Ok so you use playlists a lot. I rarely use them, I just browse albums from the album view and start playback from there with one click. Most often I sort them by the day added and listen to more recent stuff, but also by date or most played and pick music like that.
I first thought Diretta sounded slightly better also but the more I tested the less difference there was. In the first place, the difference was already very very small.
But I do agree that JPlay sounds slightly better than Roon. Or should I say, UPnP protocol sounds better than Roon’s own (for example, there’s no SQ difference between HQPlayer client and JPlay). It’s the UPnP server which is in charge and JPlay only works as client/remote control. Too bad JPlay lacks many vital functions to me. For example:
- it doesn’t sync playback between devices
- no desktop app for Windows (most often I use Roon client on my laptop)
- poor metadata compared to Roon
- no support for last.fm scrobbling (I’ve done this since 2005 and have no plans on stopping)
HQPlayer support was nice addition and that was when I tested JPlay.