Apple iTunes goes Hi-Res (Pure Music) from 6moons.com

[klipschfan]

April 2010 - Pure Music - Channel D, developers of audio software solutions for Apple Macintosh computers recently introduced a new high-resolution digital audio playback software program for iTunes. Based on Channel D’s Pure Vinyl playback engine, Pure Music [$129] automatically docks with Apple’s free iTunes® software to handle music playback using a high-resolution playback engine. iTunes acts as the database and playlist organizer and Pure Music retains normal iTunes functions like track selection, music library navigation and more. Pure Music offers automatic sample rate switching (16 or 24 bits, 44.1 to 192 kHz); gapless track playback and memory play; dithered volume control; a 64-bit adjustable subwoofer crossover; audio processing plug-ins; CoreAudio Hog Mode playback; precision signal metering; reverse play and more. Pure Music natively plays all iTunes-supported audio formats including but not limited to Apple Lossless, AIFF, Wave, AAC and MP3. "As far as the user is concerned, iTunes behaves normally via the Play/Pause, Skip, Shuffle, Volume controls etc. and even via remote operation with an iPhone or iPod Touch using Apple’s Remote application. However, the connection with iTunes stops there because iTunes no longer plays the music. All audio is rendered and played via Pure Music's low CPU overhead, audiophile quality 64-bit resolution playback engine. (Note: 64-bit resolution audio is an entirely different thing from the 64-bit memory addressing now available in Apple's OS X operating system.)" Visitors to the website can download a free 15-day unrestricted demo program to try before purchase. System requirements are Mac OSX 10.5 or 10.6.

[Still-One]

Sounds interesting. On problem could be the lack of support for FLAC. A lot of hi-res (24/88 and 24/96) music is distributed in FLAC. I know iTunes does not support FLAC.