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In Reply to: RE: I have HQ 3.14.4 posted by andy evans on December 19, 2016 at 16:24:03
Had another listen this morning. Once again struck by how smooth the vocals are in HQP. They're less euphonic in A+, but more defined. And that's it really - definition. A+ is more focussed. Listened again to some Janacek opera. Voices probably better in HQP but the orchestral instruments are less in focus - going towards a bit mushy. Much easier to pick out the timbres of flute versus oboe versus clarinet in Audirvana. They're a bit of a blend in HQP. It's disconcerting. So for all its sweetness, the harder but more defined focus of Audirvana is still the one I want to listen to. It just gets more details in the arrangement right, so the music makes more sense overall. Audirvana was always strong in instrumental timbre - that's why I originally preferred it to Pure Music and Amarra.
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OK, 'using' is not exactly what I'm doing, but at least it's loaded on my headless Mac Mini with the hope of someday figuring out how to get it to play nice with my 'library' which is in iTunes and also how to get it to play nice with TIDAL and QOBUZ.
Hopefully soon.
the Direct Mode being disabled on AV+2.6.1/Mac Sierra.
I also use Decible, along w/MC21, HQ, and Korg Audiogate/DS Dac 100.
They all have their uses...
Well, I compared MC 21 , AV+, ( no Direct Mode) and HQ.
Still prefer HQ.
Such is Life.
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