Streaming newbie with DLNA/UPnP question

Posted by: Will99 on 19 April 2014

Hi,

I have a Buffalo Linkstation NAS which has an iTunes and a DLNA server on it. There is no mention either in the NAS web interface or online product literature of any UPnP server.

I have my iTunes library stored on the NAS (mostly in mp3) and I can happily sync my iPod with the library on the NAS, and I can also stream my iTunes library from the NAS to various Sonos components around the house.

Now I am demoing Naim amps and streamers at home, and have been re-ripping my CDs to another shared folder on the NAS (separate from my iTunes library) in ALAC format.

However, although the Naim streamer and n-stream app can see these ALAC files, the streamer won't play them. The streamer complains that the files are not in the correct file format.

As well as the DLNA server, do I also need to install a UPnP server on the NAS in order to stream files to a Naim streamer ?

Posted on: 19 April 2014 by Will99

I should add that the NDX streamer has version 3.22 firmware installed, which I understand supports ALAC ?

Posted on: 19 April 2014 by Bart

Will, a DLNA server IS a UPnP server for these general purposes. "Media Server" is what you're looking for on it, I believe.

Naim players do support ALAC (up to 24/96), so it's not clear what's wrong.

The above said, there may be something that the particular server on that nas is doing that's out of the ordinary -- again, not clear what's wrong.

Posted on: 19 April 2014 by Adrian F.

Probably there's just a confusion about the files that the UPnP server sees and what the streamer sees?

Have you tried to start a re-index of your music files in the UPnP server, after you have copied/changed something for the last time there?

If that is not enough, delete the caches in n-Serve and delete the app from the multitaskin view and restart it.

Posted on: 19 April 2014 by Will99

I tried ripping a cd to FLAC, and for some reason my NAS went in to Engineer / Emergency Mode which meant I had to update the firmware on the NAS which after some time I managed to do.

Anyway on recovering the use of the NAS I found I can play the FLAC files no problem, but still can't play the ALAC files (actually Apple Lossless is .m4a file extension right ?).

According to n-stream the 'Streamer version is 3.22', but I can't find a way to confirm this via the NDX front panel.

The only DLNA options that I can see are via the NAS web interface, and very limited i.e. specifying which shared folder on the NAS to serve the files from. So not sure how to 're-index files' or anything within the UPnP/DLNA server program.

I don't mind ripping to FLAC, but was planning on using ALAC so I can put my library on my iPod, and of course Naim streamers should play ALAC ...

Posted on: 19 April 2014 by mutterback

Seems like the dealer would have an interest in helping you with this. Its really amazing how often this kind of issue comes up. (Totally fair question Will - I'm not implying you shouldn't have asked it.) This still isn't completely straight forward. Specifying the shared folder should do the trick, however.