Hate to bump my own thread guys, but I could sure use some help. I've read everything on the Wikis I can find -- but no help, at least help that I recognize.
Maybe I could explain more clearly. This is my first try at putting things together: hardware, software, etc. And, for an ol geezer like me I think I've done OK. (I'm 66 year old oilfield trash, but trying to get into computer audio for over a year now. Most of my 'friends' are placing their money on my headstone to place first in the race. I guess they don't think I'll even 'show'. ;?) Been collecting the pieces to give her a try. 'Maiden voyage' 2 days ago.
Software: Ripped CDs with dBpoweramp. Made a Playlist in JRiver. Tried to make all the proper settings wrt audio path.
Hardware: USB from Intel board in Windows 7 computer with SSD C: drive running the software. USB to Berkeley Alpha USB converter. AES/EBU from Berkeley into bel canto 3 DAC. bel canto 3 has both single-ended and balanced outputs, which are both active at the same time.
'Office'/Mancave: bel canto 3 single-ended outputs to Anthem Statement D1 pre (Yes, I know it has DAC capability built in.), Classe amps, SOTA Panoramas, JBL 4425s, Infinity Ref 3s, and KEF Ref Ones. Yes, I like speakers.
Audio/Junk/'Guest Bedroom': bel canto 3 balanced outputs to Anthem AVM50 (via Blue Jeans custom cables.), McIntosh amps, JBL Summits and 4425s (2 pair), Infinty QLS-2s.
OK. JRiver shuffled playlist sounds glorious coming from 'umpteen' speakers in 2 adjacent rooms. Not the 'refined' system -- but a damned good first try 2 days ago. Enough to get my 'blood up'! ;?)
Problem: Don't want to run a 'wire' all the way to the living area 60' away from the 'guest room'. Everyone seems to be 'networking' (Whatever the hell that is!?) to get sound, and even video, to other locations in the house. (Let me tell you how much I know about a 'network': I could write everything I know about 'networks' on a sheet of paper, trim around my notes, roll the sheet of paper into a small ball, stuff it up one nostril, and still breathe quite well through that side of my nose!)
Anyway. The OPPO 105 in the living room has a network function. So, I stumble through the menu and it sees some R6300 unit (Something I don't even know I have that is working in my system, but I'm the one who must have placed it there!?) -- so I try it. It works! It wants to upgrade my OPPO firmware. I figure, why the hell not? Let's try. It downloads the firmware update and installs it! I'm not the fastest study, but I figure it must be talking to the Internet via my desktop 'beast' in the man-cave.
My goal: Have the OPPO playing the JRiver Playlist in the living room simultaneously with the 'umpteen' other speakers: Glorious music throughout the house!
My bust: The OPPO sees the JRiver Playlist, so I press 'play' and it takes off like a jackrabbit to play all 145 shuffled tracks! One hitch: It is playing the same playlist, but not the same songs!
I've tried every setting in JRiver I can guess. I can't synchronize the playing of the JRiver Playlist via both the hard-wired 'local' audio with the 'networked' (I suppose.) audio in the living area.
Help for an old guy? Please?