Yet another Mac music Question


I have an imac >transparent USB>PS audio digital link III (Cullen mods)>pre-amp. Its sounds good, not great. Here are my questions. Note, I will be purchasing amarra in the next week or so (if that needs mentioning)

I went to the audio midi set up and under the USB out it will not offer a 24bit option. it offers 48K and 16bit as the highest option. Itunes will not read a 24bit flac file even with Fluke. What am I doing wrong?

I would like to set up an external HD to store my itunes library (via firewire). I need to transfer the files that are now on various other external drives in flac format. I need to convert to AAIF and store in the new main library drive. What is the most efficient way to convert the files and link with itunes?
jordanmj

Showing 1 response by jax2

MAXX software is freeware and is an excellent converter for Macs, and also a very good ripping software using "CD Paranoia" error correction. You can do batch conversions using MAXX targeting a specific HD to put the resulting conversions. You can also convert to several different formats at once.

If you use a different software to manage your library, like Squeezeserver, you can leave them in FLAC at various resolutions and let the software convert on the fly.

I tried Amarra and it just didn't do it for me personally on my systems. I thought I could hear a difference on some things, but not others. Certainly not enough to identify them in blind listening.