To be clear, I am disappointed with Theoretica. From the information available in this thread, it appears as if they are the only ones who can bring out BACCH4Windows, but they are refusing to do so. Reconfiguring my system to have a Mac in the signal chain is not going to be a trivial exercise and I am still thinking what is the best way to do it. The PC MUST remain in the signal chain because that is where Acourate lives, and without Acourate I am unable to take measurements and generate filters. I know it is theoretically possible to send audio to the Mac, but I have been stung enough times in audio with things which are "theoretically possible" to be wary. The other option is to leave the PC out of the chain and only connect it when I want to measure, but that involves futzing around at the back of my equipment rack with cables and increases the inconvenience factor by a lot. I have been putting together a shopping list in anticipation of buying a Mac, and so far it includes Mac licenses for software I have already purchased for the PC, an iPad, a router, a KVM, more cables ... all this because Theoretica won't bring out a Windows version of BACCH.
This is nonsense. Think about other genres outside what you normally listen to, and then realize that classical music listeners are specific about exactly which performances we are interested in. For example, there might be a multichannel recording of a Beethoven Symphony, but most classical listeners I know would rather listen to a good performance rather than a good recording. BACCH provides a way to enhance the performances which I love without having to wait for a multichannel recording, most likely a second rate performance, to come out. I have no idea about other genres of music, since I don't listen to them. So I don't know if multichannel recordings of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, The Beach Boys, Queen, Pink Floyd, etc. exist. I am guessing they may exist because quadrophonic recordings existed in the 70's, but if we are talking classical I do not know of any famous recordings available on multichannel.A
