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- HQPLAYER VS JRIVER INSTALL
- HQPLAYER VS JRIVER UPGRADE
- HQPLAYER VS JRIVER ANDROID
- HQPLAYER VS JRIVER PRO
The depth, the impact seemed to be missing. Roon sounded a little brighter and much thinner. This is actually a disappointment to me since I had just about decided to spring for the lifetime sub with Roon. What surprised me is they are not, on my system with my ears one was superior every single time. Same computer, same DAC, same files even for that matter.
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I played a few minutes on Roon and then the exact same on JRiver. I was comparing some of my favorite test DSD files. I made sure that both were setup as best as I could with my understanding of each. Well this evening I did what to me is the ultimate test and this is what has surprised me so much. The people from Roon even told me they would give me extra time in a trial if I needed it to make my decision. The interface is a little slicker and even though the meta data is not huge on my list it is pretty cool. I had just about decided to go with Roon. If not then this is where Roon shines for me because the controller on my Surface does work well and allows me to not have a huge monitor on top of my audio rack.
HQPLAYER VS JRIVER INSTALL
Does it do as good of job as the controller install of Roon? If so then it might be worthy of considering that route.
HQPLAYER VS JRIVER ANDROID
Has anyone tried the JRemote app for Android? Is it as good as the controls directly on the computer screen with mouse of touch? I guess the real consideration comes mostly to that I could buy an Android tablet for the subscription price (some even for the one year sub price) of Roon. Weather that alone is worth the price difference I guess is the big question. The server / controller is the big thing for me. The interface is good, and I suppose maybe a tad better than JRiver, although both work fine. The connection to Tidal is 100% irrelevant to me. All the meta data stuff is fun, I guess and would be a whole lot better if I have not encountered quite a few errors. I am still not getting a complete reasoning in my mind as to why Roon is charging so much. Hey Bill, Yes I have watched the video and it is a good overview. I like some aspects of one over the other, but is it worth this huge price difference? So what I am asking is please help me justify if Roon is worth the difference? Is there other aspects of either that you like better than the other? I am truly trying to understand the difference.
HQPLAYER VS JRIVER UPGRADE
The biggest issue is that JRiver cost $50 and a small upgrade fee whenever they come out with a new version (which they have not done in a while), but Roon cost $120 a year or $500 for a lifetime subscription. So far I like the interface but I have found a few meta data errors that I have had to correct, that did not exist in JRiver. Roon also interfaces with Tidal, but I do not have any interest in streaming services as well as streaming music from my NAS. Roon is supposed to offer a better meta data capability and more information, etc. Therefore I am trying Roon, which has the capability of setting up the Tiki as a server and using the Surface as a controller. I prefer to have have to buy an additional tablet just for remote control capabilities. I know that they sell the JRemote application for iPads and Android tablets, but do not offer anything similar for my Surface. The one thing that I do not like about the setup is having a monitor sitting on my audio rack in order to control JRiver. It is a tremendous music server that I would put against virtually any dedicated server out there, without storage space limitation. I configured my Falcon Northwest Tiki computer as a music server. I will run out of space in the very near future.
HQPLAYER VS JRIVER PRO
I used my Surface Pro 3 as a music server and it worked very well, but it has space limitation. It works just fine for me but there are some limitations. I have been using JRiver since getting back into higher end audio equipment last fall. I am looking for opinions and input between these two wonderful pieces of software for controlling and playing my music library.