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Add to SafariWhen comparing Roon player vs Musique, the Slant community recommends Musique for most people. In the question“What are the best music players for OSX ?” Musique is ranked 10th while Roon player is ranked 25th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Excellent audio transport to unlimited number of clients
Pro Identifies different album releases
Pro Support for Tidal and other music services
Pro Excellent audio resampling/conversion
Pro Clean user interface and layout
Pro Easy setup
Pro Can handle very large local music libraries
Pro Minimal UI
The UI for Musique is pretty minimal. By not throwing every option in the book into the application, the developers are able to keep the interface clear of any clutter.
Pro Consistent queue simplifies what's playing next
There is a queue on the right side of the player, which shows you what is coming up next. This makes it easy to add a new song or remove a song before it plays to be sure that you/your guests stay in the groove. You can also slowly transition to different genres, not to mention plan ahead and adapt as you need to.
Cons
Con Expensive
Con Elitist, audiophilomaniac
Developper refuses to implement single file+cue support.
Reason invoked : obsolete way to store music.
Real reason : Obtuse way to avoid gremlins to invade Roon pristine interface.
Con Limited support of streaming services
Only support Tidal (sadly MQA Scam promoters) and Qobuz. But Amazon & Deezer which also offers lossless streaming is not supported
Con No differentation between Album Artist / Track Artist
Albums are sorted via "Album Artist" but each deviating "Track Artist" creates a new album handle. Very bad when you have album tracks where the filename consists of the typical "Artist #1 feat. Artist #2" setting as each of these files creates another album entry.
Con Doesn't resume from last close
Musique won't resume from the last time the app was closed. If you had a great music queue all set up, unfortunately it won't stay there if you close the app.
Con Linux controls don't work
The Linux next/previous buttons don't do anything - you will need to open Musique in order to do anything with it (other than change the volume).
