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iPad "Remote" App for iTunes


Introduced to me by Mezmo, this free Apple app looks through the iPad to iTunes and all the music on my Mac Mini.

Therefore, from the comfort of a chair across the room, one can browse the entire selection of music, see all the cover art AND adjust the volume.

Although I am not yet sure how this affects the sound - particularly the use of the volume control - this has otherwise solved my Mac to DAC to amp problem, where for this one source, I no longer need a preamp, nor a DAC with an attenuator.

For comparison's sake, I have ordered an Antelope Zodiac + DAC (with attenuator) and will report back with any interesting findings.

For general use, surfing an iTunes collection, the remote app seems useful for anyone who also has an iPad.
cwlondon
m_snow
57 posts
 
Antigrunge is wrong: the Remote app will work with all 3 of the products he lists.

And he's right -- any one of those three will make a HUGE difference in your sound.

I personally use Audirvana - but all three are excellent products.
mezmo
516 posts
 
Personally, I like Bit Perfect on the Mac. It's super simple, sounds great, gives you a fair amount of control and customization behind the scenes, and is way less of a PITA than setting up an alternate player to iTunes as far as I am concerned. It sits invisibly on top of iTunes, but essentially castrates it to take over all playback. There's a huge thread about it over at Computer Audiophile (which I can’t seem to link to directly, but worth a quick search of their forums) for anyone that's interested. Have to admit, though, that I've got relatively little experience with Amarra/Pure Music/Audiovirna/etc to know how it compares – but it is itself so useful and easy that I stopped experimenting with other stuff once I found it. Just my two cents.
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
I think AudirvanaPlus trumps BitPerfect (even in iTunes integration mode) particularly if your DAC/USB supports INT and Direct mode in Lion/Mountain Lion
m_snow
57 posts
 
Bit Perfect didn't have much information: does it support DSD? Does it automatically switch sampling rates?
And I definitely don't like the idea of having to use a 3rd party to import FLAC files.
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
No DSD support on BitPerfect but for PCM, it does a superb job.
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