JRiver can sound better than Roon, it's scientific ;)

[andybob (Andrew Cox)]

No bites in my Tinkering lure:

Possible Extension: Loudness curve or Tilt Control?

Anyone looking for a new Extension project might be interested in this Feature Request thread regarding equal loudness curves and the old Quad Tilt control.

A couple of other interesting threads on the topic here:

Equal loudness contour

Hello, Are there any thoughts to implement Equal loudness contour (ISO 226:2003)? This feature is implemented in Jriver. Looks like it’s the only player doing that. And for me this feature looks very important. It’s one of the reasons i like jriver. I would switch to roon for that feature. Thanks

How to get loudness ("Fletcher-Munson") with Roon for free (workaround for PC with direct connection to DAC)

In relation to this feature request post, I wanted to share the setup I use as a workaround for getting loudness, in case someone is interested. I accomplish this using the fabulous and open source Equalizer APO, which apart from being completely free is one of the most complete, capable, flexible, performant and well thought of software DSP platform I’ve yet to see. The main drawback - it has to go through the OS Mixer since it is implemented as an APO for the Windows Audio Enhancements infra…