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TEAC HR Audio Player

Music Playback Software for

TEAC USB AUDIO DAC Devices
OWNER’S MANUAL
 Table of contents

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Anyone can easily enjoy high-quality audio file playback. . . . . . . . . 3
Supported models and operating systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Easy music playback with high audio quality using supported
TEAC equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Simple screen design reduces CPU load and contributes to
higher sound quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Other features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Making settings in Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting up the USB DAC device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Changing the transmission mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Enabling playback with even higher audio quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting the DSD decode mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting the data loading method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Making settings in Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Starting the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Deleting the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting up the USB DAC device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changing the transmission mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Enabling playback with even higher audio quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting the DSD decode mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting the data loading method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Making settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Preparing audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Playing back audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Managing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Saving playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Loading playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Software update history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Windows version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mac version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

“DSD” is a registered trademark. “Direct Stream Digital”, DSD and their

logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies

GmbH.

Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.

Apple, Mac, OS X and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered

in the U.S. and other countries.

Other company names, product names and logos in this document

are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.

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 Overview

Anyone can easily enjoy high-quality Supported models and operating systems
audio file playback (as of June 2021)

This Windows/Mac application supports playback of Devices that support PCM playback
22.5MHz DSD and 768kHz PCM audio files. UD-H01, AI-501DA, A-H01, HR-S101(AI-101DA), HR-X101(CR-H101),
HA-P50, HA-P50SE, NP-H750
oo DSD file playback is not supported.

Supported operating systems

Windows: Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Windows 8 (32/64-bit)
Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)
Windows 10 (32/64-bit)
Mac: OS X Yosemite (10.10)
OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
macOS Sierra (10.12)
macOS High Sierra (10.13)
macOS Mojave (10.14)
macOS Catalina (10.15)
macOS Big Sur (11)

TEAC HR Audio Player, which is available for both Windows and

Devices that support PCM/DSD playback
Mac, is a high-quality audio playback application that can handle
UD-701N*, NT-505*, UD-505*, NT-503**, UD-503**, AI-503**,
high-resolution audio files. You will be able to enjoy the playback of
UD-501, UD-501-SP, UD-301, UD-301-SP, AI-301DA,
high-resolution audio files, including DSD, at high audio quality with-
AI-301DA-SP, HA-P90SD, HA-P5
out a complicated setup by using this application in combination
with a TEAC UD-505 or another TEAC D/A converter with USB that
Supported operating systems
supports such files.
Windows: Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
While many previous DSD playback applications have been special-
Windows 8 (32/64-bit)
ized, requiring a high level of understanding and complicated setups
Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)
in order to play back high-quality audio, the TEAC HR Audio Player
Windows 10 (32/64-bit)
allows you to complete a high-quality audio playback environment
Mac: OS X Yosemite (10.10)
by simply installing the application and selecting the connected
OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
device. After doing this, you will be able to play back high-resolution
macOS Sierra (10.12)
files with high audio quality by simply dragging and dropping the
macOS High Sierra (10.13)
music files into order in the player.
macOS Mojave (10.14)
In addition to providing a playback environment for high-resolution macOS Catalina (10.15)
files with little difficulty, this application has also been designed to macOS Big Sur (11)
maximize the potential of supported devices with high-quality audio
playback. Simplifying the application screen and reducing CPU load oo For information about the operating systems that each product
contribute to enabling even smoother playback. supports, see their operation manuals and our website.
DoP format and DSD native playback are supported for DSD files.*
Each listener can set the playback method according to personal *Supports 22.5MHz DSD native playback.
preference. **Supports 11.2MHz DSD native playback.
For listeners that desire even better audio quality, the included RAM
buffer playback function prevents the degradation of audio quality
due to fluctuations in CPU load by loading the data temporarily into
the computer’s memory.
TEAC HR Audio Player is a free audio playback application for use
with TEAC USB DAC devices. This free software allows anyone to
easily enjoy the high-quality audio provided by high-resolution file
playback.
*DSD file playback is limited to models that support it.
See the Owner’s Manual for the device that you are using for information about the
playback methods and file formats that it supports.

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 Features

Easy music playback with high audio Simple screen design reduces CPU load
quality using supported TEAC equipment and contributes to higher sound quality

Anyone will be able to enjoy the playback of high-resolution audio Not only does this unit make it easy to enjoy high-resolution file
files simply by installing this application and using it with a UD-505 playback, it also provides high-quality audio output. The application
or another TEAC USB DAC device. Unlike specialized applications, screen is designed to be used in combination with an audio device
this application uses very simple settings and does not require other without impeding audio quality. The simple screen design reduces
plug-ins, for example, to be installed. the CPU load, enabling the computer to focus resources on higher
audio quality. For listeners that desire even better audio quality, the
RAM buffer playback loads the data temporarily into the computer’s
memory before playback to enable playback with even higher audio
quality.

DSD native playback is supported for units capable of it

on both Windows and Mac
Other features
DSD native playback, which converts DSD directly to analog without
conversion to a PCM format, is supported on Windows and Mac
when using a UD-505 or another device that supports DSD. oo Playlists can be created, saved and loaded
oo Select DSD native format to play DSD files with the highest sam- oo Repeat playback function for playlists and single tracks
pling frequency supported by a unit capable of DSD playback
(11.2 MHz or 22.5 MHz) oo Shuffle playback function for playlists
(This function is only available with devices that support it.)

Playback also supported for various other high-resolu-

tion file formats
In addition to DSD files with resolutions up to 22.5 MHz, playback is
supported for PCM files of up to 768 kHz. Furthermore, the playback
of FLAC files with resolutions up to 768 kHz is also supported.
Supported file formats
DSF (.dsf ) 2.8/5.6/11.2/22.5 MHz
DSDIFF (.dff ) 2.8/5.6/11.2/22.5 MHz
PCM (.wav) 44.1 kHz – 768 kHz,16 bit – 32 bit
FLAC (.flac) 44.1 kHz – 768 kHz,16 bit – 32 bit
MP3 (.mp3) 32 kbps – 320 kbps
AIFF (.aif ) 44.1 kHz – 768 kHz,16 bit – 32 bit
ALAC (.m4a) 44.1 kHz – 768 kHz,16 bit – 32 bit
oo DSD file playback is limited to models that support it.
See the operation manual of the model being used for details
about the maximum sampling frequencies of files that can be
played back, for example.

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 Making settings in Windows

Installing the software 6 Click “Install”.

1 Uncompress the downloaded file.

2 Double-click “Setup TEAC HR Audio Player.exe” to

start the installation wizard.

3 Select the language to use during installation and

click the “OK” button.

7 When the wizard completion screen appears, click

“Finish” to complete installation.
4 Click the “Next” button.

5 Check the contents of the Software License

Agreement, select “I accept the terms in the license
agreement” and click the “Next” button.

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 Making settings in Windows (continued)

Starting the software When the Configure window opens, set the Device item to the con-
nected USB DAC (device name, etc.).

Start this software after connecting the USB DAC device.

The main screen appears when TEAC HR Audio Player is launched.

This enables TEAC HR Audio Player to output audio from the USB
DAC.

oo If this software is started before the USB DAC device, the device
settings might be erased.
If this occurs, after connecting the device, start the software and
then set up the device again.

Changing the transmission mode

Setting up the USB DAC device
The transmission mode can be set to Isochronous or Bulk Pet for
Select [Device] from the [Configure] menu. UD-701N, UD-505 and NT-505 models.
Moreover, with Bulk Pet, four different modes can be set for the data
transmission pattern.

Select [Control Panel] from the [Configure] menu.

For details see the Installation Guide for the TEAC ASIO USB DRIVER.

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 Making settings in Windows (continued)

Enabling playback with even higher audio Selecting the data loading method
You can set how files are accessed for playback.
quality
Select [Device] from the [Configure] menu to open the [Configure]
Selecting the DSD decode mode window.
With the TEAC HR Audio Player, you can choose the playback format.

Select [Device] from the [Configure] menu to open the [Configure]

window.
Set the [Decode mode] item to [DSD over PCM] or [DSD Native], as
you prefer.

ATTENTION
oo Select DSD native format to play DSD files with the highest
sampling frequency (11.2 MHz or 22.5 MHz) supported by a
connected UD-505 or another unit capable of DSD playback.
Playback operations are possible when “DSD over PCM” is
selected, but no sound will be output from the connected device.

Set the [Audio Data Handling] item to [Normal] or [Expand to RAM].

For playback with even higher audio quality, select [Expand to RAM].

DSD over PCM

Using the DoP (DSD Audio over PCM Frames) playback method,
the DSD signal is embedded into an ordinary PCM format signal
for transfer.
DSD Native
Using the ASIO 2.1 driver, the DSD data is transferred directly Normal
without PCM conversion or other change. Data is loaded in the same manner as ordinary file access.
Expand to RAM
The file to be played back is loaded into RAM once before play-
back. Playback can be made more stable because loading does
not occur at the same time,and this enables playback with higher
audio quality.
oo When [Expand to RAM] is selected, it may take some time to
start playback if the processing speed of the computer is slow.

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Making settings in Mac

Installing the software 5 Confirm that the hard disk selected for software
installation has enough open space, and click the
1 Uncompress the downloaded file. “Install” button.

2 Double-click “Setup TEAC HR Audio Player.pkg” to

start installation.

3 Click the “Continue” button.

An administrator account and password must be input to install

the software.

4 Select the hard disk where the software will be

installed, and click the “Continue” button.

6 When “The installation was successful.” appears,

click the “Close” button to quit the installer.

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 Making settings in Mac (continued)

Starting the software

Double-click the TEAC HR Audio Player icon inside the Applications

folder to launch it.

NOTE: Start this software after connecting the USB DAC device.

The main screen appears when TEAC HR Audio Player is launched.

This enables TEAC HR Audio Player to output audio from the USB
DAC.

oo If this software is started before the USB DAC device, the device
settings might be erased.
If this occurs, after connecting the device, start the software and
then set up the device again.

Deleting the software

If you want to delete the TEAC HR Audio Player software, delete the Changing the transmission mode
TEAC HR Audio Player icon inside the Applications folder.
The transmission mode can be set to Isochronous or Bulk Pet for
UD-701N, UD-505 and NT-505 models.
Moreover, with Bulk Pet, four different modes can be set for the data
Setting up the USB DAC device transmission pattern.

Select “Control Panel” from the “TEAC HR Audio Player” menu.

Select “Preferences...” from the “TEAC HR Audio Player” menu.

For details see the Installation Guide for the TEAC ASIO USB DRIVER.

When the Preference window opens, set the Device item to the con-
nected USB DAC (device name, etc.).

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 Making settings in Mac (continued)

Enabling playback with even higher Selecting the data loading method
You can set how files are accessed for playback.
audio quality Select [Preferences...] from the [TEAC HR Audio Player] menu to open
the Preferences window.
Selecting the DSD decode mode
With the TEAC HR Audio Player, you can choose the playback format.

Select [Preferences...] from the [TEAC HR Audio Player] menu to open

the Preferences window.

Set the [Decode mode] item to [DSD over PCM] or [DSD Native], as
you prefer.

ATTENTION
oo Select DSD native format to play DSD files with the highest
sampling frequency (11.2 MHz or 22.5 MHz) supported by a
connected UD-505 or another unit capable of DSD playback.
Playback operations are possible when “DSD over PCM” is
selected, but no sound will be output from the connected device.
Set the [Audio Data Handling] item to [Normal] or [Expand to RAM].
For playback with even higher audio quality, select [Expand to RAM].

DSD over PCM

Using the DoP (DSD Audio over PCM Frames) playback method, Normal
the DSD signal is embedded into an ordinary PCM format signal Data is loaded in the same manner as ordinary file access.
for transfer.
Expand to RAM
DSD Native The file to be played back is loaded into RAM once before play-
The DSD data is transferred directly without PCM conversion or back. Playback can be made more stable because loading does
other change. not occur at the same time,and this enables playback with higher
audio quality. When [Expand to RAM] is selected, you can set the
maximum amount of memory to be used with this function. Set
the amount of memory used to load audio files according to the
formats of the files that you play back often.
oo When [Expand to RAM] is selected, it may take some time to
start playback if the processing speed of the computer is slow.
oo Do not set this value higher than the amount of available
open memory.
The available open memory should be more than this setting,
and this setting should be more than the maximum file size.

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 Making settings

Settings are made in the same way for both the Windows and Mac Select the desired file in the window and then click the [Open] but-
versions. ton to add it to TEAC HR Audio Player.
In this manual, we explain these procedures using the Windows During selection, you can also select multiple files and then click the
version. [Open] button to add them all at once.

Preparing audio files

Prepare the audio files that you want for playback using TEAC HR
Audio Player.

The playlist appears in the lower part of the main window. First, add
the tracks that you want to play to the playlist.
oo You can also add files on the computer by dragging and drop-
ping them here.

Select [Add file...] from the [File] menu at the top-left of the main
screen to open the [Add file] window.

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 Using the application (continued)

Playing back audio files You can also control playback from the Playback menu on the main
screen.

After creating a playlist, click the [PLAY] button to start playback

from the beginning of the list.
Click the [STOP] button to stop playback or the [PAUSE] button to
pause playback.
After stopping playback with the [STOP] button, press the [PLAY]
button again to start playback from the beginning of the file where
playback was stopped.
To start playback of a specific file, double-click that file’s line in the
list.
During playback, you can use the mouse to move the slider below
the time display to change the playback position as desired.

Stop
Stops the file that is currently playing. This has the same function
as the [STOP] button.
Pause
Pauses the file that is currently playing. This has the same func-
tion as the [PAUSE] button.
Play
Start playback. This has the same function as the [PLAY] button.
Previous
Skips to the previous track (one above the current track in the
playlist).
Next
Skips to the next track (one below the current track in the
playlist).
Shuffle (playlist)
Starts shuffle (random) playback of the tracks in the playlist.
Order
Use this submenu to set the type of repeat playback.
Order > Default
Playback does not repeat.
Order > Repeat (playlist)
The playlist tracks are played back repeatedly.
Order > Repeat (title)
Only the currently selected track is played back repeatedly.

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 Using the application (continued)

Managing playlists If a playlist has already been created (tracks added), the following
window will open.
Click [Yes] to save this playlist. Click [No] to not save this playlist.
Tracks that have been added to the playlist can be saved as a playlist.
This function is convenient for creating playlists of tracks that you
play frequently.
oo If you do not save a playlist, it will be cleared when you quit TEAC
HR Audio Player.

Saving playlists
After adding the desired tracks to the playlist, select [Save play-
list…] from the [File] menu. When the [Save playlist] window opens,
choose the desired location and click the [Save] button to save the
playlist.

When the [Load playlist] window opens, select the desired playlist
(“.ppl” extension on Windows or “.xml” extension on Mac) from where
it is saved, and click the [Open] button to load it.

Loading playlists
Immediately after TEAC HR Audio Player is launched, no tracks
appear in the playlist. By loading a previously saved playlist you can
conveniently prepare for playback. You can also load another playlist
when a playlist has already been created (tracks have been added).
Creating multiple playlists according to genres and audio file formats
can make playback more convenient.
Select [Load playlist…] from the [File] menu.

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 Software update history

Windows version oo If the tag information (track title and artist name) of a file in a play-
list included a double quotation mark (“) character, that file would
be removed from the playlist during saving. This has been fixed.
V1.0.0.25 This fix applies to new playlists created using version 1.0.0.5 or later.

oo The UD-701N is now supported.

Version 1.0.0.4
V1.0.0.21 oo When using DFS files, the software would fail to detect song title
and artist name information resulting in only the file name being
oo 22.5MHz DSD and 768kHz PCM files are now supported.
shown in the playlist. This has been fixed. (This problem occurred
oo A command to launch the ASIO USB DRIVER control panel has when the amount of character data for an information item
been added. exceeded 127 bytes.)

Version 1.0.0.16 Version 1.0.0.3

oo The HA-P5 is now supported. oo If a USB connection was ended and then reconnected while the
TEAC HR Audio Player was still operating (playback stopped),
Version 1.0.0.13 Windows would freeze. This has been fixed.
oo Support was added for AIFF and ALAC files.
oo Windows 10 is now supported.

Version 1.0.0.12
oo An installer is now used.
oo 11.2MHz DSD files are now supported.
oo MP3 files with artwork did not play properly sometimes. This has
been fixed.

Version 1.0.0.10
oo Noise occurred when resuming playback from a paused state.
This has been fixed.

Version 1.0.0.9
oo Support has been added for the HR-S101 amplifier (AI-101DA).
oo Support has been added for the HA-P90SD.

Version 1.0.0.8
oo Support has been added for the UD-301, AI-301DA and HA-P50
models.
oo Support has been added for some MP3 files that could not be
played back before.
oo Support was added for the latest USB driver (version 1.1.2.2) for
models that do not support DSD file playback.
Use TEAC HR Audio Player version 1.0.0.8 when using USB driver
version 1.1.2.2 or newer.
oo When playing back using EXPAND to RAM mode, the maximum
amount of memory that can be used has been increased.
This allows more data to be loaded when playing back highqual-
ity audio with a computer that has a large amount of RAM.
oo Windows 8.1 is now supported.

Version 1.0.0.5
oo Track titles and artist names in WAV files that have been set using
UTF-8 (Unicode) character encoding can now be shown properly.

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 Software update history (continued)

Mac version

V1.0.0.18
oo The UD-701N is now supported.
oo The DSD playback speed would sometimes become inaccurate.
This has been fixed.

V1.0.0.12
oo 22.5MHz DSD and 768kHz PCM files are now supported.
oo A command to launch the ASIO USB DRIVER control panel has
been added.

Version 1.0.0.7
oo Support was added for AIFF and ALAC files.
oo Some 11.2MHz DSD files could not be played back. This has been
fixed.
oo OS X El Capitan (10.11.1) is now supported.

Version 1.0.0.5
oo An installer is now used.
oo 11.2MHz DSD files are now supported.
oo OS X Yosemite (10.10) is now supported.

Version 1.0.0.4
oo Support has been added for the HA-P90SD and HR-S101 amplifier
(AI-101DA).

Version 1.0.0.2
oo Support has been added for the UD-301, AI-301DA and HA-P50
models.
oo OS X Marverics (10.9) is now supported.

Version 1.0.0.1
oo The track titles and artist names of WAV files can now be shown.
(Support for display of UTF-8 (Unicode) character encoding is also
supported as in Windows version 1.0.0.5.)

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