Separate editions
Distinguish original releases, remasters, alternate mixes and other editions of an album using stable edition and source identities.
RC25 QUALIFIED · YOUR LIBRARY
One album. Every edition.
Keep the master, mix, release and format you actually own, without losing track of which edition is which.
WHAT RC25 DOES
Qualified functionality, not a feature wish-list
Tested RC25 features, built around your own library and compatible equipment.
Keep stereo and surround apart
Different stereo, multichannel, sample-rate, bit-depth and codec variants do not get silently collapsed into the wrong edition.
Precise playback identity
Queues, tracks, artwork and current-playback details retain the selected recording and edition instead of guessing from similar album titles.
Collectors first
Disc order, credits, recordings, compilations, live shows and bootlegs can be organised without flattening a collection into an anonymous file list.
REAL-WORLD COMPATIBILITY
What to know before you install
An edition is a real release identity, not merely the storage path or an arbitrary codec label. Core preserves separate technical variants and edition evidence when organising your collection.
EXPLORE MORE
The other sides of Brimstone
All part of the qualified RC25 music platform.
Multichannel audio
Qualified surround playback uses the Core host HDMI output into a Meridian HD621 and compatible downstream equipment; native Meridian V3/MS200 network playback is a separate stereo-limited route.
Album editions
RC25 maintains distinct album/release editions and stereo versus multichannel masters, with precise queue and track identity.
Indie music and spoken word
Qualified independent music discovery (including Bandcamp Radio, Audius and Jamendo), internet radio, podcast queues and audiobook chapter/progress management.
Ripping and archiving
Qualified optical and analogue ingest: CD, DVD-Audio, Blu-ray Audio, MiniDisc/NetMD, and Mac audio-interface capture.
How does it compare?
See a balanced comparison with Roon and twelve other media-player or music-server systems, including excellent free options.