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Fidelia is an elegant and powerful music player created exclusively for Mac OS X.
True Listening
Anyone with a passion for music knows the value of high-quality hardware, whether it's a perfectly calibrated power amp or world-class pair of speakers. If you use a Mac to build, organize and enjoy your music library, shouldn't your software live up to the same high standards? Fidelia lets discerning OS X users truly optimize their home listening experience, preserving maximum sonic fidelity across multiple file formats and delivering uncluttered utility
True Listening
Anyone with a passion for music knows the value of high-quality hardware, whether it's a perfectly calibrated power amp or world-class pair of speakers. If you use a Mac to build, organize and enjoy your music library, shouldn't your software live up to the same high standards? Fidelia lets discerning OS X users truly optimize their home listening experience, preserving maximum sonic fidelity across multiple file formats and delivering uncluttered utility
What's New
Version 1.2.0:
- new FHX Headphone Processor add-on (US $49.99)
- memory playback included in Fidelia Advanced
- support for album artwork
- improved metadata view including editing
- performance and stability improvements
Requirements
- Intel
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
- QuickTime 7.2 or later highly recommended
Fidelia User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:3,302 |
| Version Downloads:289 |
| Type:Multimedia & Design : Audio |
| License:Demo |
| Date:02 May 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $19.99 |
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Fidelia is an elegant and powerful music player created exclusively for Mac OS X.
True Listening
Anyone with a passion for music knows the value of high-quality hardware, whether it's a perfectly calibrated power amp or world-class pair of speakers. If you use a Mac to build, organize and enjoy your music library, shouldn't your software live up to the same high standards? Fidelia lets discerning OS X users truly optimize their home listening experience, preserving maximum sonic fidelity across multiple file formats and delivering uncluttered utility with a timelessly elegant user interface. Powered by Audiofile Engineering's unique Fidelia Audio System, it gives you the tools and the freedom to savor the sounds that you love, all the way from your hard drive to your eardrums.
It's Not a Store, It's a Library
You know what you like to listen to. You're not looking for computer-generated recommendations, randomized shuffles, proprietary ads or social networks to validate your taste. Fidelia keeps it simple: Organize and enjoy your music library at superior levels of sonic quality.
True Listening
Anyone with a passion for music knows the value of high-quality hardware, whether it's a perfectly calibrated power amp or world-class pair of speakers. If you use a Mac to build, organize and enjoy your music library, shouldn't your software live up to the same high standards? Fidelia lets discerning OS X users truly optimize their home listening experience, preserving maximum sonic fidelity across multiple file formats and delivering uncluttered utility with a timelessly elegant user interface. Powered by Audiofile Engineering's unique Fidelia Audio System, it gives you the tools and the freedom to savor the sounds that you love, all the way from your hard drive to your eardrums.
It's Not a Store, It's a Library
You know what you like to listen to. You're not looking for computer-generated recommendations, randomized shuffles, proprietary ads or social networks to validate your taste. Fidelia keeps it simple: Organize and enjoy your music library at superior levels of sonic quality.
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Megaman reviewed on 24 May 2012
Overall pleasing to use and the sound is great.
HOWEVER, wtf is it with not being able to save your library or playlists? Really - what's the point?
Most software provides the basic ability to save your work - this one does not. I am expected to re-load my library and create new playlists every time I launch this application.
If it was free or a demo version I'd maybe understand, but I paid $20 for this, not to mention the extraordinary amount the developer chargers for so called 'pro' features.
Until the developer fixes this incredible problem, I simply cannot recommend this application.
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WTF is this? Why would anyone want to pay fifty bucks for it? Why is it that, even on the Audiofile site, the only information available is that there is an FHX add-on available that costs fifty bucks? Is it Audiofile's intention actually to get people to buy this? Or is it merely something tossed in for laughs and so what if nobody knows what it is? It obviously gets the customer's attention. It certainly has mine
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http://aeng.me/fidelia
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As for Canz3D, I'm using a pre-release version of 10.7.4 and it's a bit too recent and too unrefined ro work well with it.
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In any event, you can download 1.2 and read the FHX section in the user guide or check out the site.
FWIW, it appears CanZ3D hasn't been updated for quite awhile and it is not 64-bit, so it won't work with Fidelia 1.2.
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Right. I didn't even try to use it, after I saw how old it was.
BTW, does FHX work WITH Extended or INSTEAD of EXTENDED? Since I already own 1.2 Extended, I wouldn't want to pay to add on THX, only to discover that I had thereby taken off Extended. That would take the meat!
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Also has anyone used the upgraded and how does it compare to Audirvana.
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novalue reviewed on 25 Sep 2011
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Arjuna reviewed on 09 May 2011
However still buggy and lacks important features (which hopefully gonna be improved with future updates).
– Some tracks (both ALAC and MP3) from iTunes library aren't available for playback for unknown reason. The same tracks play in iTunes and Audirvana without any problem.
– No support for album artwork. Instead of making the player that big, it would have been much better to display artwork instead.
– Support for iTunes library is very poor overall.
– HOG mode should be included in basic package. 50 USD just for that is weird.
In fact, planning to buy it (now using demo). So hope developers listen to customers needs. I'm not the first one to put these points.
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Espiridion reviewed on 25 Apr 2011
Positive:
Improved audio quality, probably due to limiting and equalization. I did a very thorough test with one file comparing the recorded output from iTunes and Fidelia, and found greater perceived loudness along with some better response across the frequency spectrum. While listening I was also using different metering plugins to get a more accurate picture of what was going on in terms of volume and frequencies.
Negative:
-Scanning my audio plugins took hours. In some cases it took over 10 seconds to validate a plugin, as was the case with many Waves plugins. I have around 40 of those, and they come in different formats like VST and AU, and different variations as well, such as Mono and Stereo.
-In some cases, audio was degraded and sounded terrible. Then the output would go silent. This was the case with a couple of high resolution WAV files. In order to get sound again I had to quit the application.
-I also had to Force Quit the application numerous times. With each restart a crash report was supposed to be sent to Audiofile Engineering, but I don't know if the multiple reports actually went out.
-There's no functionality to quickly rearrange plugins.
-Additional features cost more than the application itself.
I hate to give this a low rating, but this is terrible. Feels like a beta version. I prefer to use iTunes along with Digital Power Station, or with Jack OS X and DSP-Quattro and my plugins. This worked fine with MP3 files, but failed with high resolution WAV files.
YMMV. I'm uninstalling it. Maybe I'll try it again once it's 1.2 or 1.5.
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Fidelia is more comparable with:
Decibel ($33, Snow Leopard or later)
Audirvana (Intel only)
Pure Music ($129)
Amarra ($99, $295, $695)
At $20, Fidelia is not that expensive. Unfortunately added features cost an additional $50.
Some reviews:
http://www.macworld.com/article/158065/2011/02/fideliamusicplayer.html
http://www.digitalaudioreview.net.au/index.php/audio-reviews/digital-source-reviews/item/211-audiophile-engineering-fidelia-for-os-x
I won't rate it since I have not tested it and doubt that I'll buy it. It has a great feature that allows users to apply AU or VST plugins. I already have that with DSP-Quattro and Jack OS X.
Just wanted to mention that Audiofile Engineering's products are targeting a different market than Vox and the like.
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Which is what I want a stand alone players main functionality to be. Find some music, play it, without any fuss, or unnecessary deleting of playlists or associated files. The Fidelia developers seem to have decided to take on iTunes head on. No drag n' drop at all. Just *fricking playlist hell again. An ugly, antiquated graphic of an audio separate, just kills this off for me immediately... not even easily customisable... The sound from Fidelia is punchy and this app might come in handy at a gathering of friends etc. Crank the interface on 'large' throw on a playlist and it would be at the very least, a conversational starter or two. but for desk bound jockeys, looking for a smart stand alone audio player... no way. But of course, your milage may vary.
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Skityba2 rated on 17 Aug 2011
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LizBo rated on 04 Aug 2011