2/23/2023 0 Comments Ivolume alternative![]() ![]() I also reactivated my Spotify Premium account for checking new stuff out. The Sonos uses the 'lossless' and 'mp3' folder as a music source. Really happy with this little white box! It's user experience is great and flawless. I also bought, impatient as I am, the Sonos Connect already. 'stream' - where DBPA rips mp3's to for use in DS Audio (because streaming ALAC's is a no-go) and iTunes uses this folder for casual listening and syncing to my iDevices.mp3's you get when buying certain vinyl or legal live recordings (Mark Knopfler concert I went to had a service like that) 'mp3' - where I place mp3's for which I do not have a lossless or physical counterpart, ie.'lossless' - I let DBPA rip ALAC files here, sorted in artist\album (year)\track. ![]() I have created three folders in my 'music' share on my Synology: Hey guys, last post to let you all know which way I have been heading, might be of use to other people struggling. Unfortunately, if your DAC doesn't have meters, you'll have to go about this by trial and error. No playback system can deal with that difference of apparent loudness and do them all justice.īecause my DAC is a recording interface, I had the advantage of metering to assist me with setting the proper ReplayGain level for my system, and it wasn't 0db. The delta difference of ReplayGain adjustments in my personal library is a whopping 26.3db (-10.3db to 16db) across ~4,100 files. If the sound file is too loud, it sounds obnoxiously over punchy bordering on audible distortion. If the sound file is too soft, it sounds limp, listless and timid, no matter how much you tinker with playback volume. Getting the digital image properly centered on the analog back end is huge. It's not an exaggeration to say that after a quality DAC, and great speakers, this app made the biggest positive difference in my listening experience. I hesitate to mention this because I am apparently to only one for which this matters, but I personally have found that a ReplayGain tool such as iVolume is indispensable for a great computer-based playback experience. ![]()
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