[theveterans]

It's not about what you "need", but the sound. I'm actually using the most extreme JPLAY settings: KS for the output mode (instead of WASAPI or ASIO) and ULTRAstream for the engine. I've heard that KS is superior to other output modes as far as the technical things it does. I've never heard a difference between KS, WASAPI, and ASIO themselves in the same player.

But like I said, JPLAYmini in Hibernate mode (and the aforementioned settings) sounds noticeably better on my current system than foobar2000 with WASAPI or ASIO. Every time I've compared a track for the past day, my general reaction is awe for the former and disappointment for the latter.

It cripples the functionality too much with the Hibernate mode. That's why some revert to streamers rather than crippling their PC to achieve the same quality.

 

[Music Alchemist]

It cripples the functionality too much with the Hibernate mode. That's why some revert to streamers rather than crippling their PC to achieve the same quality.

Yep, those (network players, music servers, and the like) have been discussed occasionally in this thread. But it's nice to get improvements in sound quality without spending anything. (I'm using the free trial of JPLAY, which never expires and only inserts a few seconds of silence every few minutes, and I already had a USB flash drive.) I'm still upset about it, though, because I wasn't expecting it to sound any better, and it's a pain to use it.

 

[Glenn Adema]

For everyone reading this..Tried it all and found that What player sounds best by far for pcm on local storage. Its just more analog. If you like analytical then use ao, fidelizer, project lasso and win2019 datacenter. For tidal, spotify streaming this setup its best of all with only 400 threads active (maybe less if setup right). Goodbye win 10 and all older Os.

But if you want to go for analog sounding pcm just use wtfplayer on linux. But thats just my and lot of friends opinion. I would just say try it as its free also and report what you think of it.

Its so strange that this player isnt advertised more.

Keep on the good work, wtfplayer, fidelizer and ao optimizer. You are all respected by me on your own terain and changed computer audio forever. Regards, Glenn, a system admin for over 15 years.

 

[manueljenkin]

For everyone reading this..Tried it all and found that What player sounds best by far for pcm on local storage. Its just more analog. If you like analytical then use ao, fidelizer, project lasso and win2019 datacenter. For tidal, spotify streaming this setup its best of all with only 400 threads active (maybe less if setup right). Goodbye win 10 and all older Os.

But if you want to go for analog sounding pcm just use wtfplayer on linux. But thats just my and lot of friends opinion. I would just say try it as its free also and report what you think of it.

Its so strange that this player isnt advertised more.

Keep on the good work, wtfplayer, fidelizer and ao optimizer. You are all respected by me on your own terain and changed computer audio forever. Regards, Glenn, a system admin for over 15 years.

Wtfplay is the best I've heard too. For a windows alternative, I'll recommend you to try PlayPCMWin, Hysolid, albumplayer. I'll also recommend setting up a RAMDisk using tools like the one from AMD. You could also try xxhighend (if you can get it to work).

Yep, those (network players, music servers, and the like) have been discussed occasionally in this thread. But it's nice to get improvements in sound quality without spending anything. (I'm using the free trial of JPLAY, which never expires and only inserts a few seconds of silence every few minutes, and I already had a USB flash drive.) I'm still upset about it, though, because I wasn't expecting it to sound any better, and it's a pain to use it.

Is there any setup guide for jplay? I tried it earlier once but I think I failed to set it up properly.

 

[arjuna93]

Fidelia is amazing sound-wise, but current version has issues.

I have contacted developers and they say update is expected in a matter of days.

 

[Redcarmoose]

https://colibri-lossless.com

This on the Mac.

 

[RONJA MESCO]

I want to know if there are any audiophile quality players for chrome?

 

[manueljenkin]

I want to know if there are any audiophile quality players for chrome?

Not sure of specific players for chrome, but enabling wasapi in chrome should go a long way in making it better. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chrome-exclusive-mode-audio.747478/

 

[arjuna93]

I want to know if there are any audiophile quality players for chrome?

What's the use case though?

 

[manueljenkin]

What's the use case though?

Streaming audio, generally with video on websites like say Vimeo etc. Or internet radio stations. There can be fairly high quality ones of these categories.

 

[arjuna93]

Fidelia is amazing sound-wise, but current version has issues.

I have contacted developers and they say update is expected in a matter of days.

Update is out in App Store

 

[433521]

Yeah - using it this way keeps one aware of the directory structure on the HDD . I right-click ( windows ) on folder and select " play in winamp " . I also don't create playlists ( or save them ) , The playlist window just shows what's cued up to play .

I get confused by software. My soft brain allows only file structures and winamp, foobar, and the like. Sounds fine to me.

 

[lunawestller]

Your not playing FLAC files from iTunes. iTunes does not do FLAC. It will do AIFF, ALAC, AAC, WAV. and maybe MP3 but not FLAC.

Media Leap allows the uploading and streaming of MP3, Ogg, and FLAC files.

I've only been using this app https://medialeap.com/ for a little while, but I am very impressed. This is exactly what I was looking for: a fully-featured service to manage my music library on the cloud. I'm so glad I found this, it does everything I need and is as good.

Thanks

 

[arjuna93]

Update is out in App Store

And another update of Fidelia, handling of libraries is improved.

 

[RONJA MESCO]

Not sure of specific players for chrome, but enabling wasapi in chrome should go a long way in making it better. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chrome-exclusive-mode-audio.747478/

Thanks for this..I'll check it out !