Spotify stands out as a top-tier music streaming service with its vast library, user-friendly interface, and personalized playlists. Despite minor drawbacks, such as audio quality variance and download limitations, it remains a go-to platform for music enthusiasts.
It's extremely fun to listen along to a friend or random people, find new songs. I really like spotify's algorithm and how it comes up with new weekly playlists. I always love those (most of the time XD)
Based on our record, JRiver Media Center seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 12 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Https://jriver.com/ It does a lot of what Roon does. It also includes local videos and youtube. Source: 5 months ago
It's not free, but I'm a big fan of JRiver Media Center and have been using it for many years. It is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Your license will last forever, but you do need to pay for major version upgrades (once-per-year). I'm an audiophile with a substantial library and I'm personally happy to support efforts like this, but I get that paying isn't for everyone. Source: 12 months ago
I use JRiver Server with my WiiM Pro and it works flawlessly. Source: about 1 year ago
I suspect another commercial product, JRiver Media Center, might be more flexible than Mezzmo (less arbitrary about what you can and can't do), but it sounds like the Android and Android TV client is probably a mess. I've never done a setup with it. Source: about 1 year ago
Many media players support ripping 1 disc at a time at least. Even Windows Media player can rip to wave and FLAC. Foobar2000 is a good option here. I personally have my library in JRiver, which isn't free, but I've been happily using it for many years. Source: over 1 year ago
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