HEOS vs Enhanced Music Controller

HEOS is the controller app for the world’s biggest and best range of connected audio gear. It is a smart music streaming technology found in all devices Powered by HEOS from Denon, Marantz, and Definitive Technology. HEOS is for music lovers who want a beautiful and intuitive way to enjoy the latest advances in connected audio. You can find HEOS built into great sounding AV receivers, Hi-Fi equipment, sound bars, speakers, mini systems and specialty multi-room models. Features: True multi-room audio: play different songs in different rooms or the same song in multiple rooms. Quick and easy setup: add all your speakers with step-by-step instructions. Instant access to your favorite music: play from your favorite online music services, like Spotify, Amazon Music, TIDAL, and more. Search your music in one place: use one search function to browse across multiple music sources. See what’s playing any time: play, pause, and skip music from anywhere in the app. Access locally stored music: play music saved to your phone, USB, analog inputs, computers, and NAS drives. Share with your friends and family: support for multiple users and multiple music service accounts.

This app allows remote control of a Network Player or a Network A/V Receiver via the local network. The app supports Onkyo/Pioneer/Integra/TEAC released in April 2016 or later and Denon/Marantz with build-in HEOS technology. At the moment, the app is tested and works with following devices: - Onkyo: TX-L20D, TX-L50, TX-NR414, TX-NR509, TX-NR525, TX-NR535, TX-NR575E, TX-NR616, TX-NR636, TX-NR646, TX-NR656, TX-NR676E, TX-NR686, TX-NR696, TX-NR818, TX-RZ50, TX-RZ70, TX-RZ810, TX-RZ830, TX-RZ900, TX-RZ1100, TX-8130, TX-8150, TX-8250, TX-8260, TX-8270, TX-8390, TX-8470, R-N855, CS-N575D, CR-N755, CR-N765, CR-N775D, HT-S7805, NS-6130, NS-6170, NCP-302 - Integra: DTM-6, DRX-5.2, DTR 30.7, DTR 40.7 - Pioneer (models after 2016): VSX-LX101, VSX-LX103, VSX-LX104, VSX-LX302, VSX-LX303, VSX-LX503, VSX-LX504, VSX-S520D, VSX-831, VSX-832, VSX-932, VSX-933, VSX-935, VSX-1131, SC-LX701, SC-LX901, SX-N30, SX-S30DAB, NC-50DAB, N-50AE, N-70AE, XC-HM86D, MRX-3, MRX-5 - Teac: NT-503, AG-D500 - Denon with build-in HEOS: DRA-800H, AVR-S750H, AVR-S760H, AVR-X1500H, AVR-X1800H, AVR-X2400H, AVR-X2600H, AVR-X2700H, AVR-X2800H, AVR-X3700H, AVR-X3800H, AVR-X4300H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X4500H, AVR-X6300H, AVR-X6400H - Marantz with build-in HEOS: NR1200, NR1508, NR1510, NR1711, SR5015, SR6015, SR7015, Cinema 40, Cinema 50, Cinema 60 The two most popular features of the app are music playback and sound profile management. Other benefits include: - Maximum privacy: No ads, no trackers, no telemetry, no special permissions like GPS - The modern design supports different color themes and works on smartphones and/or tablets in portrait and landscape mode - One-click access to music playback actions - One-click access to media items using shortcuts - Full music playback control (play, stop, pause, track up/down, time seek, repeat and random modes) - Full tone control (listening modes, bass, treble, balance, channel levels, and all zone volume) - Enhanced Play Queue support (add, replace, remove, remove all, change playback order) - TuneIn Radio, Deezer, Spotify and Tidal streaming (if supported by receiver) - DAB / FM / AM (if supported by receiver) - Multi-zone support (if supported by receiver) - Multi-room support: Allows control of groups of devices attached via FlareConnect (for Onkyo/Pioneer/Integra only). Ability to control FlareConnect without WiFi - Control of devices attached via RI (for Onkyo/Pioneer/Integra only) - Display device details and control device settings such as dimmer level, digital filter, auto power, and sleep timer - Allows control of receivers over an OpenVPN connection (even over a cellular connection) - Allows to rename input channels and zones when this feature is not supported in the firmware Flexible user interface: It allows to reorder the play queue using drag-and-drop, change the font and buttons size and show/hide/reorder all control elements for all tabs. Known limitations: - Please note that the app does not support the music streaming from your phone to the network player or the receiver - In order to login into Deezer, Tidal, or Spotify, you need the official Onkyo/Denon app additionally to this app - Pioneer models before year 2016 are NOT supported, for example: VSX-424, VSX-529, VSX-830, VSX-920K, VSX-923, VSX-924, VSX-1021, VSX-1121, SC-95, SC-LX79, N-50, N-50a, N-70A - Following Denon models are not supported: AVR-X1000, DNP-730AE, Heos Link 2, Denon Home 150, Marantz n40 - Following models do not support "Play Queue" feature (that is a limitation of the Onkyo firmware): CR-N765, DTR-40.5, HM76, HT-R693, HT-R695, TX-8130, TX-8150, TX-NR626, TX-NR636, TX-NR646, TX-RZ900 The app is 100% open source. Please feel free to explore or contribute to it on https://github.com/mkulesh/onpc