this, if it has a better DAC? Guess we can't know till...
    • LCPepper
    • Thread
    • 3.5mm adaptor apple audio dac iphone lightning to analogue music quality sound
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  18. BreanneIdella

    Poor Quality from Audio Out of iPad Pro 9.7

    The speaker system of the iPad Pro 9.7 is really awesome, but I seem to be getting really poor audio quality when plugging my headphones / earphones into the audio jack of the iPad Pro 9.7. What I did was: Launched an app Inserted earphones / headphones Played some music / audio The apps I...
  19. M

    Audio Issues

    Audio for me seems completely broken in El Capitan (since early betas). I was hoping for Apple to resolve the issues but seems like that's not going to happen. I spent hours on Google trying to find a solution with no luck although many people report similar issues. USB DAC works for a little...
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