Macbook sets Midi settings to -41db when using Tidal exclusive mode . . . At the new lower level I have to adjust the gain switch to high gain mode and turn the volume know to ~1 oclock to get back to normal listening level I have narrowed this down to the Mac Audio MIDI Setup app settings dropping the Primary Stream output level to -41db (sometimes -22db) whenever Tidal Exclusive mode is engaged
How do you get bit-perfect playback on the Apple Music app? After reading about the Apple Music (AM) app online, it seems that the AM app cannot bypass the internal mixer for Windows, MacOS, and Android, as there is no exclusive mode available The only way to achieve bit-perfect playback is through an iOS device connected to an external DAC
Can something do tidal exclusive mode (adjustable volume from tidal . . . Can something do exclusive mode and at the same time using the samme bit and samplerate to play sound from twitch or reels,shorts or youtube ? No, this goes against the exclusive in exclusive mode Just don’t use exclusive mode, you don’t need it Set output to 24 192 and forget about it
Dolby Atmos with headphones, not that simple. . . So, I'm analyzing the options available to enjoy the Dolby Atmos tracks on headphones connected to a DAC AMP with USB input Actually the streaming platforms that offer Atmos are Amazon Music, Apple Music and Tidal However, the matter is not that simple For the ideal listening of Dolby
Fiio R2R - Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum 2 K11 input mode switch to USB; 3 K11 output setting: switch to the corresponding output port according to the interface used, switch the headphone or speaker output on the front panel to PO, and switch the line output on the rear panel to LO to decode the audio signal of the mobile phone "
DSPeaker Anti-Mode 2. 0 Dual Core Room EQ Review This is a review and detailed measurements of the DSPeaker Anti-Mode 2 0 Dual Core Room Equalizer It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $1,200
Sennheiser Momentum 4 - Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum Does anyone know how the wired connections on the Sennheiser Momentum 4 work? You can connect digitally via USB-C, or via an analogue headphone cable I wondered if the USB-C connection allows for higher bit rates than via bluetooth, and if the analogue connection bypasses any ADC DAC process?
Does the Pure Direct Button Really Enhance Sound Quality? In this mode it's pure amplifier without any sound processing I would just add that, although that's the basic idea, you can't really know this without studying the circuit diagrams and then measuring Amir's AVR measurements generally show better performance using pure direct mode Check out the master review thread for a few examples
ASIO, WASAPI, Direct Sound. . . is there any difference in sound quality? WASAPI can be bit perfect and even in shared mode it uses high quality resampler Generally speaking though, when it comes to pure quality, it can't get any better than what exclusive WASAPI can offer Not entirely sure how Direct Sound is handled in Windows 10 but it's either equal to WASAPI shared mode or worse