Re: wtfplay project - it's official
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:37 pm
The tension…it’s normal in one hand - we’re humans, and most of us hung with Gordon and MQn for a while, so we're attached to it, more-less…it’s ridiculous in the other hand - we’re all adults living in the world driven by competition in every segment, and with options in whatever you can think of.
Every new product or “new kid on the block” (I don’t know why I picked that kind approach, I’m sorry, but it’s been quoted over and over) would probably draw the line that people suddenly start crowding on either side of it, claiming their side is better. This usually fades away after a while. The best comparison is Canon vs Nikon, but their both great. I do little bit of photography too, and I follow some forums in that regard.
I jumped on MQn wagon, back in 2013, and that was fantastic experience, very exciting time. As the time went by, more and more I realized that I was getting little tired of constantly playing same music to be able to compare different versions. But this process thought me something else, how easy is to get trapped into something that I would call very subjective appraisal for current version. What I mean is, I would jump on new version and for some reason, I could be in a very good mood, or glass of wine, or whatever, but new version sounds much better than the old one. After few days, I go back to the old version and I actually find that new version is worse, or sometimes not even close to the old one. I asked myself wtf is going on here. This went on and on until JP6 came out, so I gave it try, and I liked it. SQ wasn’t as good as my favorite MQn version at that time, but it was pretty good, and I could play all the formats including DSD. I found DSD very pleasing and I was bringing more and more albums into my library in that format. I was happy with JP6, so I was listening music rather than comparing versions and playing same music over and over.
It doesn’t mean, I completely forgot MQn. Actually, I constantly kept my eye one it with some hope that one day some stable version(s) will come out covering different formats, with simple implementation, and no major bugs. I would’ve definitely gone back to it in no time.
Suddenly, instead that happened, WtfPlay comes out answering all my questions (except direct DSD). It is simple to implement, it is wrapped with the guidance how to install it and how to use it, and most importantly, it sounds great. My PC is powered by batteries, and one circuit is drawing more than I thought, so that battery is under sized (I need to change it), and I hit quite a few times limit of it, so computer shot down. I just can’t stop listening. We all have different systems, and particularly different ears, but to my ears, WtfPlay sounds fantastic, very open, very analog, with so much air between instruments and voices, Chord Hugo loves it. As someone mentioned, Red Book sounds better than ever. More and more I’m trying to justify existence of HiRez files, considering the size and price.
I agree with other people here, we need both players, there is a room for it, and people will use whatever works best for them, regardless.
I thanked to Gordon so many times so far, and I do it again, now.
I thank to MrF too for his hard work, bringing this new experience to the masses.
Every new product or “new kid on the block” (I don’t know why I picked that kind approach, I’m sorry, but it’s been quoted over and over) would probably draw the line that people suddenly start crowding on either side of it, claiming their side is better. This usually fades away after a while. The best comparison is Canon vs Nikon, but their both great. I do little bit of photography too, and I follow some forums in that regard.
I jumped on MQn wagon, back in 2013, and that was fantastic experience, very exciting time. As the time went by, more and more I realized that I was getting little tired of constantly playing same music to be able to compare different versions. But this process thought me something else, how easy is to get trapped into something that I would call very subjective appraisal for current version. What I mean is, I would jump on new version and for some reason, I could be in a very good mood, or glass of wine, or whatever, but new version sounds much better than the old one. After few days, I go back to the old version and I actually find that new version is worse, or sometimes not even close to the old one. I asked myself wtf is going on here. This went on and on until JP6 came out, so I gave it try, and I liked it. SQ wasn’t as good as my favorite MQn version at that time, but it was pretty good, and I could play all the formats including DSD. I found DSD very pleasing and I was bringing more and more albums into my library in that format. I was happy with JP6, so I was listening music rather than comparing versions and playing same music over and over.
It doesn’t mean, I completely forgot MQn. Actually, I constantly kept my eye one it with some hope that one day some stable version(s) will come out covering different formats, with simple implementation, and no major bugs. I would’ve definitely gone back to it in no time.
Suddenly, instead that happened, WtfPlay comes out answering all my questions (except direct DSD). It is simple to implement, it is wrapped with the guidance how to install it and how to use it, and most importantly, it sounds great. My PC is powered by batteries, and one circuit is drawing more than I thought, so that battery is under sized (I need to change it), and I hit quite a few times limit of it, so computer shot down. I just can’t stop listening. We all have different systems, and particularly different ears, but to my ears, WtfPlay sounds fantastic, very open, very analog, with so much air between instruments and voices, Chord Hugo loves it. As someone mentioned, Red Book sounds better than ever. More and more I’m trying to justify existence of HiRez files, considering the size and price.
I agree with other people here, we need both players, there is a room for it, and people will use whatever works best for them, regardless.
I thanked to Gordon so many times so far, and I do it again, now.
I thank to MrF too for his hard work, bringing this new experience to the masses.
