Mac AIR v MiND 180 v Auralic ARIES v totaldac d1 server

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PhilP - I almost get the impression Audivarna is a bit like an over-saturated picture on TV, it's just slightly too much. Interesting though I didn't really get this impression on Guillaume's system yesterday where I found it a little more subtle. I have just remember for some reason I've had the 3 settings in General Settings ticked (Exclusive access mode, use max I/O buffer size, integer mode) and I don't think Guillaume does. We both had roblems with these initially then for some reason with me it just decided to start working with them ticked - no idea why. I guess it's probably integer mode that would affect sound quality more than the others?

Hi Philp and Rufus,
I'm just testing A+ with AIR and a mac mini with maverick. In menu audio set up, I can only selected "Direct mode" in order to have sound when I change the record. Like you, it seems different from Air alone, it seems better but maybe flattering, I have to compare for a long duration.