HRA Streaming vs playDesk Remote

HRA Streaming brings the entire HighResAudio catalogue to your iPhone and iPad — in true studio quality, hand-picked for listeners who care about how their music actually sounds. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Hi-Res audio in original quality, up to 24-bit / 192 kHz, delivered without lossy compression. - A catalogue curated by the HighResAudio editorial team, with a strong focus on classical, jazz, and audiophile recordings. - Editorial playlists, themed selections, and new releases updated every week. - Detailed album booklets, liner notes, and background information — the kind of context that's usually missing on mainstream services. YOUR SOUND, YOUR SYSTEM - Seamless playback to UPnP/DLNA-compatible streamers, network speakers, and hi-fi components. - Full AirPlay support for AirPlay receivers and AVRs. - Background playback, lock-screen controls, and CarPlay-friendly playback for your daily listening. ACCOUNT AND SUBSCRIPTION HRA Streaming is for existing HighResAudio customers. To use the streaming features, you'll need an active HighResAudio streaming subscription, which can be obtained on the HighResAudio website. Once you're signed in, the app gives you full access to your subscription and the recordings in your personal vault. PRIVACY AND CONTROL - Account deletion is available directly inside the app. - No third-party tracking, no advertising. Your listening stays between you and HighResAudio. - Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Imprint are accessible at any time from the Settings screen. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy curating.

playDesk Remote puts your playDesk music system in your hand. Browse music, choose what plays, follow the current track, manage the queue, and control the playback computer from your iPhone or iPad while you stay in the listening chair. playDesk runs on the dedicated computer connected to your speakers, DAC, audio interface, or hi-fi system. The Remote communicates directly with that computer over your home Wi-Fi or LAN. The host keeps ownership of your music files and audio output; your iPhone or iPad acts as a responsive control surface. YOUR MUSIC, YOUR NETWORK Your music remains on the playDesk computer, configured library folders, CDs, and connected USB drives. playDesk Remote does not upload your music library to a cloud service. Discovery and control happen over your local network. BROWSE AND PLAY - Browse configured Local Library folders and attached USB drives - Navigate folders, play individual tracks, play complete folders, or shuffle them - Browse CDs and control disc playback - Search the playDesk index by artist, album, folder, and track - Filter and sort search results, revisit recent searches, and expand collections to choose individual tracks - View the complete playback queue, identify the current and next track, and select another queued track NOW PLAYING - See album artwork, title, artist, album, source, duration, and playback progress - Play, pause, stop, seek, and skip tracks - Adjust software volume and mute when supported by the selected playDesk output mode - Review useful format and signal information, including PCM or DSD format, sample rate, output mode, and selected audio path - Follow preparation and buffering states for DSD files and network-rendered media CONTROL YOUR PLAYDESK - Automatically discover nearby playDesk systems with Bonjour - Connect using a saved system or the LAN address shown by playDesk - See active playback before connecting and stop it when needed - Monitor CD, USB, Local Library, DSD, and optional renderer readiness - Configure supported output, PCM/CD, DSD, renderer, search, storage, and remote settings - Review output availability, connection health, host status, and actionable diagnostics - Choose System, Light, or Dark appearance BUILT FOR A DEDICATED LISTENING SYSTEM playDesk Remote is designed for systems where a quiet computer stays near the audio equipment and handles playback through the selected output. Supported setups can include built-in audio, Windows audio devices, USB DACs, compatible ASIO interfaces, safe DSD-to-PCM playback, and DSD-over-PCM for outputs explicitly trusted by the user. Optional UPnP/DLNA Media Renderer support lets compatible control-point apps send music to playDesk. The Remote can then show the metadata, artwork, progress, preparation state, and queue context supplied by the sender and playDesk. REQUIREMENTS - A computer running a compatible, current version of playDesk - The iPhone or iPad and playDesk computer connected to the same local network - Local Network access enabled for playDesk Remote on iOS - playDesk running and allowed to communicate on the host computer's private network playDesk Remote is a controller for playDesk. It does not play your library through the iPhone or iPad and does not replace the playDesk host application. Learn more: https://sharadaaudio.com/discover-playdesk/ Privacy Policy: https://sharadaaudio.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://sharadaaudio.com/terms-of-use/ Built by Sharada Software & Systems Services LLC DBA Sharada Audio.