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DSD bitstreaming with Yamaha RX-A1000 not working
JimH:
Did you try updating the video driver?
madbrain:
--- Quote from: JimH on January 22, 2017, 06:17:31 am ---Did you try updating the video driver?
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Yes, I'm on the current 376.xx nVidia driver.
Is this an officially supported feature for nVidia driver and JRiver now ?
mojave:
You can't bitstream DSD over any graphics card. You can only bitstream DSD from a SACD player like the OPPO.
With any of the current Yamaha processors/AVR's and many other brands you can stream DSD over DLNA with JRiver. It is just as easy as bitstreaming over HDMI.
madbrain:
--- Quote from: mojave on January 23, 2017, 08:27:59 am ---You can't bitstream DSD over any graphics card. You can only bitstream DSD from a SACD player like the OPPO.
With any of the current Yamaha processors/AVR's and many other brands you can stream DSD over DLNA with JRiver. It is just as easy as bitstreaming over HDMI.
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Thanks. Any pointers on how to do this ?
My Yamaha receiver does show up in JRiver media center as :
There: RX-A1000
I just can't figure out how to make JRiver direct the audio playback to it, instead of doing it through the HDMI interface.
When I select that device and click on Options in the menu, I get the message :
"Audio settings for Library server zones must be configured on the server".
I'm not sure what this means . What are zones ? And do I really need to configure them on the MC22 server machine ? This seems strange. The server is in a different room so it is counter intuitive. And of course the server has multiple clients. Configuring the destination from the server seems odd. How would I then control playback? Would I have to login to the server with remote desktop to initiate playback ? Or is there somewhere else I need to configure on the Yamaha AVR for DLNA ? I'm very confused.
I'm playing an SACD ISO stored on a server machine running JRiver MC22 with a shared library.
My HTPC loads the music from my remote library, and is connected to the Yamaha receiver via HDMI.
The Yamaha receiver has all my speakers on it, and is hooked up to the projector which is the display.
I can play the SACD DSD ISO only with a very expensive conversion to 96 kHz PCM - it consumes about 30% CPU on an old 8-core AMD FX-8120 for a 6 channel SACD. I have to set power options to high performance or audio drops out. The case and CPU fans come on max too, which really interferes with the audio in quiet parts. It sure would be very helpful to be able to pass bitstream.
I can play my physical SACDs on my Sony player, but it has analog out only. And of course, I need to get my ass off the couch for that. Even an expensive Oppo player that can stream DSD over HDMI from a physical SACD would have that problem.
madbrain:
--- Quote from: mojave on January 23, 2017, 08:27:59 am ---You can't bitstream DSD over any graphics card. You can only bitstream DSD from a SACD player like the OPPO.
With any of the current Yamaha processors/AVR's and many other brands you can stream DSD over DLNA with JRiver. It is just as easy as bitstreaming over HDMI.
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I checked the docs and actually the RX-A1000 does not support DSD over DLNA.
It supports DSD only over HDMI.
So, I'm still looking for a solution.
I realize there may be no graphics card or drivers that currently support transmitting DSD over HDMI yet, but that doesn't mean there will never be. Hopefully when that day comes, JRiver Media center can support it.
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