Some of these features, such as HOG mode and memory play may sound like gibberish to the uninitiated, but these two features alone make Pure Music capable of elevating even a lowly Mac Mini into a formable music delivery device. In addition Pure Music offers automatic rate-switching from 44.1/16 all the way up to 192/24, gapless playback of files that have been designated as gapless files, memory play, real-time high-resolution upsampling of CD tracks, a 64-bit internal signal path, dithered volume control, phase inversion, a subwoofer crossover, multichannel support, support for audio processing plug-ins, Core Audio HOG mode playback, high-resolution audio streaming, precision signal metering, reverse play, and more. Like Amarra, Pure Music’s principal function is to bypass iTunes’ signal processing and substitute a more direct and powerful 64-bit processing program. While nothing in Pure Music’s preference panels is completely inscrutable, without the User Guide anyone not familiar with Pure Music’s many options could screw up its settings in a myriad of ways. I recommend keeping Pure Music’s User Guide PDF open on your desktop for the first week or so of operation, especially during initial setup. I daresay that you will be reading this informative tome more than once. Pure Music is such a powerful program that reading its “User Guide” is a must. Priced at only $129, Pure Music promises to improve not only iTunes’ sonics, but also adds high-resolution capabilities along with a host of other advanced sonic and ergonomic features. In the end, it’s that simple.” Time and the latest version of Channel D’s Pure Music software may make me eat those words. Upgrades are free for Pure Music 2 users.In Issue 202 I concluded my review of the Amarra software program with, “If you want to hear how good a quality Mac-based system can really sound, you have to use Amarra. Pure Music 2.0.3 (still) retails for its original 2010 price of $129. In addition, Pure Music 2.0.3 includes improvements to address performance issues with iTunes 12.1, which was released by Apple last week. There is no need to purchase or launch a separate application! Even better, switching to Streamthrough is AUTOMATIC – if you play an Internet radio station in iTunes, or TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, YouTube, etc., the audio is “automagically” detected and switches Pure Music from file play to Streamthrough mode! Streamthrough is fully integrated with Pure Music. However, Streamthrough has been enhanced even further in Pure Music 2.0.3, making it the most advanced and automated such offering available. Streamthrough has been included with Pure Music for the last 4 years (making Pure Music the first computer audio software to offer this feature, by a considerable margin). Streamthrough permits conveniently playing and enhancing other computer audio sources through Pure Music, with full access to Pure Music’s dithered volume control, 64 bit crossover, audio EQ plug-ins, NetSend streaming, metering, etc., all without needing to quit Pure Music. Pure Music 2.0.3, available for download now from the Channel D website, brings enhancements to its Streamthrough streaming audio technology. Lambertville, NJ-February 4, 2015-Channel D, developers of the innovative and award-winning Pure Vinyl™ and Pure Music® computer audio software for Apple Macintosh computers and the creator of the Seta® Ultra Wide Bandwidth Balanced Flat Phono Preamplifiers has released a significant update to its Pure Music® software.
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