Neutron Music Player

3.9
20.7K reviews
1L+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Neutron Player is an advanced music player with an audiophile-grade platform-independent in-house developed Neutron HiFi™ 32/64-bit audio engine which does not rely on the OS music player API and thus delivers truly unique experience to you.

* It outputs hi-res audio directly to the internal DAC (including USB DAC) and offers a rich set of DSP effects.

* It is the only application capable of sending audio data to the network renderers (UPnP/DLNA, Chromecast) with all DSP effects applied, including the gapless playback.

* It features a unique PCM to DSD real-time conversion mode (if supported by DAC), so you can play your favorite music in DSD resolution.

* It offers the sophisticated user interface with an advanced media library functionality that is appreciated by audiophiles and music lovers from all parts of our world!

FEATURES

* 32/64-bit hi-res audio processing (HD audio)
* OS and platform independent decoding and audio processing
* Hi-Res Audio support (up to 32-bit, 1.536 MHz):
- devices with on-board Hi-Res Audio DACs
- DAPs: iBasso, Cayin, Fiio, HiBy, Shanling, Sony
* Bit-perfect playback
* Supports all audio formats
* Native DSD (direct or DoP), DSD
* Multi-channel native DSD (4.0 - 5.1: ISO, DFF, DSF)
* Output all to DSD
* DSD to PCM decoding
* DSD formats: DFF, DSF, ISO SACD/DVD
* Module music formats: MOD, IM, XM, S3M
* Voice audio format: SPEEX
* Playlists: CUE, M3U, PLS, ASX, RAM, XSPF, WPL
* Lyrics (LRC files, metadata)
* Streaming audio (plays Internet radio streams, Icecast, Shoutcast)
* Supports large media libraries
* Network music sources:
- SMB/CIFS network device (NAS or PC, Samba shares)
- UPnP/DLNA media server
- SFTP (over SSH) server
- FTP server
- WebDAV server
* Output to Chromecast (up to 24-bit, 192 kHz, no limit for a format or DSP effects)
* Output to UPnP/DLNA Media Renderer (up to 24-bit, 768 kHz, no limit for a format or DSP effects)
* Direct output to USB DAC (via USB OTG adapter, up to 32-bit, 768 kHz)
* UPnP/DLNA Media Renderer server (gapless, DSP effects)
* UPnP/DLNA Media Server
* Device local music library management via internal FTP server
* DSP effects:
- Parametric Equalizer (4-60 band, per channel, fully configurable: type, frequency, Q, gain)
- Graphic EQ mode (21 presets)
- Frequency Response Correction (5000+ AutoEq presets for 2500+ headphones, user defined)
- Surround Sound (Ambiophonic RACE)
- Crossfeed (better stereo sound perception in headphones)
- Compressor / Limiter (compression of dynamic range)
- Time Delay (loudspeaker time alignment)
- Dithering (minimize quantization)
- Pitch, Tempo (playback speed and pitch correction)
- Phase Inversion (channel polarity change)
- Pseudo-stereo for Mono tracks
* Speaker overload protecting filters: Subsonic, Ultrasonic
* Normalization by Peak, RMS (Preamp gain calculation after DSP effects)
* Tempo/BPM analysis and categorization
* Replay Gain from metadata
* Gapless playback
* Hardware and Preamp volume controls
* Crossfade
* High quality real-time optional resampling
* Real-time Spectrum, Waveform, RMS analyzers
* Balance (L/R)
* Mono mode
* Profiles (multiple configurations)
* Playback modes: Shuffle, Loop, Single Track, Sequential, Queue, A-B Repeat
* Playlist management
* Media library grouping by: album, artist, composer, genre, year, rating, folder
* Artist grouping by 'Album Artist' category
* Tag editing: MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE, SPEEX, WAV, WV, M4A, MP4 (medium: internal, SD, SMB, SFTP)
* Folder mode
* Clock mode
* Timers: sleep, wake
* Android Auto

NOTE

Try 5-day Eval version before buying!

SUPPORT

Report bugs directly by e-mail or via forum.

Forum:
http://neutroncode.com/forum

About Neutron HiFi™:
http://neutronhifi.com

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http://facebook.com/neutroncode
Updated on
12 Apr 2025

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Ratings and reviews

3.9
19.5K reviews
Calyn Groover Sr
11 February 2025
I've been using this music app solely for almost 5 years now, and it's hands down the best music app you can find on the market. You have total control over everything. Absolutely a true audiophiles music player. Update: it's now 2025. Neutron is my single most used music player outside of streaming services. I don't even recall the price I paid. But whatever it currently is, trust me, it's worth it.
28 people found this review helpful
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Vincent Concepcion
20 April 2025
reinstalled the app and realized what caused the issue. have to use automatic when adding music, manual from the onset will cause the app to not recognize library. last update 'broke' music library, no songs are recognized from microsd. songs will play when selected from a file app......there should be an option to downgrade to the previous version when this happens
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Neutron Code Limited
26 April 2025
Nothing is broken. If you select Manual way of adding sources then just add access permissions via [+] button inside File System dialog, checkout screenshots of process: https://neutroncode.com/faq/58-empty-mlib
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30 March 2025
Neutron could not find my music on my phone's micro SD card, even many many manual configurations. Note I am quite good with techs. This app is much more difficult to use compared to Poweramp. Poweramp automatically and quickly found all the microSD card music that Neutron failed to find. Setting up headphones specific automatic frequency correction is also much easier and quicker on Poweramp.
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Neutron Code Limited
26 April 2025
When you install Neutron you are offered Automatic or Manual scan. If you select Auto then Neutron will ask for access permission to /Music folders on device and SD (if present). Otherwise you have FAQ with screenshots how to add permission: https://neutroncode.com/faq/58-empty-mlib

What's new

* New:
 - SMB2/3 support (Sources → [+] → Network)
 - Network → SMBv1 option: if switched off will speedup SMB network enumeration (when you do not have SMBv1 endpoints anymore)
* Improved:
 - hi-res detection on Android 15+
 - switching between PCM and DSD
* USB driver: do not re-confirm frequency request: fixes operation with buggy USB DACs firmware
! Fixed:
 - rare crash of UPnP/DLNA Media Server and Renderer