Article: JPLAY for iOS and iPadOS Review

[The Computer Audiophile]

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[The Computer Audiophile]

10 minutes ago, Marcin_gps said:

@The Computer Audiophile thank you for the review and for all extremely useful feedback we got from you over the months 🙏

 

Thanks for putting up with me :~)

 

I know I had some strange requests and strange issues, but you guys always listened and had an answer. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

37 minutes ago, stefano_mbp said:

@The Computer Audiophile nice Chris, and, if you allow me, I would mention some more features you omitted :

• the ability to show the local library pdf booklets (if they exist)
• it is possible to browse, and filter, by (among others) Conductor, Ensembles and Soloists
• it is possible to filter albums by Works
• Works are shown in the album details and they group the related movements 

I find these features quite important as they are quite unique among UPNP control point apps (at least for iOS/iPadOS).

 

It would be fine to make available ( @Marcin_gps , @mnuno10 ) a detailed guide to allow users to configure Minimserver in the right way (Full license needed) to be able to enjoy these features.

 

I love it @stefano_mbp!

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, Bones13 said:

Chris, nice article, and thanks.

 

The Podcast is the Lina one though...

Thank you @Bones13! I knew I forgot something and I just couldn't figure it out. I've put the right audio in the "Listen to this Article" area. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 hours ago, Afveep said:

How does JPlay compare to Roon in terms of managing libraries across your local files as well as Qobuz & Tidal? Roon's feature of presenting a consolidated library of local files+ streaming favorites is just awesome. I greatly dislike having to search across multiple sources in apps like mConnect. If JPlay can do the same, it's a real winner!

Hi @Afveep, very good question. JPLAY is a little different and a mix of what you're used to. I highly recommend giving the free trial a spin and asking more questions to see if you can make it fit your needs. 

 

For example, when looking at my albums, I see everything combined. Here is Pearl Jam's Gigaton with local, Tidal, and Qobuz on the same screen. 

 

 

 

Here is Pearl Jam, but I have to go into each Artist page to see those albums only. 

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Just now, Jud said:

Re VST3 plugins, do I recall correctly that you use Audirvāna in some situations? At least until JPlay works with VST3 plugins, that’s another option. The UI differs, of course.

You recall correctly. However, there's an issue with Hang Loose Convolver VST3 plugin and Audirvana. No clue where the issue is, but both sides are well aware of it :~)

[The Computer Audiophile]

6 minutes ago, agladstone said:

If you are an Aurender owner and use Conductor on both an iPad and your iPhone with both a library on the Aurender, a very large music library on a Synology NAS and Qobuz subscriber, would this be better than Conductor iPhone app, or useful in addition to Conductor ? (The NAS folders are also mapped out in Conductor, but lack the cover art etc when searching it)? 

Aurender doesn’t support UPnP, so this app won’t work at all. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

42 minutes ago, Jud said:

I have seen opinions from developers and engineers that fewer transmissions of larger data segments are better for SQ, and also the opposite, that more frequent transmissions of smaller data segments are better.

Ain’t that the truth. 

 

Maybe we can write the bits to our hard drives at 1/2 speed too :~)

[The Computer Audiophile]

4 minutes ago, yy said:

Very interesting article and the application seems to be well designed. Do you think it’s possible to connect directly Jplay iOS to an HQPLAYER embedded computer standalone, I mean, without any other computer with Jplay Femto or MinimServer on the network?

Yes. You can stream Tidal and Qobuz this way. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

17 minutes ago, matthias said:

@The Computer Audiophile

 

Which of the selectable output modes did you use with JPLAY and the Sonore?

 

Mode #3a - DLNA Output - This output utilizes streams from UPnP/DLNA servers and controllers. This output can be configured as an OpenHome renderer. This output supports true gapless playback of PCM, DSD/DoP, and native DSD.
Mode #3b - MPD Output - This output is intended to work with an SMB mount. This output supports true gapless playback of PCM, DSD/DoP, and native DSD.

 

Thanks

 

Matt

It’s a UPnP control point. It works with UPnP renderers. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Most of the issues are because UPnP is a nonstandard standard. The Eversolo DMP-A6 I have in for review had an issue stopping after each track with JPLAY for iOS. then an update was released and the issue has been resolved. 

 

Little things need to be fixed all over the place for UPnP to work all over the place. It's the nature of the beast. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Just now, stefano_mbp said:

There should be a sort of UPNP certification

I hear you loud and clear on this one. if there was a certification process, there certainly wouldn't be as many UPnP decides in the wild and the standard may not have taken off like it did, but may that would have been a good thing.