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I would appreciate some advice. I use a dedicated late 2012 Mac Mini; I have not upgraded the OS since El Capitan to maintain the ability to easily use Direct Mode. Is the sound quality for the new Audirvana Studio significantly better than Audirvana 3.5? If not, I'm probably content to stick with the status quo for the time being. Thanks for your thoughts...

I've been unable to figure out a way to search for Tidal Masters (MQA) using the Audirvana remote. I can sort for new Tidal masters on my computer, but not on the remote. Is this possible on my iPad, or am I missing something? Thanks in advance.

That sounds great. I think the ability to view pdf album notes within the app is one of it's greatest features, and this extra functionality would be fantastic.

It's all about the sound! Minor inconveniences in [constantly improving] iPad interfaces are inconsequential for those really interested in the sound of the music we are listening to. Just deal with it while Damien does his magic!!! Roon, Ammara and any other player I have ever tried are not even close to the sound that Damien is miraculously able to give to us. Audirvana consistently wins hands down for sound quality. Let's let him "do his thing" to get the software tweeked, get MQA decoding imbedded into the program, and after all of that let him play around with the aesthetics of the interface. I question the motives of "malcontents".

I have a quick question: Are folders on a network drive (Synology NAS) supposed to autosync? It's no big deal if that's not the case, because manually syncing is fairly quick. I'd just like to know if I'm missing something here. BTW the more I listen and the more I use the new iPad app, the more I'm loving this great program.

These updates are a game changer. The sound is fantastic, and the usability of the app is a HUGE improvement. Thank you, Damien!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but "high quality MP3s" is an oxymoron. MP3 is a "lossy" file format, meaning you're missing a whole lot of "bits" that were on your CD. Any future CD's should be ripped in a "lossless" file format, like FLAC, ALAC or AIFF. I rip my CD's in FLAC format on my PC and convert them to AIFF to play through my Mac-based music system. I also download hi-res files in FLAC format (in order to save disk space on my PC's hard drive) and convert them to AIFF on my NAS. You might not be into hi-res audio yet, but someday you will be. At the very least, you don't want to listen to music in lesser quality than a CD, so be sure your music files are "lossless".