![]() I played a piece of audio and it was working fine, but not for the next one.Īfter that, ROSE kept erroring, saying that the music was unplayable and unable to do music transport (smth like that). Then I forced SMB 1.0 in my server, it worked. Though, until when I try to connect RS201e to my music server with the SMB protocol, a lot of problems occur.Īt first, it was unable to connect to my music server with the ID and password I typed. I was generally surprised by the features and capabilities it has as other similar network streamers do not have such an open ecosystem. But if you are talking about 2500USD network players, frankly you just don't need to spend any where near that AND on top of it you could be losing functionality from JRiver not to mention the frustration of the initial configuration.īTW - there is a whole sub-forum dedicated to the JRiver Id here so there are a bunch of people that could help.I am a ROSE user (obviously), I bought the RS201e earlier after seeing reviews on the internet. And there are miniature sticks on the way from Intel wich are even tinier if you are willing to learn to be a "geek"Īll of these solution are silent (or virtually below the noise floor, 95% of the time if not all of the time), and some of them can look as snobby as a Naim or Linn rack of gearįor me I'm pretty strapped for money these days, so I understand that even 100$ for something that one doesn't need could be a barrier. ($500-800)There are also very attractive enclosures for these small boards which go well with High end gear (say +100$). There are also NUCs which are more powerful, some can run pretty close to HQ video. How about the Id that JRiver sells for 300 to 400 USD (not sure if the promo is still on This is almost plug and play, you don't seem to be interested in video rendering so this will cost 50 less than your "Light Link" thingy. Why is another "PC" unattractive? Physically? or financially? Maybe a little more specifics on limitations imposed by your room layout and some info on this light link thingy? and personal preference to a degree - some people like HDMI for multi-channel I prefer optical over coax if its a long connection, but I'm no engineer (I'm not a believer in spending fortunes on cables either The important connection is between the machine with JRiver on it and the DAC - the choice of what type of cable depending on your DAC inputs, distance etc. ![]() There are other benefits of setting up this way. An ethernet connection to your PC is fine (even newer WIFI connections can be fine these days) - JRiver does its magic after that. I can't tell if this "light link" is even necessary, unless your PC only has a USB output (I don't like USB cables longer than 1 meter, actually I don't like USB connections at all if I had a choice but thats just me!)ĪS for you number 2, the sound will be no worse, and almost for sure will be better. You have a fast connection via ethernet from your NAS (absolutely no quality loss - if the network is very slow, you might have issues with lags for video). Doing it this way you get the best of everything because JRiver is acting as renderer and server. Then you connect the PC to the DAC directly (you can use SPDIF optical out if you want). What I would do is connect the NAS via ethernet to the PC with JRiver on it acting as a server (you could have multiple PCs/devices as clients too JRemote could also become a client btw). ![]() WIthout knowing any details or constraints due to your room/house etc. Right now you are only using JRiver as a controller or maybe as a media server and controller (not sure)ĪS you are already cabled with ethernet (gigabyte network?). Then you have a "media server" (JRiver) a "controller" (JRiver and/or JRemote) and you want JRiver as a "Renderer" (the player if you will). Think of the NAS not as a server but just as a big external drive for your shared media. So without knowing I'l just put this out there So, it seems like you are not limited to using it between a NAS and a DAC, but you could use it between a PC and a DAC (I'm guessing here but I take it distance is an issue?) I've got to run out now, but I don't know how this "light link" works - looking briefly at a vendor website as I don't have the time to look into it further right now, but it look like they are referring to optical cable.
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