Article: The Value Proposition In Computer Audio: Front End Software

[Bones13]

23 minutes ago, Musicophile said:

While I appreciate the amount of effort that went into this article, Im a bit struggling to understand why so much focus on Freeware in this review. 
 

Most audiophiles have Hi-Fi systems in the thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars, sometimes spending hundreds only on stuff like interconnects. 
 

So why would one NOT want to spend the rather modest amounts for Audirvana, JRiver, or even Roon for that matter (assuming there is an added value in SQ and or usability)?

 

I find his review very useful. While I have some nice systems, I have systems (more than one). I love Roon, and have 2 lifetimes, for my most used 2 computers (home system and office) I have some other, lesser used systems, that I do like to play music for. I have gone though many of the programs he mentions. MusicBee being the one I tend to use on systems that don't warrant paying for a player.

 

Thanks for the time spent on that Bluesman! Nice review.