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RE: Thanks! Also curious about.....
Posted by AbeCollins on September 9, 2014 at 20:45:26:
Ah, so you are using the Marantz as a DAC via USB.
As i play with the Sony i find that controlling it with my iPhone quite a decent experience
I found this to be true when I had the Sony HAP-S1. Basic control for navigating the library via iPhone or iPad was good. However, managing the Library was another matter. It felt constrained, tedious, and in some cases impossible.
I had some issues with duplicates and album art not matching the album. Several 2-disc albums would appear with the correct art for the 1st disc and totally random picture for the 2nd disc. I also had several artists all showing up with Tom Petty album art, and a couple other similar examples. There was no easy way that I was aware of to fix these issues on the Sony.
The album art on the Mac Mini was fine. I think it was a database related issue within the Sony, and possibly Gracenote. I even tried resetting everything to factory default with no content then reloaded the Library again. Same problem.
Otherwise, I loved the sound of the Sony. I just wish they would fix some of the bugs in their software. This was back in June 2014.
If these issues have been fixed, I might try the higher-end HAP-Z1ES. The Marantz is a no go for me after learning from you that it does not support AIFF. Thanks.