Since my hardware was already set-up with the Mac, I did the software measurements with that platform first (results here). The fact is, there is so much going on the in the hardware level such as OS and USB buffering, DAC buffering, driver-interface interactions that are just beyond the 'reach' of the player software that it really makes no sense IMO for any software developer to make such claims!
Note that already there have been tests questioning these claims (here's a nice one from Mitch over on the Computer Audiophile between JPLAY vs. Close to a month back, after publishing my TEAC UD-501 results, someone E-mailed me about the use of JPLAY with this DAC.Īlthough I had not tried the program yet, it begs the question, how's it possible that JPLAY could sound any different? JPLAY is described as a bit-perfect player openly discussed in the FAQ but if you look at items 5 & 6, they seem to imply that 'timing is everything' and somehow, an optimized software player can make a difference.
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