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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@mclinnguy I haven’t tried jplay in the car yet. I normally listen to tidal when I drive. Decent stereo there so it will be interesting to see if I can hear any sound quality differences. Doubt it :)

I migrated away from Roon because of the frequent and sometimes problematic updates. It became tiresome. I like less boxes in my rig; one of the many reasons I like my Weiss, since I use the preamp function.

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I migrated away from Roon because of the frequent and sometimes problematic updates.

Same here, plus the messy support system which essentially has you doing the leg work for them when there is a problem (often of their own making because software updates crashed something).

I have an Antipodes server and recently tried switching from Roon to Squeeze, as it is touted as sounding better. That is something of an understatement, it is a significant upgrade in sound. This was after the big April Roon update, though maybe they have improved things since. I miss Roon UI greatly, but I am addicted to the Squeeze sound and not sure I can go back.

@zlone Jplay is just a hair down from Squeeze for clarity, and it is just a hair or two down from Roon for UI. Give it a try (if you haven't already). And it is much less expensive than Roon. 

FWIW I noticed zero sonic difference after this "huge" April Roon update. Same delta between Roon and Squeeze as there was before.