JRiver Thread and News

[prerich]

Use this thread to discuss JRiver Media Center news, plugins, add-ons, problems and solutions:

I'll be the first to contribute:

JRiver MC 20 now has a WDM driver for Windows! That's right, you can now use your JRiver DSP, PEQ, and all of your other settings with all external programs!!!!!! That means if you have Jriver and PowerDVD - PDVD now has access to JRiver's DSP Studio!!!!! This is big time for computer audio folks!!!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Excellent thread idea prerich!

What is it that you specifically like about JRiver versus the competition? Also, will this discussion include JPlay as well?

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

Excellent thread idea prerich!

What is it that you specifically like about JRiver versus the competition? Also, will this discussion include JPlay as well?

JPlay is invited to the party - however they are not connected ! There's a lot of fighting going on in the particular camps. I don't have a problem with either product myself.

What I like about JRiver vs the competition? Almost everything - but especially the DSP studio and the ability to transform your computer into a prepro. You have Room Correction, upsampling, DSD/DSX conversion - streaming ect. You can also use professional vst units with JRiver (that's part of DSP studio). With the newly added WDM driver - JRiver now appears as a sound device in Windows - enabling JRiver's sound processing to be used by all programs! It was this program that allowed me to can my prepro/receiver. On the video side - I love the processing used (I use Red October HQ), beautiful picture everytime!

Jriver is a tweakers dream - high customization, and it does just about everything! There is no one in the competition that can do everything JRiver can do. Plex and Kodi (formerly XBMC) are free, but seem to be more eye-candy and video oriented, iTunes - doesn't handle video like JRiver, and others like Ammare, and PureVinyl are pure MAC (and still don't handle everything that JRiver does). I'm really hooked on this particular piece of software!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by prerich

JPlay is invited to the party - however they are not connected ! There's a lot of fighting going on in the particular camps. I don't have a problem with either product myself.

What I like about JRiver vs the competition? Almost everything - but especially the DSP studio and the ability to transform your computer into a prepro. You have Room Correction, upsampling, DSD/DSX conversion - streaming ect. You can also use professional vst units with JRiver (that's part of DSP studio). With the newly added WDM driver - JRiver now appears as a sound device in Windows - enabling JRiver's sound processing to be used by all programs! It was this program that allowed me to can my prepro/receiver. On the video side - I love the processing used (I use Red October HQ), beautiful picture everytime!

Jriver is a tweakers dream - high customization, and it does just about everything! There is no one in the competition that can do everything JRiver can do. Plex and Kodi (formerly XBMC) are free, but seem to be more eye-candy and video oriented, iTunes - doesn't handle video like JRiver, and others like Ammare, and PureVinyl are pure MAC (and still don't handle everything that JRiver does). I'm really hooked on this particular piece of software!

I have a feeling we read those same threads.

What if one isn't a tweeker/tweaker (both spellings look good to me)? I'm just a basic user and use MediaMonkey for listening to my PC flac files. Does JRiver have an advantage over MediaMonkey in that regard?

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

I have a feeling we read those same threads.

What if one isn't a tweeker/tweaker (both spellings look good to me)? I'm just a basic user and use MediaMonkey for listening to my PC flac files. Does JRiver have an advantage over MediaMonkey in that regard?

Well if you're using MediaMonkey (like I did before JRiver) and you are doing everything bit-perfect, you have no need for dsp studio and the special things it brings to the table. I do all of my room correction through JRiver so I need it. You should be fine - but the way it handles your audio files (sorting, metadata, ect) and how you can use your phone as a remote - you may want to try it (free for 30 days)!!!!

Now if you start doing DSD, DSX, and the like - you may want to look at JRiver. I loved MediaMonkey's default format (.ape) and I still use it with JRiver. FLAC, .wav and .ape are my preferred lossless computer audio formats.

[prerich]

Tried out the WDM driver during lunch!!!! HUZAH !!!!!!! That was cool! I had HDHomerun TV quick view up and yes, I had all of my room correction and everything else available - I could even control the volume with my phone. One thing though - I need to see if JRMC needs to run in the background. Even if it must be open - its still cool!!!!! TMT6 and PDVD with real room correction!!!! Youtube too!!!! LOL!!!! This is great!