Hey guys,
Let me join in as well by saying thanks! I used to be a die-hard iTunes user before I tried out JRiver.
I was looking for new ways to streamline the way I handle my media. I wanted to play my music remotely from home (pc) to the office (mac), sync music to my new Android phone (or play to it remotely, in order to save the few gigs it has) and iPad, play movies / replace Plex, replace the malfuntioning Apple Remote App (stopped working since I recently switched ISP that supplied a crappy modem/router), stream to my Marantz receiver (losslessly of course) and LG dock speaker. Phew!
... JRiver is by far the best option.
The transistion was quite smooth once I figured out how JRiver manages files on the hard drive. The one thing that really won me over was JRemote for iPad! Best iPad app I - as app developer - have ever seen! Truly amazing experience when comparing it to Apple's.
My only point of criticism at this point would be that it is less stable than iTunes. But I can live with that.