Sound-first

Audirvana alternative

Sound-first
“I use Audirvāna for playback from the computer that drives the DAC, and I want a library on desktop and mobile.”
A library that also plays on device

Nucube is a library on Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS — iPhone and iPad included. Play on device, or stream to an OpenHome renderer on your network.

Stay with Audirvāna if the playback engine is the point

Audirvāna is high-end playback software built around its playback engine — exclusive DAC access, upsampling, and a signal-processing suite with parametric EQ, convolution, and crossfeed. Studio adds streaming — TIDAL and Qobuz — with search and playlists across local and streaming in one app. Origin is a one-time license for the local library. Both run on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with a free Remote app for iOS and Android; playback stays on the computer. Stay if that engine, with the computer driving the DAC, is the point. Try Nucube if you want a library on desktop and mobile that also plays on device or to an OpenHome renderer on your network.