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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #100 on: August 27, 2015, 05:18:14 AM »

Moving my main server to a daphile with a realtime kernel eas pretty good. Designed out of box to be headless, it just works great.

I use Audirvana+ on my MBP and Jriver on my Windows machines. Honestly, most work great. Most problems I've run into have been a case of PEBKAC
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #101 on: August 27, 2015, 05:35:11 AM »

I don't have issues in 8.1Pro or 10 unless USB loses sync like getting knocked during playback. My problem is if i do a forced shutdown, it closes but keeps running a hidden instance that lags behind so I can't restart immediately all the time.

I'd say you definitely have a compatibility issue or some interaction going on there. You might have a crappy usb cable?

It feels a lot slicker than some of the WoW patches, game mechanics and dungeons I've had to deal with over the years. I mean logging into ShitWrath or Dalaran back in the day? Are you kidding?? ;) It can be fickle, but I assure you your experience isn't universal so it might be worth investigating if you give enough of a rat's ass.

I'll give it another try after I upgrade to Windows 10. Also, you can't blame me for back in the day. :P I've only been here for a few years, and all of my stuff has zero bugs and is 100% fun all the time.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #102 on: August 27, 2015, 09:38:01 AM »

Moving my main server to a daphile with a realtime kernel eas pretty good. Designed out of box to be headless, it just works great.

Tried Daphile this week too, following the advice of Sorrodje. Destroys Jriver in my system.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #103 on: August 27, 2015, 09:46:06 AM »

Yes .Daphile is great. It works perfectly on my old (Ten years old) intel based Mac Mini.


Only concern, the main dev hasn't enough time to develop it anymore.

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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #104 on: August 27, 2015, 10:01:53 AM »

Music Bee because it's easy to use  p:/

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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #105 on: August 27, 2015, 02:56:17 PM »

I'm using Fidelia for MAC - I think I can hear an improvement over iTunes, integrates and transfers lists ok and is cheap.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #106 on: August 27, 2015, 02:58:23 PM »

Sorry, didn't see this earlier.

JRiver intermittently freezes for a few seconds now and then, usually before music is playing.

I've had it crash twice in its latest incarnation.

It magically opens itself when I open certain programs.

It also feels loose to interact with. It's hard to describe or put a pin on it, but the software feels bloated and unpolished. I'm a stickler for perfection in software (I'm a game designer at Blizzard--I have it baked into my soul).

Maybe it has poor compatibility with Windows 8.1, but that's no excuse. My computer is super awesome and runs everything I throw at it perfectly.

You should give MusicBee a try, and also give my WoW account free gaming time =D
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #107 on: August 27, 2015, 03:45:01 PM »

JRiver Media Center 21 was just released about a week ago, huge plans and upgrades for this release!
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