Yesterday I had lunch with Mr. Mark Levison. Now he found his forth company after Mark Levison, Cello, and Red Rose Music. What piqued my interest is his A+ algorithm in Master Class software. It seems to be remastering tool using applied technology from Cello Audio Palette. You can read more about A+ technology and test with sample files from website below.
https://www.danielhertz.com/master-class-software
He claimed it will improve sound quality by filling the gap between digital block with the original data for more analog sound. It sounds like dithering to me but his engineer told me it’s not dithering. I wonder how A+ works and will it provide any benefit measurable with scientific data.
I also discussed with his engineer about Master Class software and its potential to bring A+ technology into other platforms and possibly DAC/Network Player. Companies like Weiss and Meridian also started to promote digital filter features in their products like DAC501 and MQA. I wonder if future of highend audio will revolve around digital filter from audio mastering solutions to consumer audio products.
Regards,
Keetakawee
Here’s a new feedback today from Fidelizer Nimitra customer. He also shared his feedback in Facebook post below.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/306848422730744/permalink/1215758085173102/
Sold my Aurender W20 & guess what , I bought Fidelizer Nimatra based on fidelized window 10 platform , which can serve as Streamer , Server & Network player Roon ready & as HQP NAA device . After doing much research ( read audiostream review about Nimitra & 6moons abt Fidelizer software ) I decided to buy Fidelizer Nimitra at promo price @ USD 1195 ie more than 10x cheaper than W20 .
Being computer illiterate , I had great difficult setting it up & thru TeamViewer & working for 6/7 hours over 2 days , finally I managed to get it working & it certainly sound better than what I paid for . Let’s see how it perform with better LPSU , cabling & SSD
It’s rare to get such dedicated service for such cheap product & I certainly appreciate the effort by Keetakawee Punpeng
I understd a unit was send to Matej of Mono & stereo for review
Selling 10 times more expensive product for Nimitra, that’s quite daring decision. 🙂
Today it was confirmed that Nimitra will be demonstrated in Thailand AV Show BAV 2017. I was invited by the owner of the show to be an instructor demonstrating about computer audio setup in show events. Nimitra will be featured in the highlight system setup by Stirling Trayle from Audio Systems Optimized. He also bought Nimitra for his works too. 🙂
After Tidal launch Tidal Master update that works only on desktop applications right now, there’s a few Fidelizer users asking about getting the best sound with Tidal Master so I think it’s good idea to write up step-by-step guide here.
STEP 1: Get Tidal for Windows app
Download most recent version of Tidal for Windows then sign up or login with your account.
STEP 2: Setup Streaming audio for best sound quality
Click on “Streaming” tab, you’ll see Streaming dialog with Quality and Sound Output options. Select “HiFi / Master” for Quality and audio output device of your choice. Don’t choose “System Default” because it doesn’t support exclusive mode.
You’ll notice settings icon when you move your cursor to audio output item. Click on that icon and select all options there. If your audio output doesn’t support MQA, uncheck “Passthrough MQA” option so Tidal will perform software decoding of MQA instead.
STEP 3: Use Fidelizer with Tidal
After setting up Tidal software, you can improve Windows sound quality further with Fidelizer software. You can run Fidelizer, click “Fidelize” button, choose “Yes” to launch music player application after optimizations, and select Tidal shortcut icon on Desktop.
If you’re using upgraded version, you can choose “Network Player” audio profile for better streaming audio performance.
And now you’re ready to play music with best sound quality from Tidal Masters. If you want to use Tidal Masters with JPLAY, I recommend ASIO Bridge software to allow bridging audio output with JPLAY ASIO driver.