tuca200 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Does anybody try Amarra 3.0 on OSX Yosemite Beta Trial? thanks Link to comment
Guest Joseph Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Does anybody try Amarra 3.0 on OSX Yosemite Beta Trial? thanks Yes, I have. On my system it stutters, tracks cut off early and randomly blasts full volume white noise. I opened a trouble ticket with my my detailed system info and their rote response was to delete preferences. I followed their advice and it has actually gotten worse. Their tech support is as useful as their program. Link to comment
tuca200 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Thanks Joseph! Link to comment
Guest Joseph Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 You are welcome. I realize that my reply was a bit harsh. To be fair, if you read the existing Amarra 3.0 thread, it is working fine for some people. It seems to be system dependent. I love the sound of Amarra when it works but unfortunately for me, at this time it doesn't. Link to comment
tuca200 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 You are welcome. I realize that my reply was a bit harsh. To be fair, if you read the existing Amarra 3.0 thread, it is working fine for some people. It seems to be system dependent. I love the sound of Amarra when it works but unfortunately for me, at this time it doesn't. I understand, in my case works well with my system ... however i would like to experiment with Yosemite OSX to see if it is compatible... Link to comment
jhwalker Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I understand, in my case works well with my system ... however i would like to experiment with Yosemite OSX to see if it is compatible... It works just as well for me on Yosemite (gold master) as it did with Mavericks. i.e., usually works, sometimes freaks out and starts playing a different track than is selected, sometimes stutters, etc. In other words, you shouldn't worry about Yosemite "compatibility" - it works just the same as under Mavericks, in my experience. John Walker - IT Executive Headphone - SonicTransporter i9 running Roon Server > Netgear Orbi > Blue Jeans Cable Ethernet > mRendu Roon endpoint > Topping D90 > Topping A90d > Dan Clark Expanse / HiFiMan H6SE v2 / HiFiman Arya Stealth Home Theater / Music -SonicTransporter i9 running Roon Server > Netgear Orbi > Blue Jeans Cable HDMI > Denon X3700h > Anthem Amp for front channels > Revel F208-based 5.2.4 Atmos speaker system Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 To be fair, if you read the existing Amarra 3.0 thread, it is working fine for some people. It seems to be system dependent. Amarra 3.0 works without any problem for me. Even 2.6, which was less stable, works flawlessly in my system - at this very moment I am listening Grateful Dead's May 77 concert with the sound that leaves nothing to wish more. For reference: Mavericks booted from 16GB Transcend sd card, only Amarra Symphony 2.6 folder and XLD added to Applications directory, music files copied to listen into WAV. Link to comment
tuca200 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Amarra 3.0 works without any problem for me. Even 2.6, which was less stable, works flawlessly in my system - at this very moment I am listening Grateful Dead's May 77 concert with the sound that leaves nothing to wish more. For reference: Mavericks booted from 16GB Transcend sd card, only Amarra Symphony 2.6 folder and XLD added to Applications directory, music files copied to listen into WAV. In the OSX Yosemite trial? Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 In the OSX Yosemite trial? Mavericks, felidae before that. Didn't try it with Yosemite, could wait for official release easily. Link to comment
KnockKnock Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 WHEN it works, is awsome, the sound is just so good! But most of the times it crashes, hangs or stutters or makes clicking noise I think that Amarra need to hire a good programmer very soon, before every body looses their patience. May I suggest a guy named Damien maybe??? Link to comment
SteveS1 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 WHEN it works, is awsome, the sound is just so good!But most of the times it crashes, hangs or stutters or makes clicking noise I think that Amarra need to hire a good programmer very soon, before every body looses their patience. May I suggest a guy named Damien maybe??? Have you checked your set up? Works flawlessly here on two machines 2011 mini and 2012 MacBook Pro both using iRC. I have to assume that a lot of others are using it without problems too, or we would hear much more. I agree it sounds great. If you want to compare any settings - I'm up for that. Audirvana Plus/Dirac Live - Weiss 202 - Lavardin IT-15 - Art Emotion Signatures. DragonFly Red - Sennheiser HD600s & IE800s. Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 WHEN it works, is awsome, the sound is just so good!But most of the times it crashes, hangs or stutters or makes clicking noise I think that Amarra need to hire a good programmer very soon, before every body looses their patience. May I suggest a guy named Damien maybe??? Guy named Damien is too busy with library managing these days and, anyway, he never found a way to a sound which is "so good"...) And, I am with Amarra for a several years now - different macs, different settings, several consequential mac operation systems, iRC, - and I never had a significant problem with it. Just great sound, nothing else. Link to comment
KnockKnock Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hi Steve. Thanx, yes I checket my setup many times. A is the only software that doesn't work at my place... All my settings and stuff are updated to newest software, all is paid for (!), two year old iMac with 20 GB RAM, TBolt 5 TB disc (same with 6 TB FW disc). Al permission updated from DiscUtility and so on... best KK Have you checked your set up? Works flawlessly here on two machines 2011 mini and 2012 MacBook Pro both using iRC. I have to assume that a lot of others are using it without problems too, or we would hear much more. I agree it sounds great. If you want to compare any settings - I'm up for that. Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hi Steve. Thanx, yes I checket my setup many times. A is the only software that doesn't work at my place... All my settings and stuff are updated to newest software, all is paid for (!), two year old iMac with 20 GB RAM, TBolt 5 TB disc (same with 6 TB FW disc). Al permission updated from DiscUtility and so on... 2 best KK Sorry if I am interrupting. No problems with Ammara ever. Feel free to write to my pm. Link to comment
Frans Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sorry if I am interrupting. No problems with Ammara ever. Feel free to write to my pm. Same here, no problems with Amarra! Link to comment
Musicophile Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Same here, no problems with Amarra! To those of you having no problems, do you use ITunes integrated mode? Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
Frans Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 To those of you having no problems, do you use ITunes integrated mode? Yes, at evenings with friends and/ or family I use iTunes integrated mode, but most of the time I use playlist mode because the SQ is so much better! And I have never had problems. Link to comment
tuca200 Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 I have now the Amarra with the Yosemite OS X Beta and its great without any problem...unfortunately i can't say the same thing about the Audirvana... Link to comment
Musicophile Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yes, at evenings with friends and/ or family I use iTunes integrated mode, but most of the time I use playlist mode because the SQ is so much better! And I have never had problems. Then it's no wonder you don't have problems, nearly all of the bugs I'm aware of including the one on my system are related to ITunes integration. Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
tranz Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hopefully this will help some using itunes integration so that the Remote app can be used to access your music library. Most has been noted already in the various threads, but these are the process steps I am using. 1. Open VNC app on iPad to connect to the Mac and start Amarra 2. Navigate to File ---> Extras ---> Quit Finder 3. Navigate to File ---> Extras ---> Purge OSX Memory 4. Click cache button, make sure green light is showing 5. Click Amarra button, make sure green light is showing 6. Click in the iTunes screen, and click on Album column header until It is sorted by Album by Artist 7. Navigate to Amarra Symphony --->Preferences 8. Under Launch I only have launch/quit Amarra with iTunes checked, others unchecked 9. Under Playback, Click Preload Tracks and select Album for count and 3GB Cache memory amount. Crucial settings. 10. Under Dither I have auto-dither unchecked 11. Under Processing only gain bypass is checked and all others are unchecked 12. Under Hardware follow audio midi is unchecked 13. Disconnect from VNC 14. On the iPad/iPhone open the Apple Remote app 15. Do NOT use Playlists except for perhaps finding what you want to listen to 16. Use Artist followed by Album, or Album tab and click on the first song in an album 17. Only click ONCE on the first song of the album 18. Be patient and wait until the whole album is loaded into cache and playback starts Once loaded in Cache, you will notice harddrive activity has stopped, and you can click through the songs within the album with quick response since it is all in memory. One note on searching for music on the Playlist tab of Remote. If you do click on a song from Playlist, immediately go the the Album tab and click on the first song of the album again. This way the songs are loaded in the correct order. Do not use Remote Playlist any other way as you will get frustrated! This is as close as I could get enjoying Amarra (for the most part) gapless with the audible benefit of Amarra's playlist and using an iPad Remote to access my library. I like the sound of Cache mode as it turns off the spinning harddrives or TBolt drives and the files are loaded into memory. Same exact reason Playlist sounds better. But Amarra's Playlist without a proper app is shite for a user. Cheers Link to comment
SteveS1 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 To those of you having no problems, do you use ITunes integrated mode? Yes, pretty much all the time. Settings are as per tranz's email give or take the odd one (I like the link to be maintained on screen). I use Cache with iTunes integrated and pre-load for those albums that contain linked tracks or are gapless throughout. A couple of other points, I use an XMOS USB / Spdif converter to feed the DAC. I also store music on board, I don't use attached storage as I like to keep things as simple as possible. A 1TB disc is enough for me, I appreciate this won't be the case for many and in such cases I would experiement with some music stored locally to rule out the attached storage as a reason for playback issues. Audirvana Plus/Dirac Live - Weiss 202 - Lavardin IT-15 - Art Emotion Signatures. DragonFly Red - Sennheiser HD600s & IE800s. Link to comment
gudbramble Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It seems to be system dependent. I love the sound of Amarra when it works but unfortunately for me, at this time it doesn't. Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 to those of you having no problems, do you use itunes integrated mode? Never. My library is overwhelmingly FLACs, no iTunes compatible. Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It seems to be system dependent. I love the sound of Amarra when it works but unfortunately for me, at this time it doesn't. It is a mystery for me. Amarra is working wonders in my system which is nothing fancy or elaborated. Just Mac OS, no iTunes. Link to comment
LBob Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 To those of you having no problems, do you use ITunes integrated mode? I use playlist mode. That cured my problems. 2012 MacMini 8G ram -> Audirvana + 3.0 -> Mcintosh MHA 100> Nordost > Audeze LCD X Link to comment
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