I currently have a NuPrime IDA16 Stereo amplifier which takes DSD Over PCM standard 1.0 and has USB Sampling Rates of: 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz, 176.4KHz, 192KHz, 352.8KHz, 384KHz and DSD 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz.
I currently use a network bridge to deliver DSD files to the amplifier and I have used a Mac running Audirvana in the past.
My music library contains a large volume of high resolution (e.g. 7.5 minute track, 1.28 Gigabyte) DSD files. These are stored on a Synology NAS dedicated to music.
The network bridge has an external, high quality, low noise power supply and delivers data to the Amp with no noise (well almost no noise) resulting in a pure sound which I value highly.
Unfortunately, the software for the network bridge is unstable and there have, for about two years now, been a range of problems that are now driving me to look at alternatives.
I’m attracted to the Id but have a few questions as my IT background does not extend to fully understanding DNLA or UPnP, though it has left me allergic to Microsoft product.
What I propose is to use the Id to:
1. Run the JRiver media centre dedicated to music and to manage that through the IOS App.
2. Have the JR Media Centre access the files on the Synology NAS using WiFi via an ASUS AC87 Access Point.
3. Deliver the data from the JR Media Centre to the Amp via a USB cable.
4. Use a high quality low noise power supply, if necessary, for the NUC to maintain the near noise free environment.
My questions are:
1. Is this a sensible set up?
2. Is it correct that I cannot have the Id access the files on the Synology NAS as a shared network drive but rather that I have to serve them from the NAS by enabling its DLNA server.
3. Will the Id wifi be up to the task of getting the files from the NAS? (By my arithmetic if my most dense dsd track has a file size of 1.28 Gigabytes and it plays for 7.5 minutes then the system will need to be able to handle a transfer of about 3 megabytes per second or very roughly 200 megabits per second)
4. Is there anything in the NUC that will introduce or distort the digital stream like fan or SSD EMI or some switching on the motherboard and related components?
I hope my questions are not too dumb to justify a reply!
Owl