#Fidelia app for mac os
#Fidelia app software

Comparing this to Vox is like comparing a Hyundai with a Ferrari.

Maybe I'll try it again once it's 1.2 or 1.5. This worked fine with MP3 files, but failed with high resolution WAV files.

I prefer to use iTunes along with Digital Power Station, or with Jack OS X and DSP-Quattro and my plugins. I hate to give this a low rating, but this is terrible. Additional features cost more than the application itself. There's no functionality to quickly rearrange plugins. With each restart a crash report was supposed to be sent to Audiofile Engineering, but I don't know if the multiple reports actually went out. I also had to Force Quit the application numerous times. In order to get sound again I had to quit the application. This was the case with a couple of high resolution WAV files. In some cases, audio was degraded and sounded terrible. I have around 40 of those, and they come in different formats like VST and AU, and different variations as well, such as Mono and Stereo. In some cases it took over 10 seconds to validate a plugin, as was the case with many Waves plugins. While listening I was also using different metering plugins to get a more accurate picture of what was going on in terms of volume and frequencies. I did a very thorough test with one file comparing the recorded output from iTunes and Fidelia, and found greater perceived loudness along with some better response across the frequency spectrum. Improved audio quality, probably due to limiting and equalization. Numerous crashes upon launching -or trying to launch- the app. In all fairness, Fidelia does not claim to sound better than iTunes.Īdditional issues I encountered with Fidelia:Īdding a song resulted in losing my playlists until restarting the app. What does this mean? That the audio is and sounds exactly the same, regardless of whether you use Fidelia or iTunes for playback.

In practical terms there was silence regardless of which plugin I used to invert the phase. I then tried to reverse the polarity using Melda Auto Align, and this time the files nulled 100%. Using Sonalksis' FreeG to invert the polarity of a track the files nulled almost perfectly, with only something going on below -93 dB. The null test link posted by Moogan makes sense, so I played a file using Fidelia and then using iTunes, I captured the audio from the file using Audio Hijack Pro, and loaded the resulting 2 audio files into Studio One along with the original WAV file. Fidelia keeps it simple: organize and enjoy your music library at superior levels of sonic quality. You're not looking for computer-generated recommendations, randomized shuffles, proprietary ads, or social networks to validate your taste. Powered by Audiofile Engineering's unique Fidelia Audio System, it gives you the tools and the freedom to savor the sounds that you love, all the way from your hard drive to your eardrums.

#Fidelia app software

If you use a Mac to build, organize and enjoy your music library, shouldn't your software live up to the same high standards? Fidelia lets discerning OS X users truly optimize their home listening experience, preserving maximum sonic fidelity across multiple file formats and delivering uncluttered utility with a timelessly elegant user interface. True ListeningĪnyone with a passion for music knows the value of high-quality hardware, whether it's a perfectly calibrated power amp or world-class pair of speakers.

#Fidelia app for mac os

Fidelia is an elegant and powerful music player created exclusively for Mac OS X.