iTunes is your weak link. Years ago, I switched from Audirvana using iTunes to having it read the tracks. The next weak link is using usb. No matter what tricks you do to usb, it’s atill flawed. The next weak link is having a computer in your audio room. I moved away from a Mac mini running audirvana 2.x years ago to a dedicated streamer, the Auralic Aries which was a big sq improvement. A year ago, I moved away from the Aries to using roon with a ps audio DS dac with the bridge II and couldn’t be happier.
Amarra Player vs Tidal Streaming
Gents;
I generally play Tidal streaming
but, I also have a couple 1000 cd's on iTunes and using Amarra 3.0 player on a Mac
I've just noticed how " dull" Amarra sounds to me compared to Tidal
I also compared a HDtrack 24/96 same songs compared to the Tidal streaming.
The sound profile is still dull.
How do Audioirvana, JRiver or Roon sound to you guys vs Tidal?
Is there a best one for SQ? ( probably the biggest $$$)
Anybody compared them?
Is there some setting I need to change
I continue to read how analog Armarra sounds on blogs!
Tidal is great to me
jeff
I generally play Tidal streaming
but, I also have a couple 1000 cd's on iTunes and using Amarra 3.0 player on a Mac
I've just noticed how " dull" Amarra sounds to me compared to Tidal
I also compared a HDtrack 24/96 same songs compared to the Tidal streaming.
The sound profile is still dull.
How do Audioirvana, JRiver or Roon sound to you guys vs Tidal?
Is there a best one for SQ? ( probably the biggest $$$)
Anybody compared them?
Is there some setting I need to change
I continue to read how analog Armarra sounds on blogs!
Tidal is great to me
jeff