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Title: JRiver for Android question
Post by: depechefan on November 08, 2019, 03:26:13 am
Hi,

I am still searching for a good solution that will allow me to send native DSD to my receiver while also having a nice GUI. I can use e.g. Bubbleupnp on my Android phone to send DSD to my receiver and it sounds great. Now I'm just trying to find a way to get a nice GUI as well. To that end I was thinking... Would it be possible to use JRiver for Android on my Nvidia Shield TV to send audio to my receiver? And how do I connect my devices? Because at this point the Shield is connected to my receiver via HDMI and I assume that this will be the connection used then? And in that case I'm pretty sure that the audio will be converted to PCM.

Any advice/insights would be appreciated. I hope it is clear what I'm trying to achieve.

/M
Title: Re: JRiver for Android question
Post by: JimH on November 08, 2019, 06:24:33 am
If your receiver can decode DSD, you could play from MC running on Windows, Mac, or Linux, but use one of our remotes to control it.  The wiki has a topic on Remotes.  Read about DSD and Bitstreaming there.
Title: Re: JRiver for Android question
Post by: depechefan on November 08, 2019, 07:21:49 am
Hi Jim,

Thanks for the reply. I can definitely do this from my phone or tablet, no problem. Just like the idea of the pretty interface on my TV. If only DSD over HDMI was an option ;-)

/M
Title: Re: JRiver for Android question
Post by: Awesome Donkey on November 08, 2019, 07:49:04 am
If only DSD over HDMI was an option ;-)

Unfortunately, I don't think this will ever happen as I don't see any of the computer GPU vendors (AMD, Nvidia, Intel, etc.) supporting DSD in their drivers. DSD over HDMI only works for SACD players (like an Oppo or a Sony Blu-Ray/DVD/SACD player or something like that) connected via HDMI to a receiver (like a Marantz, etc.).
Title: Re: JRiver for Android question
Post by: depechefan on November 08, 2019, 08:47:02 am
Agreed. Which is why I'm trying to find a workaround. Guess I'll have to compromise. At least sound is really, really good. Will just have to live with a less sexy UI.

/M