I believe Dirac SE has updated so that one can vary the Filter Gain setting and will eventually provide filtering for 192k even though your track requirements for the SR is minimal.
I am sure Dirac Live can meet your needs. I mostly lurk on this site, but I appreciate the information you and others share. BTW, thanks for so many of your informative posts. From what I've read it can be a game changer. No DSD so I can't play either of my DSD files on Amarra, and I only own 2 files that are 192. I guess with Dirac and Amarra 3.0 I am pretty close to symphony. Though I admit I do most of my listening with Amarra. I do however like the other players and I want to keep future options open. A few annoyances but nothing is perfect (except my wife, and she's made 1 mistake). I too have had no problem with Amarra 2.6 and 3.0. Highly recommended despite what other members conclude about Amarra Symphony builds.
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The synergy for employing AS3.0 as my go-to software player since 2011 keeps getting better with the evolution of the player. Although, BitPerfect's DSD Master is a boon for converting DSD files to Hybrid PCM files at 176.4 so that I may play them on my auxiliary system which is limited to 96/24, BUT, then AS3.0's SRC then down samples those 176.4 tracks to 88.2 and I can play my entire library on my auxiliary system. Now that I can play DSD tracks in AS3.0, the inclination to use other players is even less frequently. While I do employ the other software players, most of the time the purpose for doing so is to compare SQ with AS3.0. Example: The Rolling Stones, "Some Girls", SHM-CD, very aggressive high frequencies, 16/44.1K rip played back through Amarra Symphony with iRC filter is much more enjoyable. Interestingly, the default optimized filter produced by Dirac smoothed out the highs in my system and made some harsh sounding CDs sound a bit more natural. The ability to alter the filter is one of the key features in my view. I am using the curve produced by iRC and have not altered it yet. I have to provide -5.0db in the Gain value of the iRC window to keep the Amarra Symphony meters out of the "red". I play back that file through Amarra Playlist mode with the filter that I have created. Sonic has a 0 db "pink noise" file that can be downloaded for calibration. (a lot of movement of the woofer and a lot of power needed) It sounds WAY better (in my opinion) to limit the filling up of dips to approx. Much better results to follow your uncorrected speaker response in that area, just smooth it out a bit! (assuming the speakes do have a decent frequency response) I also don't like the fact Dirac is trying to almost completely fill the "dips" in the frequency curve, that is causing most of the "digital clipping" problems people are experiencing and it put's way too much stress on loadspeakers and amps. In my opinion it's very important to "play" with the target frequency curve in Dirac, as I don't like AT ALL the suggested curve from Dirac. My understanding is that the two channel version of Dirac with this feature is coming. Also, at this point, the Dirac version integrated into Amarra creates filters up to and including 192K. I've got my measurement equipment on order now and I am eager to create filters for "chair" vs "sofa", door open vs closed in my listening room, etc. I run Amarra 3.0 with iRC and the filter that DJ helped me create. DallasJustice (DJ) uses Dirac Live with JRiver.