Topic: Mac FLAC playback options *Apologies, couldn't find in search*

[DigiGal]

My initial impressions with a trial of Fidelia are poor!!! 

It displays the K System metering plug-in just fine but locks up playing CD's directly and it's volume control does not function when using the optical output to external DAC (mute and dim do work though).  It's current version is intended for files ripped to a hard drive library.  I've got many discs that I don't want to rip to a drive and only want to play them occasionally.  Currently Fidelia doesn't support legacy HDCD, SACD, DVD-Audio or DSD discs so I'll be looking to try out Audirvana next but it doesn't look like Audirvana supports plug-ins at all.

[scb]

My initial impressions with a trial of Fidelia are poor!!! 

...
 it's volume control does not function when using the optical output to external DAC (mute and dim do work though).

that's probably by design.  It's just sending 1s and zeros to your DAC

[DigiGal]

My initial impressions with a trial of Fidelia are poor!!! 

...
 it's volume control does not function when using the optical output to external DAC (mute and dim do work though).

that's probably by design.  It's just sending 1s and zeros to your DAC

Yeah, I'm not completely surprised by this but then the volume control in iTunes works as does the volume for all the assorted different players so it should be possible for this to work.

[scb]

My initial impressions with a trial of Fidelia are poor!!! 

...
 it's volume control does not function when using the optical output to external DAC (mute and dim do work though).

that's probably by design.  It's just sending 1s and zeros to your DAC

Yeah, I'm not completely surprised by this but then the volume control in iTunes works as does the volume for all the assorted different players so it should be possible for this to work.

but those players probably don't present themselves as completely bit perfect audiophile solutions