Audirvana Origin

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Tried it on Mac OS M1. Very very buggy, thus too frustrating to use. Wish I could report otherwise.

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On 4/30/2022 at 10:25 AM, jgeffen said:

I don’t have any problems so far, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have them. Try to use the support page on the Audirvāna site, or have you already done so? I have an older Mac with Catalina installed.

 

Thanks, @jgeffen. What is supremely frustrating is that the bugs appear to be basic things like songs stopping unexpectedly mid-song, songs replaying when they shouldn't be, playback buttons simply working, and random interface components not working when clicked. I suffered through too much photo software "public beta testing" back in the day. Life's too short. The sound does so far appeal, however. To be honest, I do have some hope/desire for improvements, thank you @Jud for encouraging me to discover this!

 

But I also am wondering about what this "new software" and pricing maneuver means as others have pointed out already. Is this tantamount to a going concern disclosure (if the company were public/being audited)? It seems unclear to me given the history of comments on the original versions before Origin here.

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I'm glad for this community and topic thread because one is always learning something new which includes perspectives on the products/services we would otherwise not know much about. Thanks all, and hopefully Audirvana gets up to speed quickly. I have to think it's tough for a small team keeping two platforms and mobile apps up to date and operating smoothly. (Somewhat tough for an end user to remember this, too.) Thanks again.

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@The Computer Audiophile Article ideas? "Using Ravenna with Audirvana" or "Ravenna Audio Networking for Home Audiophiles"?

 

How does Dante audio networking compare to Ravenna? Asking because I read somewhere that you can use Dante Virtual Soundcard and then find endpoints to convert the Dante data to AES for use with DACs, etc. I don't know enough about computer networking or pro audio networking to assess the ease or practicality of this, but I know the person who suggested it uses Dante with JRiver.

 

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Despite frustrations, I'm going to pony up for Audirvana Studio over Origin even though I mainly play local lossless files. Thanks to all who've posted their experiences and support! Your posts, and my ears, finally convinced my brain to spend the money.