Smidge
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Next week my UMIK-1 will arrive and I’m now preparing and setting up the relevant software on my Mac mini. REW is ready to roll, and I downloaded a trial version if Boom 3D for eq. First I wanted to verify that when everything is flat is Boom 3D, it sounds the same as outputting directly to my external DAC. I noticed that the volume is a bit lower via Boom 3D, which makes is difficult to a/b test by ear.
Another thing I noticed is that when I check Audio Devices on my Mac, the bit and sample rate isn’t visibly adjusted based on the source material. If I output directly from Qobuz to my DAC it does adjust both. Which makes me assume using Boom 3D doesn’t allow native playback on original bit and sample rate.
Edit: I now experienced this indeed isn’t properly working. When you go from a song at 96KHz to 44.1 KHz it plays at double the speed. When I switch the output device to my DAC, I hear the DAC relay click and then it does play at the right speed. So it seems Boom 3D can’t handle this.
Hence my question, what’s your experience with Boom 3D?
I’m by no means stuck to Boom 3D, so I’m open to alternative EQ solutions for Mac as long as it doesn’t negatively impacts sound quality, and enables me to play source material as-is.
Another thing I noticed is that when I check Audio Devices on my Mac, the bit and sample rate isn’t visibly adjusted based on the source material. If I output directly from Qobuz to my DAC it does adjust both. Which makes me assume using Boom 3D doesn’t allow native playback on original bit and sample rate.
Edit: I now experienced this indeed isn’t properly working. When you go from a song at 96KHz to 44.1 KHz it plays at double the speed. When I switch the output device to my DAC, I hear the DAC relay click and then it does play at the right speed. So it seems Boom 3D can’t handle this.
Hence my question, what’s your experience with Boom 3D?
I’m by no means stuck to Boom 3D, so I’m open to alternative EQ solutions for Mac as long as it doesn’t negatively impacts sound quality, and enables me to play source material as-is.