Help with linking synology nas ds audio and Mac mini

Posted by: juboy27 on 01 April 2014

Hi I have a naim ndx working with my synology nas and ds audio on the nas all working fine. I just select the track I want to play in ds audio on my synology nas and It just play thought the naim ndx.

Now he is the problem. I would like, when I select A track in the same way as before, but now I would like the sound coming out of my Mac mini / audirvana plus. I have been trawling the forums for hours but no luck so far can anyone help me with this.
Thanks

Ps I have been experimenting with Airserver and trying to link it with audirvana in Mac mini I have no joy. Hope someone can help me or direct me to a threat that has this information

Posted on: 01 April 2014 by Bart

I am not an expert with Audirvana at all . . . but I think I know your issue.  You are trying to get your UPnP server (DS Audio) to send music to a type of player that is not compatible with UPnP.  Audirvana, I believe, does not function as a UPnP-compatible player; it's a music player in its own right.

 

Can you tell Audirvana to look for music files on your nas instead of on the Mac's hard drive?  That would be the solution.  Trying to get DS Audio on the nas to 'send' the files to Audirvana is not going to work I am 99% sure.

Posted on: 01 April 2014 by juboy27

yes you are rite that's what a am trying to do. Use Audoava as upnp. Yes I can drag and drop files from nas in to the player but that means going over to the mac mini each time which is by the hifi. also I have no ipad interface like I have with using the ndx and the ipad. That's what I am trying to achieve. 

Posted on: 01 April 2014 by Bananahead

Can you see it as a renderer in DS Audio?

Posted on: 01 April 2014 by juboy27

I am sorry I don't understand your question. When I'm using air server on my Mac mini I can see my Mac mini pop up in DS audio in synology nas and then can control from there. but air server does not deliver superior sound quality like audirvana does this is my problem I need to be able to control audirvana , remotely. i have tried all other players and audirvana winds hand down Every time. So this is why I am going to great lengths to control audirvana remotely if I can and if it is possible. 

 

Posted on: 01 April 2014 by juboy27

Ps I am now searching the web for a upnp media server that allows me to choose my default player within the mac mini.