Audirvana 3 For Windows

[bhobba]

I just read the following on John Darko's blog:

http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2018/01/mqa-streaming-goes-mobile-nugs-net-on-ios-groovers-on-android/

Lastly, both Amarra and Audirvana+ continue to work behind the scenes on their Windows MQA implementations with latter slated to arrive at the end of January. Audirvana+ for Windows will see all the MacOS version’s feature set wrapped in an overhauled interface.

 

Ii went WOW.   This will really solve some issues for me and can hardly wait.

 

Does anyone know anything more - I never even knew it was being worked on.

 

Thanks

Bill

[RunHomeSlow]

i can't remember where on A+ Facebook but i think it will be released Mac and PC version late january or in february...

[bhobba]

Had a look at their Facebook page - nothing there.

 

But now with you recalling it I am feeling very confident it will happen.

 

I am looking to set up my critical listening system where my main computer, a high end windows machine, is and this would be great.  I  can use Audirvana or HQPlayer which I already have and simply choose what sounds the best.   Audirvana links into MQA/Tidal which HQPlayer does not.  Love it.

 

Thanks

Bill

[RunHomeSlow]

this is from Facebook, if you can read french...

 

Marco Mission J'attends avec impatience la version pour Windows ! Avez vous une date de sortie ?

 

19 décembre 2017, à 14:14

Audirvana Plus J'ai voulu faire un petit cadeau de Noël aux utilisateurs Mac, avec cet algorithme qui est déjà dans la version Windows en cours de construction. C'est difficile de promettre une date de sortie vu l'ampleur de la tâche, mais fin janvier semble une estimation raisonnable?

 

[bhobba]

Great.   I am very certain now.

 

Thanks

Bill

[steveoat]

Any update on when this will be released?

[Qhwoeprktiyns]

Good luck in getting an answer to that question! Mid January they announced a few weeks delay... I would bet on a few months

 

[greyscale]

I sent Damian a message regarding the problem of long file names not being supported in Windows 10. Reason, JRiver will not import files with long names. I felt this would be a problem for classical music file names in Audervana/Windows. I'm not aware of other Windows apps that are able to use long names. FWIW, JRiver Mac imports all my files, including the ones (lfn) JRiver will not.

[Qhwoeprktiyns]

They just announced Audirvana 3.5 and windows 10 version will be coming out in a few weeks....

[rickca]

@damien78 will we be able to get a free trial of A+ on Windows even if we already did a free trial of A+ V3 on MacOS?

 

Can you tell us about pricing for the Windows version yet?  Will there be a discount for MacOS A+ licensees?

 

I like the new features you are introducing that you showed on the A+ Facebook page.

[bmoura]

Here's the announcement in today's edition of Positive Feedback: 

 

 

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Audirvana Launches Its Version of Audirvana Plus for Windows 10

Audirvana Plus, the hi-fi software player acclaimed worldwide, now comes to PC users.

 

Its new interface for Windows 10 will be presented in a World Premiere during the High End Show in Munich, 10 - 13 May 2018 Paris, May 9, 2018—Audirvana, maker Audirvana Plus, the reference hi-fi audio player initially made for Mac users, announced today the launch of its Windows 10 version for the pleasure of PC owners. Highly anticipated, this new software with a totally redesigned user interface, is set to take Audirvana Plus to an even wider audience.

Created by Damien Plisson and acclaimed by users and audio specialists around the world, Audirvana Plus has quickly been recognized as market’s reference player, enabling music lovers who have a Mac to replace iTunes and dramatically improve the sound quality of their music library.

“As a music lover who’s always looking for the best sound quality, I am very happy to present this new product, Audirvana Plus for Windows 10, which allows PC owners to enjoy their music with the sound quality they dreamed of, ” said Plisson.

How does Audirvana Plus improve sound quality?

Audirvana Plus acts on two levels to turn the computer into a high-end hi-fi player:

• It significantly reduces the audio signal path and removes all noise and other electromagnetic interferences to deliver pure sound
• It performs the necessary digital processing before conversion to analog, employing very high quality algorithms, far superior to those used in digital-to-analog converter (DAC) chips to deliver perfect audio fidelity

New Features of Audirvana Plus for Windows 10

Audirvana Plus for Windows 10 has the same benefits as Audirvana Plus 3.2 for Mac, while offering PC users a new, and wonderfully intuitive and fluid interface. Audirvana Plus for Windows 10 also offers the latest developments, such as:

• New “View by Artists” in addition to those by Tracks, Albums
• Direct selection of the audio device on the main Interface
• Redesigned search engine
• New mini-player

Other Features of Audirvana Plus for Windows 10

In addition to these latest innovations, Audirvana integrates the existing benefits of Audirvana Plus for Mac into Audirvana Plus for Windows 10, including:

• Playback of all the popular audio formats, including Hi-Res audio files such as FLAC, WAV, AIFF, DSD, and the new MQA format
• Integration of Qobuz and Tidal HiFi Streaming Services
• Remote control with the A+ Remote app
• Compatibity with network players that properly use the UPnP/DLNA standard

With the new Windows 10 version of Audirvana Plus, Audirvana is responding to public demand and the growth of the digital audio market, as well as the strong growth of streaming services, by offering products specially developed for music lovers.

At the High End Show in Munich, Audirvana will present Audirvana Plus for Windows 10 as a World Premiere with our Selected Hi-Fi Partners:

• Pioneer and Onkyo Group Booth (A 4.1, E118/E119 )

Audirvana Plus for Windows 10:

• Available in June 2018
• 15-day free trial version
• Approximate public price : $74 USD/ 64€ excluding VAT

About Audirvana

Founded in 2011, Audirvana is a French company created by Damien Plisson, a well-known developer acknowledged as an expert in the audiophile community. Since its launch in 2011, Audirvana Plus for Mac has become the reference hi-fi software player for audiophiles around the world. Its sound quality and reliability have won over sound engineers, who use it in the recording studio as well as in live concerts. Audirvana has received many awards, such as the “Audio Excellence Award 2016” from the Japanese magazine Audio Accesory and the “Exceptional Product – 5 Stars Award” from iCreate magazine in September 2017.

 

More information at audirvana.com

 

 

https://positive-feedback.com/industry-news/audirvana-launches-version-audirvana-plus-windows-10/

 

[Qhwoeprktiyns]

Thanks for the link. Seems the Windows version will be released in June. Eager to try it out as I have heard the volume control algorithm is amazing. 

[Ron Scubadiver]

Great for Win users who already have some nice players available.

[One and a half]

The proper implementation of uPNP for non Roon players like most Japanese sourced network players, Pioneer, Teac, Denon, Yamaha et al will be welcome for a large computer user base.  Windows Media Player is a woeful platform for a music server, thank goodness there's a better alternative. 

 

Oh well, the complaints will come thick and fast about the price, no one is forcing to buy. According to this page, prices are USD74. Wonder if it will work on Win2016...?

[Cebolla]

5 hours ago, One and a half said:

The proper implementation of uPNP for non Roon players like most Japanese sourced network players, Pioneer, Teac, Denon, Yamaha et al will be welcome for a large computer user base.

 

I would not have bothered mentioning Pioneer streamers wrt requiring proper implementation of UPnP - none of them support gapless playback when used with a gapless supporting UPnP/DLNA control point, so won't play gaplessly with Audirvana Plus regardless.

 

 

5 hours ago, One and a half said:

Windows Media Player is a woeful platform for a music server, thank goodness there's a better alternative.

 

No need to wait for an alternative to WMP for UPnP/DLNA support - JRiver Media Center, foobar2000, etc, are already here!

[bmoura]

6 hours ago, One and a half said:

Oh well, the complaints will come thick and fast about the price, no one is forcing to buy. According to this page, prices are USD74. 

 

 

Yes, that's the price quoted in the Positive Feedback article linked above as well.  

More than JRiver but less than Roon.  Time will tell how they do. 

 

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• Approximate public price : $74 USD/ 64€ excluding VAT

 

https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/38128-audirvana-3-for-windows/?do=findComment&comment=819857

 

[One and a half]

9 hours ago, Cebolla said:

 

I would not have bothered mentioning Pioneer streamers wrt requiring proper implementation of UPnP - none of them support gapless playback when used with a gapless supporting UPnP/DLNA control point, so won't play gaplessly with Audirvana Plus regardless.

 

I didn't mention gapless. That's a function of the player and its performance, if you want to nitpick which you usually do.

 

9 hours ago, Cebolla said:

 

 

No need to wait for an alternative to WMP for UPnP/DLNA support - JRiver Media Center, foobar2000, etc, are already here!

 

I forgot the bits are bits concept.

[koupa]

I'm waiting the program. I use Roon all the time but a simpler solution is always welcome. Now I have installed foobar2000 and jriver. But both of them are not polished. Foobar2000 has a raw power but is very 00's in the interface and jriver is a total mess. It has a lot of options but it lacks the small bits to make it perfect. 

[Cebolla]

On 5/11/2018 at 11:48 PM, One and a half said:

 

I didn't mention gapless. That's a function of the player and its performance, if you want to nitpick which you usually do.

 

Er, no. Under standard UPnP/DLNA both, the player and the controller have to support gapless playback for it to function - ie, proper implementaion of UPnP/DLNA.

 

BTW, my beef was (obviously) with Pioneer - not Audirvana Plus, which to its credit does support gapless as a standard UPnP/DLNA control point. So Pioneer devices aren't really good examples of those requiring proper implementaion of UPnP.

 

 

 

On 5/11/2018 at 11:48 PM, One and a half said:

I forgot the bits are bits concept.

 

Can't see how mentioning a couple of existing alternatives to WMP as Windows UPnP/DLNA controllers/media servers would lead you to that conclusion!

 

[Cebolla]

On 5/12/2018 at 6:36 PM, koupa said:

I'm waiting the program. I use Roon all the time but a simpler solution is always welcome. Now I have installed foobar2000 and jriver. But both of them are not polished. Foobar2000 has a raw power but is very 00's in the interface and jriver is a total mess. It has a lot of options but it lacks the small bits to make it perfect. 

 

Agreed. Both JMC & fb2k require a fair bit of configuration and/or insider info for them to be used satisfactorily as UPnP/DLNA controllers/media servers.

[steveoat]

When is this ever going to be released.  It was supposed to be release a few weeks ago, but it seems that the data keeps getting pushed back.  Any firm release date?

[bmoura]

47 minutes ago, steveoat said:

When is this ever going to be released.  It was supposed to be release a few weeks ago, but it seems that the data keeps getting pushed back.  Any firm release date?

 

The announcement from Audirvana says that Audirvana Plus for Windows 10 will be available in June.

https://positive-feedback.com/industry-news/audirvana-launches-version-audirvana-plus-windows-10/

 

On Facebook, Audirvana says it will be demonstrated at this weekend's Sound Plus event in Paris

https://www.facebook.com/Audirvana/posts/1824535187570041

 

[rickca]

@damien78 is A+ for Windows a separate license from A+ for Mac ... in other words, do current licensees of A+ on Mac still need to buy a copy of A+ for Windows to run it on a Windows machine?  Any discount for such users?

 

Enjoy yourself at Sound Days!

[Geoffrey Armstrong]

On this 6moons page:

 

http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/munich2018/9.html

 

… I read

 

"His algorithms have more potential applications still. He has already tested the benefit of this technology on a simple iPhone and prototype version of the Audirvana software player"

 

… referring to Gilles Milot's recent new digital volume control algorithm.

 

Does anyone know if this volume algorithm is being incorporated into A+ for Mac and Windows? The article also mentions new up-sampling algorithms from M Milot!

[Qhwoeprktiyns]

The author of the 6moons article is a member of a French forum and mentioned there that it was.