Absolutely agree that every manufacturer has a right & duty to suggest the best operation conditions for their product but that doesn't mean they can or should (or that it's even wise) to publicly call another product a "hoax" on many forums. This is very bad form in my view & demonstrates a closed-minded view & a bad reflection of the company's owners.
I have been informed recently by one of my customers as follows: "I bought jplay the other day. I installed on my pc (and my microsoft surface pro) and strange things started happening and I keep getting re directed by jriver MC18 to a site that says that jplay is a hoax and I should uninstall." A posting by him on JRiver's board asking about Jplay's operation with JRiver was removed.
This really is bad Ju-ju
Here is my two cents:
Disclaimer, I own J River, I only use it occasionally, and I have never heard or used JPlay. I am
totally neutral, and I am just playing devil's advocate here...
-Jriver, if they are hostile towards Jplay, it may be because the very exsistance of Jplay is an indictment
of Jriver..meaning, if a $100 add on is needed to make Jriver, which costs $50, to sound its best, it must
be real crap.
-To be totally fair, I have seen
countless posts through the years on various forums about people hearing no
difference with Jplay and basically calling it voodoo.
-The only formal reviews I have seen of Jplay are by reviewers that I know to hype up immensely the so called
differences in various components, set ups, cables, and software. They shall remain nameless.
Again, want to stress, I have NO opinion on Jplay and that I generally agree it is not the best idea
for Jriver to take issue with it. However again, by giving legitimacy, they are admitting there is something wrong
with their product.