mconnect Player HD

I don’t know if it’s because there hasn’t been an update in a very long time to keep up with iOS updates, but this app is increasingly unstable and unreliable. I have had to resort to using airplay1 to my Yamaha renderer rather than using mconnect. Looks like a Bluesound Node is in my future since this app has become unusable. Every time I try to stream Qobuz playlists through mconnecthd it crashes or hangs. Using the Qobuz app works fine for the same playlists. Something in the network protocol within the app isn’t compatible with ios since 15.x. At 16.6.1 it’s absolutely useless.

This app allows me to stream HD music from Qobuz and TIDAL which is fantastic, especially after Oppo stopped supporting their remote app. The only thing I wish they would add would be album cover pics as I like to see them on my TV. A small but aesthetic thing I miss. I also wish I could access my USB drive attached to the Oppo as their own app did, but I realize that’s asking a lot. I also think the GUI would be more elegant, but that’s another small quibble. Bottom line is this thing was a life saver for me and will continue to be until I purchase and newer receiver and/or Bluetooth streamer. My partner thinks wifi is bad for her, so she wants it permanently turned off. Rather than argue with her about it, I have found a workaround by installing ethernet ports in key areas around the house. Also, in order to play to my older Oppo, I have always had to turn on wifi. But up until recently, I always had to turn on wifi in order to access the streaming from mconnect HD. The good news is, all of a sudden, it now seems to stream perfectly thru my ethernet connection to the Oppo. So nice because I can listen to music while maintaining the peace. Thanks so much mconnect people. Now about getting that album graphic to show up on my TV…

This app allows me to stream HD music from Qobuz and TIDAL which is fantastic especially after Oppo stopped supporting their remote app.The only thing I wish they would add would be album cover pics as I like to see them on my TV. A small but aesthetic thing I mess. I also wish I could access my drive on the Oppo as their own app did but I realize that’s asking a lot. I also think the GUI would be more elegant, but that’s another small quibble. Bottom line is this thing was a life saver for me and will continue to be until I purchase and newer receiver and Bluetooth streamer.

Punch list for developers: Add scrubbing of the file being played. Improve stability of communication to renderers. Improve search capabilities to include categorical filters. Remove the button that maxes out the volume!!!!! Do not auto-max volume….ever! Happens at times and if not discovered can blow powered speakers. Simplify how Favorites are managed. Things make no sense and it’s never clear if I should expect favorites to appear in Qobuz, which they don’t even when in the Qobuz interface in Mconnect. So how is it different than just MConnect favorites?

It would be perfect, except it takes 53 clicks to queue an album. Navigate to the queue, click clear, click OK, browse to the album, click on add, click on queue, click on select all, click on done, click on ok, go back to the player, click on play. Would it be that hard to have a “Play now” on an album like a sane music player?

I have an iFi Zen Stream and use Qobuz as my source for streaming music. Unfortunately Qobuz doesn’t work directly with iFi so the only way to make it work is through mconnect. Frankly I expected a nightmare trying to get this to work, but everything went surprisingly well. Rather than mess with mconnect Lite I decided to spend the six bucks for the HD version as I listen to hi-res music and figured the HD version would probably help avoid other headaches versus using the free version. Long story short, I downloaded the app, signed into Qobuz, and to my surprise everything just popped up ready to go. It took me a few minutes to figure out the menu/search options, but once I was acclimated everything was there — all my playlists, favorites, etc. so I was off and running. And the best part — it sounds AWESOME. I’m beyond happy with this app, and I don’t get to say that about many apps. I don’t know what past problems have been and maybe issues have since been fixed, but my recommendation would be to spring for the HD version as my experience has been very positive — really the best 6 bucks I’ve ever spent. Thank you mconnect!!!

This is a technically impressive tweakers delight, and an annoying experience for anybody who is more interested in playing music than in seeing what sample rate they’re streaming in. The number a selections you have to make to just play an album without playing one track is idiotic. To find the album (search is hidden fir who knows what reason) then hit play on the whole thing then switch to queue to be able to bounce around without it just playing one track is INSANE UI. Maybe spend a little more time listening to music than you do analyzing it or impressing your friends with your sample rate. C’mom Qobuz, get a connect feature going so I can ditch this bizarre app. These interface issues are in so many comments… why not address them???

The free version of mControlHD provides cloud access to Deezer, vTuner, and Spotify. The paid version of mConnectHD does not, apparently. I have to pay for this version to be able to play to my Rendu device, but I don’t have half the cloud features of the free version, which can’t see my Rendu. Tell me how this makes sense.

24 bit 192 khz Qobuz at 500 mb download speed with Devialet Silver Phantoms cannot handle the processing and usual cutouts During playback. At CD Quality no problems….but anything at 24 bit is not stable.

If I do not close the app it runs in the background forever and drains battery constantly, even if playback is stopped. Battery and bg process management needs some tweaking.