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I guessed that it would automatically choose the native bit depth, but switching between the automatic/optimal and 16 bit setting did make a difference. Moving on to the max bit depth setting, I wondered what exactly “automatic/optimal” meant. In a word, iTunes sounded more like standard iTunes. This one is on by default but switching it off (and restarting the app) made for a marked loss in soundstage width, depth and intimacy. Then there was the mysterious (for me at least) Integer Mode setting. Still, this may be a worthwhile feature for many systems sounding less open than mine. This worked fine and did the usual trick of providing more clarity and air at the expense of bass solidity and attack. I learned that the changes won’t register until you either quit iTunes or BitPerfect. Then it was time to start fiddling with BitPerfect’s settings. At this stage I would have a difficult time to choose because even though PureMusic was more transparent and precise, it also laid bare the somewhat sterile Macbook sound that BitPerfect compensated for so nicely. By contrast, PureMusic provided much more refinement, focus and transparency than either standard iTunes or BitPerfect with standard settings while keeping PRAT intact. But with more rhythm-driven music, I found BitPerfect a bit too much on the soft side and even though standard iTunes sounded more gray and colourful, it did have slightly more attack and this made the drum whacks carry more power. Somehow, I found BitPerfect to sound more engaging with its more widely spread soundstage. Sure enough: Pure Music was tighter, faster, more articulate. Still using the basic settings, I switched between BitPerfect and Pure Music version 1.65a. Then again, BitPerfect sounds smoother and friendlier than the other two programs, if I recall correcty. What surprised me though was that I wasn’t hearing the tightening up in the bass that I hear so clearly with Amarra and PureMusic. The music sounds more emotional, more enveloping and more interesting with BitPerfect enabled. It doesn’t take long to hear the differences: standard iTunes sounds a bit boring and gray compared to BitPerfect, the latter having a much wider and deeper soundstage. The USB cable used was the excellent KingRex uArt-USB-S. Using the basic settings, only having selected the PS Audio PWD MKII’s USB input as output in the BitPerfect’s settings, I listened carefully to iTunes with, and without BitPerfect. Switching from basic iTunes to BitPerfect I promised above to talk about sound foremost, so let’s skip to that right now! All the regular control is from iTunes, but there is a preference pane that offers 4 screens with various settings, as can be seen on the pictures below. I will however, compare BitPerfect directly with Pure Music on their sound merits alone.Īs can be seen in the above picture, BitPerfect has a minimal interface. But having said that, thus far, newcomer BitPerfect not once crashed while I used it.
You can’t really compare these programs one on one because both PureMusic and Amarra offer much more functionality than BitPerfectmost important of which is FLAC playback, and, judging from the early BitPerfect reviews on the web, they could be more stable than BitPerfect. That compares nicely to BitPerfect’s 7,99 euro, doesn’t it?
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Amarra is the most expensive at 178 euro for the full version while Pure Music at 113 euro is less expensive, although still far from cheap.
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For Mac I have used two programs that apply a series of methods to achieve the same thing: Amarra and Pure Music.
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In the case of Windows there are various routes of shortening and/or purifying the “signal path”, Kernel Streaming being the most commonly known method. I don’t know the fine details but just like Windows computers have lots of resampling and mixing going on with their kmixer, something similar happens with Macs. However, I need to say a thing or two about my earlier experiences with similar programs. You can read all about that elsewhere on the web. What are the audible differences? Being more familiar with Windows computers, I won’t pretend to know exacty what BitPerfect does behind the scenes, nor will I bore you with a complete rundown of all its functionality. Below screenshot, as well as the rest, are of the V1 software. Meanwhile, there is a v3, shown in the main image screenshot above. Please note that this review is for version 1. Retail price when purchased in 2012 approximately 7,99 euro It made for an interesting comparison to PureMusic. It does this while maintaining the ease of use that iTunes offers. BitPerfect is a very affordable Mac app that works with iTunes to enable better sound
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