SWL Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I've tried Jriver in the past, I think v.19 (?).....on Windows Vista, 8 and maybe 8.1. Can't remember exactly. I want to use it strickly for two-channel channel playback and in particular I'm wanting to hear what difference....if any....Wasapi would make. So I installed the free trial yesterday, did everything I could to make sure it was in wasapi mode and really couldn't hear much of an improvement. Last night I did a full scan on my computer and it detected 4 issues that Norton said it cleared up. So today I wanted to get to the bottom of the wasapi thing. Fired everything up and the computer would not recognize my hdmi output device. So the only sound I could get was through the laptop speakers. After no luck investigating the sounds menu in the control panel, I uninstalled Jriver, did a restart and now everything is fine. So my question......is the wasapi thing through Jriver/Win.10 worth the hassle? Is Jriver known to be buggy? It was when I had it a couple/few years ago. I'm probably doing something wrong but a little insight would be helpful. Thanks. [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 All I know is that if Windows 10 doesn't like your driver it will not work. JJK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I have JRiver 20 and JRiver 21 installed on a Windows 10 laptop without issue. I have used the USB out with three different DACs: Mobile Fidelity M1DAC, Auralic Aries Mini and Shiit Modi. I have also used the HDMI out to a receiver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 What's your experience with wasapi?Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 I mean wasapi seems like a bit of a mystery. There is no "on-off" switch for it. Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 I reinstalled MC22 last night and so far today it's working well. Sound quality vs WMP is somewhat better to my ears but not night and day. I'll do the 30 day trial and see....Reading online did stir up some negative comments about the relationship between MC22 and Windows 10. I'm not interested in videos, etc. through Jriver.....just being able to shuffle my library and different playlists.Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tromprof Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I have both MC20 and MC22. For reasons unknown MC22 sounds noticeably worse than MC20. The setup is exactly the same for both versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I had little luck with the last few versions of jriver... nothing to write home about. Indeed, I still have not been successful in integrating a computer to playback. It seems compressed and flat even though it has good resolution and liquidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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