![]() 'Classic' is softer and mellower, 'maximum fidelity' crisper and sharper. PM allows switching filters on the fly which inserts a 1-second mute. That perspective makes the Concero's filters not must-have deal clincher but mere alternate option. With serious users I'd call access to software-based upsampling fait accompli. I slightly favor Audirvana 1.3.9.10's sonics but PureMusic 1.86 doesn't exhibit the beta's remaining Mountain Lion glitches. With a Mac-based system one really ought to upgrade swiftly from iTunes to one of the better players. PureMusic offers 64-bit NOS-type 'classic' and 'maximum fidelity' upsampling to counter Resonessence's twinned filters. In full-on DAC mode the Concero wins by default since the Audiophilleo lacks analog outputs. In USB bridge mode I'd favor the simplicity of Audiophilleo's cable-less solution but would have to give up on the Apple remote (more on that anon). For those who must have a victor, my vote would split depending on use. The Audiophilleo was drier and thus more dialled for focus and wiry separation. It was texturally softer and more pliant to exhibit a whiff of redolence or elasticity. Either had its own attraction and the delta of performance was too insignificant for true advantages. There was a small difference to the Concero, albeit without causing any clear-cut preference. Now the Audiophilleo changed from clear winner as it had against the U3 to equality with a twist. That was my USB audio status when the Concero touched down. To further raise that setup, I'd then split not the atom but the USB cable (a KingRex uArt but Acoustic Revive, Elijah Audio, soon also iFi make them and surely others too) and plugged the power lead into Bakoon's very clever endless battery power supply. It thus became my permanent upgrade over the hiFace II OEM module built into my universal player/DAC. The system was my usual Esoteric/APL Hifi UX1/NWO-M in S/PDIF DAC mode a very expensive very good valve preamp on short-term reader loan (Concert Fidelity CF-080LSX2 with Psvane tubes) FirstWatt SIT1 monos Aries Cerat speakers and all Zu Event cabling except for USB.Įarlier the Audiophilleo 2 had out-resolved April Music's XMOS-based Stello 3. I tried each box with native data rates, compared 176.4kHz upsampling in PureMusic's 1.86 software versus Concero's firmware and finally switched between the latter's three modes. To retain fiscal balance, the Concero's S/PDIF link became Chris Sommovigo's budget Stereovox HDXV rather than heroically priced Tombo Trøn. At $579 my Audiophilleo 2 was a perfect comparator. ![]() This review page is supported in part by the sponsors whose ad banners are displayed below
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