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Trying Qobuz Connect For the First Time

My Weiss 501 DAC just received the latest Firmware update. I have been using the JPlay interface which  I find to be very transparent and dimensional. So far the Connect sound seems more immediate and somewhat forward. I need to listen a lot more before doing a fair comparison with JPlay.

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audphile1
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That’s been my experience as well. I have Meitner MA3i. 
Qobuz sounds flatter and more direct. Jplay is more natural sounding. Differences aren’t night and day but enough to notice. 

tuberist OP
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Thanks, I agree with your observations

dwette
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I have a Weiss 501-MK2 and also installed the firmware update that supports Qobuz Connect. It sounds better than using Qobuz via Roon on the 501. Sadly, I think the Qobuz client user experience really sucks. It's way behind Roon. It never remembers the last device I streamed to and defaults to whatever I'm using as a client as the output device (e.g. iPhone, MacBook Air). Roon has no problem with that. In addition, artist, catalog, etc. searches and library management also suck compared to Roon. They're often incomplete and options for organizing results are so limited. Qobuz UI/UX needs work....quite a lot!

I may use Qobuz Connect for more serious listening, but I'm not giving up using Roon anytime soon,

Kudos to Weiss for implementing Qobuz Connect. I just hope Qobuz learns how to create a more usable UI/UX.

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