BitPerfect for Mac vs Pure Music

Loud blasts of static should not be occurring. No way that your older Mac mini is to blame for this.

You should definitely try A+. I considered the cost of the license to be one of the best investments I made in digital audio. Not only did the sound improve relative to PM, A+ is also more stable and predictable.

Hi, Just a question on BitPerfect in general: does BitPerfect remain local to the laptop, or do I also receive the improvement if I sync music files to my Apple TV server?

Thanks inadvance

Does Bitperfect sounds better than Amarra? Only for Mac?

I've found Audirvana to provide the best detail from my iMac and it
integrates seemlessly with iTunes.

Better details and dynamics than Bitperfect without the cost of Amarra.

Never tried Pure Music, so can offer no opinion on that front

Regards

I have been trying BitPerfect, JRiver Media Center 19 for Mac, Pure Music 2.0, and most recently got Amarra 3.0. I am hard pressed to "hear" differences between playback on these various players. However, the user interfaces are vastly different. Some I find much easier to operate than others. For instance, I have difficulty with the logic and features of JRiver even though it's a lot of people's favorite player. By cobntrast I find Pure Music and BitPerfect really easy to use. I was getting dropouts with BitPerfect and discovered it was my DAC. I only just purchased Amarra so can't yet tell if I will find the GUI easy or crazy. I do like the JRiver Remote app better than using the iTunes remote app which you have to use to control Pure Music or BitPerfect from your iPad or iPhone device. Amarra recommended I try Splashtop to use as a remote app with that player, so I am trying that out as well. For me, the easiest and best user interface is iPeng controlling Logitech Media Server for my Squeezeboxes. There is no other remote app that offers the functionality and ease of use of this one, but it only works with Squeezebox which Logitech has discontinued. Luckily mine are all still functioning so I still have that option at least for a while.