[MarcusL]

I finally broke down and updated to iOS11. Dang it! I should have done my homework before doing so. Now half of my apps are unusable.

Prior to this update, I had been using TuneShell for my music files (I have tons of FLAC) and the app is unusable now. Damn you iOS 11 .

What are you guys using as your music player app that supports FLAC and tags: albums, genre, artists etc.

Thanks.

 

[overgang]

Synology's DS Audio, Plex, and foobar2000. I'm on iOS 10, but they should work in iOS 11 too.

 

[bigshot]

I have an iKlips micro SD card reader for my iPhone and it comes with a great player that plays every kind of file format I would ever want

 

[overgang]

I have an iKlips micro SD card reader for my iPhone

Ha! I didn't know such devices existed. This must solve one of iPhone's weaknesses against DAPs: storage and battery life. Are you happy with that reader? Does the card mount as a separate volume in iOS?

 

[bigshot]

It plugs in the lightning port. I have two of them. They load up fast and work great. You access the files with an app. It shows the folders and can open a bunch of different formats... Video: .mp4, .mov, .m4v(without DRM), .mkv, .avi, . v, .rm, .rmvb, .wmv, .vob, .3gp, .gif, .swf Audio: .mp3, .aac, .aif, .ai , .wav, .m4a, .caf, .wma, .ape, . ac, .d Image: .jpg, .tif/.ti , .gif, cr2, .dng, .nef, .bmp, .ico, .png, .iiq Document: .pages, .numbers, .key, .doc/.docx, .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx, .rtf, .txt, .htm/.html, .pdf, .vcf, .zip, .psd, .pps, .php

https://amzn.to/2qml07u

 

[overgang]

Cool. One fewer reason to get a DAP. iPhone's software must be better than whatever Fiio, Astell&Kern & Cie can code.

 

[bigshot]

I was going to get a busted hard drive in my iPod fixed, but I could get an iKlip and 256 gig micro SD card for cheaper. I actually have two. I use one for music and one for transferring files from computer to computer. I see that iKlip doesn't support FLAC though.

 

[PopZeus]

I don't do much FLAC listening on my iPhone but I did DL Onkyo HF Player, which, last I checked, sounds better than Apple's default Music app. Also recently had a major update so there are fewer bugs. Good knowing Onkyo is still supporting this app.

 

[bigshot]

I have tested my iPhone against my Oppo player and HA-1. They sound exactly the same to me. Did you do a controlled test between your Onkyo and your iPhone? What kind of output from the phone did you use? Could it be an impedance thing between your cans and the headphone out? The iPhone has sound quality as good as high end players. It has better sound than human ears can hear.

 

[PopZeus]

Fyi, I only have an iPhone 6s so I'm basing my feedback off of that device and OS. The HF Player is just an iOS app that uses the same library, so I played a song from the default Music player, then switch to the Onkyo app and played the same exact track through there and the Onkyo had better dynamics, detail and imaging. Not by a ton since the Onkyo app uses the same DAC/amp hardware as Apple's app, but the Onkyo app is smart about how it's software is implemented with the iPhone's built-in hardware and is absolutely worth the $10 if you want to have a solid music file (not just FLAC) player on your iPhone.

 

[bigshot]

Ah, I see. There's probably some sound processing going on in the app. It probably uses Apple's architecture for playing sound and they just put some sort of enhancer over the top of it. The line out from the iPhone is audibly transparent by a wide margin, so it isn't that the Apple player sounds worse. Your app has processing going on that makes it sound better.

 

[MarcusL]

Synology's DS Audio, Plex, and foobar2000. I'm on iOS 10, but they should work in iOS 11 too.

Thank you so much, Overgang. Foobar seems to be perfect so far. Only one feature I can't find: Repeat One. But so far, seems to be what I need. And it looks so simple and barebones. My kind of thing.

 

[overgang]

Only one feature I can't find: Repeat One.

I never tried that feature myself, but try looking in Tools > Playback Order > Order: Default, Option: Repeat.

 

[MarcusL]

I never tried that feature myself, but try looking in Tools > Playback Order > Order: Default, Option: Repeat.

Ahh cool. Found it, thanks man. Wish I dont have to dig through Settings for this feature but at least its there when needed. Thanks again. Do you know any other Players thats being used here in Head-Fi? Also tried Onkyo but looks like its processed based on their headphones. And it needs IAP to function.

 

[Hifiearspeakers]

Ahh cool. Found it, thanks man. Wish I dont have to dig through Settings for this feature but at least its there when needed. Thanks again. Do you know any other Players thats being used here in Head-Fi? Also tried Onkyo but looks like its processed based on their headphones. And it needs IAP to function.

Check out Neutron Player and Kaisertone