Swinsian review mac os#
Swinsian review full#
Swinsian review portable#
Swinsian review plus#

Swinsian review plus#

Plus it's a less bulky setup with one less interconnect and one less battery to worry about. I've found 24-bit files off the iriver to best all 16/44 files from an iPod/Solo combo. Now I use the iriver with the RxIII or our new International DAC/amp.

Swinsian review portable#

'With the AK100 my giant triple-decker portable brick of iPod, Algorhythm Solo and ALO Audio MkIII headphone amp is significantly reduced. To edit meta data for FLAC files I like Swinsian which is also an excellent high-res player. Moreover the GUI of the player was intuitive and satisfying. The benefits of 24 over 16 bits were apparent and quite enjoyable.

When the guys at iriver popped into my shop a few months ago and let me kick the tires out of the AK100, I was able to load up my 24-bit FLAC files along with similar 16-bit material. Because I've had no access to a FLAC player that didn't come with an assortment of disagreeable complications, I didn't really use those files for personal audio. I also have a collection of 24-bit FLAC files. I have a large collection of 16/44 Apple lossless files. I think it's somewhat of a transformative portable hifi product. And the iriver I thoroughly love for several reasons.

On the other hand we don't carry products we don't thoroughly love. Having bought from him many upscale headphones and replacement harnesses over the years, Ken has become a trusted fount of knowledge in this sector: 'I've used the AK100 for over a month now. Ken Ball of ALO Audio is a Portland/Oregon-based retailer and manufacturer of headfi kit. Also, editing track info is awkward compared to iTunes.you have to select a track, mouse to the edit window and edit your info, mouse back to track listing and select the next track, then mouse back to the edit window - there should be a 'next' button like in iTunes.ĭespite these small issues (and a few others), for me Swinsian is a step up from iTunes and/or the Music App and was well worth the $25.This review page is supported in part by the sponsors whose ad banners are displayed below Even if it did, the lyrics window is way too small and can't be resized. And while Swinsian did import all my playlists, album art and star ratings, it didn't import my lyrics. I get the Column Browser back which the Music App took away, I no longer have to convert FLAC files to an iTunes readable format (a big time saver for me), and it's much zippier.iTunes (and the Music App) always had a 2 or 3 second lag when switching songs which never bothered me, but I think after using Swinsian that lag would bug me if I had to switch back to the Music App. I purchased Swinsian a week ago and I'm really liking it.

Swinsian review full#

I paid full price for this software and am disappointed that such a simple yet important feature is still nowhere to be seen. Among the many different applications I have running on a regular basis, this has been only one that has yet to give my eyes a rest even among a bunch of other third-party developers. More importantly, if the developers are reading this, please PLEASE implement a dark mode soon. A simple 'lock' button next to the size slider would completely fix the issue.

Swinsian review mac os#

Aside from a couple issues I've had, Swinsian makes other Mac OS music players look like a joke.Ĭhanging the grid's icon size is an exception to the lag-free experience and is especially frustrating because it's extremely easy to mess everything up with an accidental zoom gesture and go through the laggy, frustrating process of getting it to the right size again and again. The overall lack of fluff while still having a fantastic interface is a godsend. The customizability has allowed me to arrange the interface exactly to my liking. I'm at over 250gb of lossy audio (about 30k files) myself and experience little to no lag when navigating the browsers and art grid. Definitely the best music player around for big libraries.