[cvision123]

In my experience JRiver is one of the best audio player on Windows. Beside the playback quality, it provides one of the best environment for tag editing.

I used to have my whole library in FLAC but the decided to convert them all to Apple Lossless. Although they are not open from the beginning but they are well supported on most platforms. FLAC is an open standard from the very beginning and they are well supported on most platforms except MAC (of course there are ways to come around this). So in the end, apple lossless seems to be a good choice for me since I can play them on Mac, Windows and sometimes Linux

 

[avm1]

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And the sound is very "transparent". I'm glad that you uderstand how good it is!

Please, try new version  http://albumplayer.ru/AP295b.zip It has more detailed, but still "analog" sound. It has fantastic sound! (If your DAC is able to demonstrate it)
And they have English version now: http://albumplayer.ru/english.html

 

[gopanthersgo1]

I need a player with a great EQ... is Jriver the best for that? (64 bit EQ)

 

[cvision123]

Yep. JRiver supports EQs very well. In addition you can use DSP for different purposes such as convolution for room correction, sample rate conversion and so on. Like the other high quality playback software JRiver has 64 bit pipeline to keep the quantization error minimal.

 

[korzena]

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In my experience JRiver is one of the best audio player on Windows. Beside the playback quality, it provides one of the best environment for tag editing.

I used to have my whole library in FLAC but the decided to convert them all to Apple Lossless. Although they are not open from the beginning but they are well supported on most platforms. FLAC is an open standard from the very beginning and they are well supported on most platforms except MAC (of course there are ways to come around this). So in the end, apple lossless seems to be a good choice for me since I can play them on Mac, Windows and sometimes Linux

I agree JRiver has great features and functionalities for tag editing. If it sounded as clear/transparent as Foobar it would be my first choice player. 

 

[swmtnbiker]

MC18 sounds just as "clear and transparent" as Foobar on my system.

 

[korzena]

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MC18 sounds just as "clear and transparent" as Foobar on my system.

I've only tried MC17. 
Must check ver.18.

 

[gopanthersgo1]

I've only tried MC17. 
Must check ver.18.

They have a trial...

 

[korzena]

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They have a trial...

Yes, just downloaded

 

[gopanthersgo1]

Yes, just downloaded

Great!

 

[cvision123]

I think JRiver is one of the best player on Windows. It's a good news that they already have pre-alpha version for MAC as well.

 

[gopanthersgo1]

Same

 

[korzena]

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Great!

I quite like JRiver 18 now

 

[gopanthersgo1]

Better than foobar?

 

[korzena]

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Better than foobar?

As for its standard functionality JRiver is a great player - no comparison to Foobar (although one might appreciate the simplicity of Foobar or play with many of its components).
Sound-wise I am still not sure. I need more time to listen critically. They appear to sound very similar to me now.