Excellent app! – Onkyo HF Player - Hi-Res Music Review

Excellent sound quality. Bought the HD Player pack as well for my hi res FLAC files. I now use an AudioQuest Dragonfly Red USB DAC instead of the headphone jack. Sounds much better that way. The app’s real-time DSD conversion feature is great for even better sound. My CD rips loaded onto the phone through iTunes are there automatically and sound great. Easy to drag my FLAC files through iTunes into the app. The DAC lights up with the right colors so I know the app is sending the right sample rates. Album artwork is large and unobstructed and the black background is nice. The only glitch is sometimes the sound cuts out for a second when playing the FLAC hi-res files. I believe others have said this is an iPhone issue and not an issue with the app. Just an FYI: If you rip your CD’s, make sure to do lossless 44.1/16 rips if you want the best sound. I used the AIFF format. Initially I had ripped to 48/24 FLAC for my computer then converted to AIFF 48/24 for my phone. Some say 48/24 is somehow better, some say no difference except you take up more space, and others say you introduce undesired results with the sound quality. I can tell you that the last two are absolutely true, so stick to 44.1/16 for that CD collection.
Review by sandimascharvel on Onkyo HF Player - Hi-Res Music.