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ESOTERIC HR Audio Player
Audio playback application for Esoteric D/A converters with USB
OWNER'S MANUAL
Contents
Overview.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Support for high-resolution audio file formats . . . . . . . . . |
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Supported models and operating systems.. . . . . . . . . . . |
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Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Easy music playback with high audio quality using supported Esoteric equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Simple screen design reduces CPU load and contributes to higher sound quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Other features.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Making settings in Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Starting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Precautions before use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Deleting the application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Configuring the device (D/A converter).. . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Enabling playback with even higher audio quality. . |
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Making settings in Mac OS X.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Starting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Deleting the application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Configuring the device (D/A converter).. . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Enabling playback with even higher audio quality. . . . . . . |
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Using the application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Preparing audio files . . |
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Playing back audio files.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Managing playlists . . |
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“DSD” is a registered trademark.
ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies
GmbH.
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Overview
Support for high-resolution audio file formats
This Windows/Mac application supports playback of 5.6MHz DSD and 384kHz PCM audio files.
ESOTERIC HR Audio Player, which is available for both Windows and Mac operating systems, is a high-quality audio playback application that can handle high-resolution audio files. You will be able to enjoy the playback of high-resolution audio files, including DSD, at high audio quality without a complicated setup by using this application in combination with a Grandioso D1 or another Esoteric D/A converter with USB that supports such files.
While many previous DSD playback applications have been specialized, requiring a high level of understanding and complicated setups in order to play back high-quality audio, the Esoteric HR Audio Player allows you to complete a high-quality audio playback environment by simply installing the application and selecting the connected device. After doing this, you will be able to play back high-resolution files with high audio quality by simply dragging and dropping the music files into order in the player.
In addition to providing a playback environment for high-resolution files with little difficulty, this application has also been designed to maximize the potential of supported devices with high-quality audio playback. Simplifying the application screen and reducing CPU load contribute to enabling even smoother playback. When playing back DSD files from a Windows computer, DSD native playback is supported using DoP and ASIO 2.1 modes. Each listener can set the playback method according to personal preference. For listeners that desire even better audio quality, the included RAM buffer playback function prevents the degradation of audio quality due to fluctuations in CPU load by loading the data temporarily into the computer's memory.
Supported models and operating systems
Grandioso D1, D-02, D-07X, K-01, K-03, K-05, K-07
Windows |
Windows Vista (32/64-bit) |
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Windows 7 (32/64-bit) |
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Windows 8 (32/64-bit) |
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Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) |
Mac |
OS X Lion 10.7 |
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OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 |
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OS X Mavericks 10.9 |
This application can be used on the above operating systems (as of March 2014).
ooThe D-02, D-07X, K-01, K-03, K-05 and K-07 are only supported when the USB setting is HS-2 (asynchronous) mode .
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Features
Easy music playback with high audio quality using supported Esoteric equipment
You will be able to enjoy the playback of high-resolution audio files at high audio quality easily by using this application in combination with a Grandioso D1 or another Esoteric D/A converter with USB that supports such files. Unlike specialized applications, this application uses very simple settings and does not require other plug-ins, for example, to be installed.
Supported models:
Grandioso D1, D-02, D-07X, K-01, K-03, K-05, K-07
ooThe Grandioso D1 is the only model with which DSD file playback is possible (as of March 2014).
ooA file cannot be played back if it exceeds the supported format specifications of the equipment.
Support for playback of 2.8/5.6MHz DSD files using ASIO 2.1 and DoP
When using Windows with a Grandioso D1, DSD native playback, which converts DSD directly to analog without conversion to a PCM format, is supported. Playback using ASIO 2.1 and DoP (DSD Audio over PCM Frames) is possible, and both 2.8MHz and 5.6MHz DSD files are supported.
Playback also supported for various other highresolution file formats
In addition to 2.8MHz and 5.6MHz DSD files, playback of PCM files is supported for resolutions up to 384 kHz . Furthermore, the playback of FLAC files with resolutions up to 384 kHz is also supported.
Supported file formats
DSF (.dsf ) |
2.8/5.6 MHz |
DSDIFF (.dff ) |
2.8/5.6 MHz |
PCM (.wav) |
44.1 kHz – 384 kHz,16 bit – 32 bit |
FLAC (.flac) |
44.1 kHz – 384 kHz,16 bit – 32 bit |
MP3 (.mp3) |
32 kbps – 320 kbps |
DSD file playback also supported on Mac OS X
DSD file playback using DoP mode is supported not only on Windows, but also on Mac. (DoP is the only playback mode available with Mac OS.)
Simple screen design reduces CPU load and contributes to higher sound quality
By using a simple screen design, the CPU load is reduced, and this contributes to higher sound quality. For listeners that desire even better audio quality, the RAM buffer playback loads the data temporarily into the computer's memory before playback to enable playback with even higher audio quality.
Other features
ooPlaylists can be created, saved and loaded
ooRepeat playback function for playlists and single tracks
ooShuffle playback function for playlists
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