Pentaton brings HiFi to iPhone: Bit-perfect audio player with parametric EQ
Bit-perfect output with DSP:
• Parametric equalizer with 10.000+ build-in headphone presets
• USB DACs with automatic sample-rate matching when supported
• AirPlay 1 and 2 via lossless ALAC streaming
• Gapless playback when sample-rates allow
Supported sources:
• Local files on device
• Local media library (excluding DRM-protected tracks)
• SMB shares mounted via Files app
Supported formats:
• Lossless PCM: FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, WavPack, Monkey’s Audio (APE) and TheTrueAudio (TTA)
• Lossy PCM: MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, Speex and Musepack
• DSD: DSF and DSDIFF rendered via DSD-over-PCM
Wide support for metadata:
• All ID3 tags and Vorbis comments with multiple value custom sort values
• Embedded cover art and other included images
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Built for the ultimate listening experience, Pentaton lets you enjoy your digital music collection just like your favorite artists intended. Listen to your full albums, front to back, without distractions or social media noise. Enjoy the moment without being let down by your streaming provider. Be in total control of your listening experience—do not let any algorithm or licensing deal decide for you ever again.
Embrace music in its original form, Pentaton will never alter your bits. Take your whole collection with you or listen from your NAS at home. Point Pentaton to some folders and start listening immediately—nothing to import or copy.
Pentaton has decoders for all major high-resolution lossless formats, including the most demanding 11.2 MHz DSD256 recordings. It automatically configures your external DAC to support the highest fidelity, up to 32 bit / 768 kHz — or 705.6 kHz when playing DSD256 over PCM.
Pentaton’s audio engine uses a circular buffer to make sure your gapless albums are played back seamlessly, without the slightest interruption. It also provides lossless AirPlay streaming, even when using AirPlay 2, for perfect CD quality playback.
Key features:
• Pentaton’s laser-focus delivers the greatest audiophile playback experience with a large selection of formats at their highest fidelity.
• Pentaton’s streamlined interface helps you enjoy your albums in their entirety, from the first track to the very last.
• Virtually zero CPU usage while playback. Pentaton’s audio engine and its subtle animations leverage iOS’s lowest level APIs — letting you enjoy your music even longer.
• Decoders for FLAC with MQA passthrough, DSF and DSDIFF for DSD, MP3, all Ogg formats, Monkey’s Audio, Musepack, TheTrueAudio (TTA) and WavPack.
• Support for any data source you can mount in the Files app, using folders for organization and advanced heuristics for caching music metadata for blazing-fast navigation.
• Pentaton configures AirPlay to use Apple's lossless ALAC codec for perfect CD quality playback at 16 bits and 44.1 kHz — even when using AirPlay 2.
Note: Pentaton does not come with any music, it is designed to play your own media files. You can try Pentaton with all of it's features for free for 7 days, after which you will need to unlock it via a one-time in-app purchase or a subscription.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/apps/6711346182/distribution/info
Privacy Policy: http://pentaton.app/privacy
I love the App As I've Installed had this for a while. It has returned in a lot of ways Since purchasing Pentaton LifeTime there are some Perplexities I have found to notice, even After installing the Latest updates for every supported Apple OS that I have: Tracks can spontaneously pause after being left in the background with the screen off; New users might find there to be more of a learning curve as new features get implemented as opposed to legacy users. A tutorial of some variety might be useful in the future; Relaying semantics and location of Pentaton playlists and their assorted contents between devices via .m3u8 file Seems to persistently fail regardless of playlist size or how symmetrical those devices respective library contents are to each other. It just says sync error and it gets the name of playlists correct while leaving the playlist empty. I don't know precisely causing all of this ¯\_(ツ)_/¯...Just mine perspective though So hope that This helps. Cheers!
Stellar Music App
Chris@Grace
I’ve been an ardent music fan for all of my life who’s been on a never ending quest for the best iOS based Music Player with Audiphile capabilities. Enter Pentaton, a stellar Music App with a Pro Level EQ and you’ve got magic. The Developer is very responsive as I requested the capability to add my iPhone’s Music Library to their Pentaton App and, DONE! The UI does need additional modern UX and, playback features with functuional tweeks but, with the Pro level EQ, there’s not a better sounding Music App for iOS, less the Subscription others require in the App Store. Keep coding and adding new, cutting edge features like Single or Repeat All, and an AI feature set as you’re out in front of the rest of the pack by a Country Mile!
finally
tiny.ooze
ive used pentaton now for maybe 6 months? i was looking for a way that i could play the music library i own without having to push through multiple ads and streaming landing pages. ive mostly switched back to my 2009 vid ipod for music, but i did want a "bridge" app (for lack of a better term) that i could play my synced library on my phone also if i wanted to. this has fit the bill perfectly. it has all the most simple and necessary functions of a music player. it looks very similar to the way the original itunes organized things, and easily syncs your itunes music. it is SHOCKING how difficult it is to find something that just lets you play your music, and as far as i can tell, this is the only one. 5 stars.
Stellar performance with zero fluff
TheDecn
Pentaton is an absolute gem and nails the basics to perfection. Decoding of lossless files is bit‑perfect and completely transparent. Also has no trouble cleanly sending tracks to my external DAC including my DSD collection. I appreciate that it streams directly from my server without wasting time importing or reorganizing files. No unnecessary features, no distractions just a pure, beautifully executed player that does the most important thing it needs to do and does it flawlessly. The interface is elegant and refined, with just the right amount of polish and tasteful animation to feel premium without being flashy. Hands down the new iOS standard for modern minimalist music playback.
- CarPlay
- Artwork gallery for albums
- Artwork for tracks
- Artist and Composer image support
- Minor bugfixes
Version 1.10.0
The developer, Marton Farago, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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