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DLNA over Ethernet streaming converted to MP3 [Solved]
Boomzilla:
Thanks, Bob. Will try that.
Boomzilla:
What I've tried to help identify the cause of my unsatisfactory sound is to move the streaming server to the music room, connecting the laptop directly to the DAC via TOSLINK optical cable. This has eliminated most of the problem, and the system is now sounding pretty good. The next step is to compare the original CD to the streaming rip. I'm thinking that the sound should be very close!
If so, then what was the problem before? Ethernet cable? UPnP / DLNA over Ethernet protocol? Something else?
I may have a fix, but I'm still far away from understanding why...
bob:
--- Quote from: Boomzilla on May 06, 2018, 01:36:24 pm ---What I've tried to help identify the cause of my unsatisfactory sound is to move the streaming server to the music room, connecting the laptop directly to the DAC via TOSLINK optical cable. This has eliminated most of the problem, and the system is now sounding pretty good. The next step is to compare the original CD to the streaming rip. I'm thinking that the sound should be very close!
If so, then what was the problem before? Ethernet cable? UPnP / DLNA over Ethernet protocol? Something else?
I may have a fix, but I'm still far away from understanding why...
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The difference is the UPnP / DLNA over Ethernet protocol. It's got a lot of options and can take some tweaking depending on the rendering device.
You should however be able to get it working the way you want. There is a lot of flexibility in how you can setup the MC DLNA server and the zone controller options to send files to the DAC over DLNA.
Boomzilla:
Yes, JRiver MC24 offers a lot of options (as did previous versions of MC), but many of the options just don't work. I've asked JRiver to rip at 1x - it accepts my choice, and saves the change - then goes ahead and rips at (seemingly) any speed that it feels like (from what I've read, this may be a hardware issue with the drive that JRiver is innocent of, so take this complaint with a grain of salt).
I've tried customizing my Media Server and again, JRiver accepts and saves my changes, but doesn't seem to implement them.
My conclusion is that the KISS method is the best choice for my JRiver for Mac install.
bob:
--- Quote from: Boomzilla on May 07, 2018, 08:07:33 pm ---Yes, JRiver MC24 offers a lot of options (as did previous versions of MC), but many of the options just don't work. I've asked JRiver to rip at 1x - it accepts my choice, and saves the change - then goes ahead and rips at (seemingly) any speed that it feels like (from what I've read, this may be a hardware issue with the drive that JRiver is innocent of, so take this complaint with a grain of salt).
I've tried customizing my Media Server and again, JRiver accepts and saves my changes, but doesn't seem to implement them.
My conclusion is that the KISS method is the best choice for my JRiver for Mac install.
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Newer drives will often prevent setting the speed manually. I've run into this before with many drives and different software.
I understand the desire to set the speed to increase the odds of an error-less rip, I used to do that myself, as well as when writing a disc but it seems to be coming to be less and less of a possibility.
You probably know this already but when customizing the DLNA server (Options->Media Network->Add or Configure DLNA servers) you can set the conditions under which files are sent as well as apply DSP effects to them. You can create multiple servers to serve the capabilities of different DLNA renderers. Then to tie a specific renderer to a server (if you are pushing material to it) right click on the zone in MC's tree and choose the controller option to associate with a specific server.
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