Have anyone tested CODING option in JMC 24 in DSD, Double DSD and Quad DSD? Wanted to hear professional comment. Thanks
Reviving an old thread.
I remain a fan of this software. In conjunction with JRemote, I use it exclusively to play all the digital music I own. I have a very specific set of genre criteria that I use. It is highly customizable and is solid on my network. I use Roon/Qobuz in a much more haphazard way. The programs are Yin and yang in my musical consumption world.
The real purpose of this post is to let other users, or potential users, know that the JRiver company has not abandoned the great remote app JRemote. The recent update fixes several bugs and more importantly shows that they remain dedicated to the platform.
Finally, the company does respond to input on their website. They might not get to it quickly, but they do respond when informed about issues. The owner, Jim, can be rough but overall, Iām happy to support them with my, in terms of this hobby, modest financial support every release cycle.
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Iāve also been using JRiver for years and have been quite happy with the sound quality. I have also been using Gizmo in conjunction with it which is designed for Android devices and has the added attraction of being free.
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Couldnāt live without its customizing options and the on the fly conversion of the collection when playing on holidays or in the carā¦and as you say it sounds good.
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Hey thanks for mentioning the update to JRemote. I didnāt realize there was one. Count me as a JRiver fan, though Iām still on media center 27. My only wish is that the Jremote would create a way to scroll through - large collections - for example, the letter S or T in my system has many titles and Iād like to be able to scroll letās say to the middle or end of the S artists listings.
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I view this as bad for the hobby but I LOVE JRiver. Hope this works out but betting it wonāt.
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I guess its trueā¦the only constant IS change.
Hoping for the best.
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You do know those threads started on April 1?
yes
A, hopefully, modest vent about one of my favorite audio software combinations: JRiver/JRemote. Mostly a complaint about JRemote. A post like this one wouldnāt survive long on the JRiver site.
The company reluctantly applies resources to keep JRemote up to date. Currently, iOS26 breaks JRemote (not the first iOS update to break JRemote). Iām sure itāll get fixed but who knows? No official statements acknowledging the issue or intent to repair (I know, it hasnāt been that long). Bug fixes, in general, are very rarely addressed.
Iām looking elsewhere but am vested in the system at this point. Jplay is okay and does work with JRiver. Given that, itās expensive and operates under a different principle than JRemote. Each copy (phone, iPad) stands alone and doesnāt share data or play statusā¦..also, canāt modify the JRiver data base (only the local iDevice database). This means you canāt add songs to an JRiver playlist, only a local device playlist (not even shareable between iPhone and iPad). Also, search filters have to be written separately for each device.
Iām uncertain about the future of JRiver in general. I hope the current employees buy the company from Jimā¦.he announced his intention to sell some time ago. I could just cave and move to MinimServerā¦.
I would pay Roon prices, or more, for a well maintained JRiver/JRemoteā¦..
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Thanks for the heads up. I am on Media Center 34. JRMC is my favorite rendering software in terms of sound quality. Roonās interface is better, but Iād hate to not be able to use JRemote from my iPhone or iPad going forward.
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I just posted information about JPlay on the JRiver site: deleted within a few minutes. Just trying to help those with a broken controller get by. Guess it doesnāt support the core JRiver mission.
Iāve been using Media Center since the Music Jukebox days. However, I primarily use Roon these days.
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Ya, big roon user too!!
I like that I can control/view my music exactly how I want it using JRiver. Control the genres my way, make list based up Mosaic and Bear Family for example.
given the above, I use Roon 80% of the time. Itās possible that if I fully immerse in JPlay, that might reverse. JPlay integrates Roon and Tidal seamlessly.
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I primarily use Media Center for managing my library, but use Roon for everything else. I just find it easier that way.
I am not familiar with JPlay, but I will check it out.
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Iām a little behind on my reading ā¦ Sad to hear this issue with iOS26 is happening. Glad I held off updating both my devices from iOS18. Iām on JRiver MC31, didnāt seem like I needed to make the recent upgrades since they have been focusing on the video side of the interface. Now you got me thinking I should start looking for something to replace JRiver. I dread that, my brain canāt seem to handle new software like it used to ā¦ setting up a Synology NAS showed me that.
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100% agree that there isnāt anything new on the audio side in JRiver. No reason to upgrade if just using it for audio. Thatās all I use it for as well. Donāt care a bit about video using JRiver. I upgrade only to show support. The fee isnāt much and I want the company to do well.
If they cease to support the software going forward (speculation based on Jim publicly looking to sell, think heās in his 70s), MinimServer is my likely direction. Iāve looked around pretty hard. Not crazy about how it looks but think I can make it work for me.
Software is what it is, always an effort. Holding out hope his employees buy it and keep up the effort!
edit: Bob, one of the JRiver programmers, recently acknowledged that heās working on fixing JRemote. Good thing to know!
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Good news!