Independent music discovery
Explore supported Bandcamp Radio programmes, Audius and Jamendo content, plus public recordings and archive sources.
RC25 QUALIFIED · BEYOND THE CHARTS
Music beyond the algorithm.
Indie artists, radio programmes, rare gigs, podcasts and audiobooks deserve a proper home alongside your albums.
WHAT RC25 DOES
Qualified functionality, not a feature wish-list
Tested RC25 features, built around your own library and compatible equipment.
Internet and specialist radio
Browse and play internet radio stations, return to favourites, and organise eligible non-commercial radio recordings.
Podcasts as programmes
Browse feeds and episode details, queue full podcast programmes, and track the selected episode and listening position.
Audiobooks with progress
Keep books, authors, narrators, chapters and saved listening progress together so continuing an audiobook is straightforward.
REAL-WORLD COMPATIBILITY
What to know before you install
Availability depends on the rights and access policies of each independent provider. Spotify and TIDAL integration is technically tested in RC25 but general commercial availability still awaits their provider approvals. This does not grant recording rights over protected services.
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.