The 4 best high resolution audio players

Are you an audiophile and want to listen to music from your computer in FLAC, MQA or DSD format? If you are getting lost in the search for a music player, Accurate Reviews experts have selected the best high-resolution apps for you.

1. Hysolid

If you have your computer connected to a quality Hi-Fi system, Hysolid may be exactly what you are looking for. This isn’t traditional media player software, it literally turns your PC into a music player controlled from your iOS or Android device. Hysolid will reproduce most of the high resolution formats. The app is compatible with PCM audio, including WAV and FLAC up to 384 kHz and DSD from 2.8 MHz to 11.2 MHz in DSF format. Hysolid is free and can also display the operating mode of the USB DAC you are using and current playback quality.

2. Amarra Luxe

This is a premium music player and in fact, it isn’t cheap. The full package is around $99, but it’s chock-full of features. It also supports the main high resolution formats, including FLAC, MQA and DSD. Unfortunately, MQA is currently only supported on macOS. This is a useful app if you also like streaming high resolution audio. In addition to playing your music collection, Amarra Luxe can stream from Tidal and Qobuz. If you want to control all your music with a single app, this is the right tool for you.

3 Audirvana

Another app for macOS, Audirvana gives you control of your audio streaming from source to output. If you have a powerful computer that can process special sound, this app is worth considering. For example, Audirvana supports the execution of high-performance algorithms to download the DAC and avoid oversampling. This app also supports VST3 plug-ins. Whether you want to add a touch of EQ or view your favorite songs through a spectrum analyzer, this app can do that for you. Audirvana costs around $ 75, but the variety of powerful features could make it worth paying.

4 JPLAY FEMTO

Developed by “fanatic audiophiles” just like yourself, this software aims to optimizing the audio signal from the source to the DAC with the highest possible quality. This feature supports PCM audio, DSD and even claims to improve the sound quality of Tidal and Qobuz. This software is in fact a server. Once it’s up and running, you can use it with any UPnP compatible app or hardware. The developers recommend Bubble UPnP for Android, but also Kinsky for Windows, macOS and iOS. Among other features, JPLAY FEMTO includes a “Hibernate” mode, which reduces the background noise created by your computer by eliminating jitter-producing processes and threads. The price of this program is around $ 167.