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  • JRiver Media Center Reviews

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    Manufacturer: JRiver
    Model: Media Center
    Price $: 59.00

    JRiver Media Center is the premier audio solution. Whether you demand audiophile quality, or you want fast access to a half million files, no other software will perform like JRiver does.

     

    Manufacturer's product page: https://www.jriver.com/




    User Feedback


    Locke65

       1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

    To me it's about Metadata.

     

    The biggest "plus" of Media Center

    With JRiver Media Center you can directly define how to view and sort your audio files. You can define views which relate to not only AlbumArtists or composers but 

    to conductors, orchestras, soloists or compositions (classical music) or

    to writers, spoken vocals performers (audiobooks)

     

    This flexibility to customize is based on the metadata available in your audio files (so without this metadata you have to use JRiver own library). In conjunction with the internet database Musicbrainz JRiver works just fine.

     

    I do very much appreciate the fact that JRiver grants ownership over - for example - track ratings. It is ease to store the values with the audio files or export. So the curation I'm performing on my music collection stays within my control at all time. This sounds normal - but its not - other software solutions don't offer any options to rate or prevent users from storing the ratings "outside" the application. 

     

    I also appreciate the ability of JRiver to supply audio outside the local LAN (over internet). I simply do have all my music and audiobooks always with me - anywhere!

     

    The biggest "disappointment" is the support. The options to customize are huge but the JRiver "wiki" is somehow outdated and not very structured. In addition to the "wiki" a user forum offers help. But - In general it is very very difficult to get feedback from the company on any question.

     

    The future to come: I still believe the software has tremendous potential. But I do agree with @Matias the software is (handled as being) mature. It is most likely not the 1st choice to use with streaming supplied music. But if you own music files - that's a different question. 

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    lucretius

       1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

    TRACKS VIEW

     

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    ALBUMS VIEW

     

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    PLAY VIEW

     

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    ARTISTS VIEW

     

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    UNIQUE FEATURES – VST PLUGINS

     

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    UNIQUE FEATURES – CD BURNING & RIPPING

     

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    UNIQUE FEATURES – INTERNET RADIO/STREAMING

     

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    SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT

     

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    Matias

       1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

    JRiver is now a traditional media center software that has expanded from Windows to Mac, Android and handles all kinds of audio and video files. DSP for convolution, parametric EQ, upsampling, DLNA local network streaming, audio and video conversions, tagging, ripping, synching devices, smart playlists, VST plugin support, different user interfaces (Theater View, Panel, Gizmo, JRemote).... It has many, many features so that it has a somewhat steep learning curve.

     

    I think that in the last few years they have been lacking useful new features, only focusing on smaller things. Also they refuse to integrate with streaming, which in 2020 looks like its the future (even if I personally do not use it in my main system). Advanced tweaking with upsampling options and OS optimizations have also been scrapped by internal policy. So I am not sure where they are going next. Feels like a mature software, with new versions fixing bugs and adding little value any longer, at lease in my opinion.

     

    Good news is that once purchased a license to a version it does not expire, and paying to update is optional, so one can use a version indefinitely and only update if needed. Prices are reasonable too, especially compared to Roon...

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