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I would like Wiim pro plus to become JPLAY Certified since I heavily use JPLAY app. Eversolo became recently …
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Fine, as long as it doesn’t impact the WiiM as a renderer for other UPNP control points, including the WiiM home app.
So you would like to have some "tweaks" implemented in the Linux network stack etc. right? What about the compatibility?
I doubt it as he's already made his feelings clear about JPLAY on the MinimServer forum.Maybe we’ll see BubbleUPnP chasing certification too
I'm not on iOS so can't test it, but I think it works exactly the same way as any other UPnP control point except it limits the communication to the renderer. So for those non JPLAY users, start a track, put the phone into aeroplane mode and enjoy the sonic improvements!
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Something around jplay:
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foobar2000's position on Jplay: "Audiophile" scam
foobar2000's position on Jplay: "Audiophile" scam
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Sounds to me like they’re resurrrecting the old arguments similar to WAV being better than FLAC because the latter takes more cpu power to decode the audio before playback. Even if that argument did have some validity years ago (if it ever did), processors are much more powerful than they were back then and things have moved on, so the likelihood of a reduced cpu and network load improving the sound of the audio is similarly outdated in my opinion.
Seemingly Jplay do prefer WAV because FLAC somehow “disturbs memory”. Mmm…
WAV versus FLAC - Computer Audio
Page 1 of 3 - WAV versus FLAC - posted in Computer Audio: Hi Marcin/Josef The other day I was watching the interview of computeraudiophile.com's Chris Connaker. He mentioned that he personally prefers using uncompressed lossless viz. wav over flac (although he did say that flac was a great file...
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Please read the thread . What you say is another thing . I am referring to the JPLAY iOS app.
What do you expect from WiiM? What is this certification exactly?
“JPLAY Certified is an initiative that allows other hi-fi manufacturers to enhance their products' compatibility with the JPLAY iOS app, ensuring that you get an unparalleled audiophile experience across the board.”
“This is granted to products that offer outstanding audio quality and an optimal experience when paired with JPLAY’s app. Products are put through extensive tests during the certification process to ensure they meet JPLAY’s strict standards.”
To me sounds like Jplay trying to up their profile - sort of the reverse of Roon where manufacturers look to up their profile by association with Roon …
“This is granted to products that offer outstanding audio quality and an optimal experience when paired with JPLAY’s app. Products are put through extensive tests during the certification process to ensure they meet JPLAY’s strict standards.”
To me sounds like Jplay trying to up their profile - sort of the reverse of Roon where manufacturers look to up their profile by association with Roon …
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And presumably expect companies to pay them to do the extensive tests.
For Roon it's easy to understand - they have their own protocol. But for this jplay app it's not as they advertise it as compatible with almost every DLNA streamer.
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Indeed, it’s UPNP which admittedly isn’t great in terms of a standard implementation, perhaps Openhome apart
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Some on the dcs forum seem unimpressed
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dCS and JPlay Questions
Now that the dCS network attached devices are JPlay certified I am wondering what I might enjoy if I purchased the app. Mind you, 50 quid a year versus zero is the first hurdle. My first question concerns JPlay’s statement that " JPLAY minimizes the network traffic between the app and the audio...
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Why don’t you make an experiment ? Get the free trial of the app and set the update time to 12000 in settings
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Some on the dcs forum seem unimpressed
dCS and JPlay Questions
Now that the dCS network attached devices are JPlay certified I am wondering what I might enjoy if I purchased the app. Mind you, 50 quid a year versus zero is the first hurdle. My first question concerns JPlay’s statement that " JPLAY minimizes the network traffic between the app and the audio...
If DCS as a company did not see any value it would not bother partnering with JPLAY.
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They probably see no harm and it might gain them more customers among JPlay users. It is those dcs users that don't see the value. Lots of manufacturers saw value in MQA.
Or better yet use the WHA as the queue is held on the renderer.
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Look I don’t want to repeat myself … The user experience for navigating Qobuz and Tidal is vastly better. It has nice information about albums , it supports Qobuz recommendations.I was never fond of Wiim app for playing music due to the app interface. Also sound quality is better .
I was talking specifically about sound quality, because if the benefit comes from reduced network traffic, by using the WHA (and closing it) you have the ultimate solution as there will be no unnecessary network traffic. Try it for yourself you'll be amazed!
