Comments on Profile Post by GoodEnoughGear

  1. SoupRKnowva
    SoupRKnowva
    finding good music software that fits your mental model of how you want to browse and play music is hard. that's why when I finally found one, I cling to it like a life raft lol
    Jan 22, 2022
  2. Cryptowolf
    Cryptowolf
    I bounced through at least five players before landing on Roon. each player has peculiarities that make it less than ideal.
    Jan 22, 2022
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  3. GoodEnoughGear
    GoodEnoughGear
    I've done the Roon test three times and hated it, but it looks like I qualify for a trial again, so may as well do a Roon/Audirvana/JRiver bakeoff as my requirements have shifted.
    Jan 22, 2022
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  4. mitochondrium
    mitochondrium
    If you have an iPhone I recommend a LMS based player with iPeng as a controller SW never felt the need for something else
    Jan 22, 2022
  5. Merrick
    Merrick
    Jan 22, 2022
  6. Merrick
    Merrick
    I use JRiver but I’m trialing Audirvāna. Audirvāna has a nice UI and sounds very good but also has a lot less overall features, which can be a good or a bad thing depending. I’ll probably stick with JRiver.
    Jan 22, 2022
  7. murray
    murray
    @Merrick LMS has its own protocol, originally desgned for Squeezebox players.
    Jan 22, 2022
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  8. rlow
    rlow
    LMS = Logitech Media Server, formerly Squeezebox Server. It’s originally a proprietary server/protocol that has since become open source. Supposed to sound very good as well, but have never used it. piCorePlayer OS for the RPi uses LMS I believe.
    Jan 22, 2022
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  9. GoodEnoughGear
    GoodEnoughGear
    Despite my prior prejudice, Roon has come out ahead. Integration with HQPlayer is excellent and fast, and it does the better job of managing Qobuz' API vs Audirvana. It doesn't hold a candle to JRiver for local library management, but in terms of the two main shifts in my playback experience (Streaming + HQPlayer) it's a clear win. f**k.
    Jan 22, 2022
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  10. Cryptowolf
    Cryptowolf
    What do you like the most about JRiver for local library mngmt? Would you suggest running Roon and JRiver?
    Jan 23, 2022
  11. GoodEnoughGear
    GoodEnoughGear
    @Cryptowolf I have been looking at this and I'm going to go Foobar2000 and MP3Tag for tag management. I use a fair number of views in FB2K and JRMC to ensure tagging is consistent, but FB2K can do everything I need for free.
    Jan 23, 2022
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