Article: Audiophile 5: Roon 1.6 in 5 Minutes

[Ben-M]

5 hours ago, diecaster said:

 

Hyperbole is not conducive to constructive conversation.

 

What other apps/technologies are you referring to?

Maybe something like the new JPLAY 7, the first JPLAY release in +2 years and a complete overhaul. So far, by all accounts, it's a major improvement to an already good player. 

 

I do have Roon myself, though, so I understand and appreciate what it brings to the table. 

[Ben-M]

On 1/24/2019 at 2:46 AM, diecaster said:

 

If JPLAY 7 is such a big deal, I am sure posters will talk about it. If there is enough traffic, I am sure Chris would take notice. JPLAY has never been on my radar and I don’t care about it. Is it hugely popular? It does not appear to be.

I appreciate the reply, but I don't exactly think your self-provided answers are exactly "correct".

 

If you take a quick look back at the articles posted over the past few months, you would see that one about JPLAY (for example) wouldn't be out of place. 

 

If you compare it to "the best version of ABC album", "super expensive Boulder amp", or "new TLS streamer", JPLAY is at least comparable in popularity, and especially so since this site used to focused on computer audio as a source and computer audio playback. Am I saying I didn't like those articles, no. Are they out of place, also no. Are they not "popular" enough for me, no again. I Iiked them and I'm very happy about the increase in curated content here. 

 

If we're being objective and  not commenting from personal relevance, JPLAY has actually been a pretty longstanding player in computer audio playback (relatively, since it's a newer area) and features integration with other popular delivery schemes like Audiophile Optimizer and Fidelizer, just as Roon does, while some other players are not supported. 

 

Am I saying it's as popular as Roon, no. Was I specifically talking about only JPLAY, also no. I was replying to another point that other computer audio playback software would be nice to read about or be introduced here, rather than joining the mainstream and only seeing more articles about more of the same. We live in a niche of a niche and it's appreciated to be introduced to interesting parts of that niche that you may not otherwise know about. As compared to mainstream parts of it that you couldn't help but know about. 

 

Or at least that's what I inferred from the original commenter's post, and to which I provided a relevant example of without shitting on anyone. 

[Ben-M]

20 hours ago, diecaster said:

That wall of text did nothing, absolutely nothing, to persuade me to learn more about whatever that software you like is called....

I was making sure you didn't mischaracterize my original reply, just as you're attempting to do so again with that reply regarding my reply.

 

I understand now that I'm being trolled.