One of the advantages of a far more resolving system with a finely tuned computer audio source is that I can now throw in my two cents on fascinating issues such as ALAC vs AIFF playback (also known as FLAC vs WAV for the Windowphiles amongst us). As such it is the player I use as my reference until something even better displaces it. But for somebody who was ultimately looking for the most sophisticated reproduction of nuance in tone and body of acoustic instruments, Audirvana would get my nod. For most systems the choice should really be driven by the need for Pure Music's advanced features or not. So I don't think my conclusion changes at this time. On this last point I doubt anybody listening to Pure Music without a comparison would ever accuse it of sounding digitally sterile-not even close-but when facing Audirvana both Ocellia's Samuel Furon and I felt that Audirvana went just that little further in closing the gap to master tape or superior vinyl playback. Pure Music on the other hand will give you a slightly tighter presentation with a tad more punch while falling back just a little on tonal richness, at times showing a remnant of digital hardness. Audirvana though will offer slightly looser upper bass (think slightly warmer and more rotund with a little less impact and detail) while offering more realistic (read closer to a real instrument) timbre accuracy and tonal colors. Yet in a more revealing system there indeed are nuances between the two programs that could become slightly more meaningful.Īll in all both are tremendously resolved and can reproduce the concert venue and all its acoustics realistically. Over the previous pages I'd come to the conclusion that the two software players were sonically too close to truly separate and that a choice should be based on the feature set you desired and the budget you felt was acceptable. I was unexpectedly able to over a few weeks deepen my comparisons against Pure Music thanks to a far more resolving full Ocellia system I happened to have on review in my music room. Reading Paul Candy's report on JPlay had me suddenly realize that I owed our readers a quick follow-up on Audirvana. This review page is supported in part by the sponsors whose ad banners are displayed below
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