Which upnp server?

Posted by: jc_x_c on 29 November 2014

I recently bought a Mu-So, generally very pleased with this.

All my music lives on a server Macintosh which is remote from the Mu-So and while the combination of iTunes and Apple's Remote application does work it's cumbersome, so I want to use upnp to get the music across the network into the Mu-So. The problem I have is there are so many upnp servers out there that I can download and use. I need advice on which is the best one and what the relative merits are between them.

From my own research the best ones so far seem to be wither Asset or Twonky although these do seem to have their quirks

Thank you for any advice or opinions you can offer

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by Bart

The evidence here puts Asset and Twonky at opposite ends of the spectrum. Much love for Asset.

There is an Asset for OS X; folks here will chime in with their experiences with it. It's much newer than the Windows version.

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by Simon-in-Suffolk

Never had any problems with Asset, recommend it. Straightforward to setup and use.

Simon

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by vince hl

Using both Asset and Minim on a Mac mini core 2 duo with Lion OSx. CDs ripped as flac and transcoded to wav with both. I prefer Asset with the old Naim app and Minim with the new.

Tried Twonky but found it less stable on my system than either Asset or Minim.

Vince

PS Streaming to a 2011 Uniti.

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by bartve

Well, I like Twonky (hiding behind the couch now...) on my Qnap NAS: serves everything very reliable, mp3/flac to my Uniti (and smartphones, tablets, and the like) and all those pesky video formats to my TV (and again, smartphones, tablets, etc.).

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by jc_x_c

Yes, the Naim tech support guys recommended Asset. I have downloaded Asset but I've had problems with it miss naming albums and artists

What specifically are the reasons Twonky is at the 'opposite end of the spectrum'?

Many thanks!

Originally Posted by Bart:

The evidence here puts Asset and Twonky at opposite ends of the spectrum. Much love for Asset.

There is an Asset for OS X; folks here will chime in with their experiences with it. It's much newer than the Windows version.

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by jc_x_c

Actually I quite like Twonky too, I prefer the UI on the server computer and the naming of artists and albums in the Naim server seems more reliable. and it's also a tiny bit cheaper than Asset

Thanks!

Originally Posted by bartve:

Posted on: 30 November 2014 by adca

As was said before, asset is reliable and the setup is straightforward. If you have a large collection of classical music, you should have a close look at minimserver which is as reliable as asset, but much more flexible.

adca

Posted on: 04 December 2014 by Damon

Asset is floating to the top of the list, almost as the last server standing. I have it but I do not like it much; albums do go missing, the lists (artist / album) do not make it easy to just select an album and play it without going through a fairly long series of thumb selections.

I also have Playback, which is sadly defunct, but it is still better; it finds all the albums, presents them in a more intuitive and attractive manner, and gets you where you want to go with fewer steps.

I tried minim server and elyric as well. Neither seemed to be fully functional for me.

BTW jc_x_c: my rips are in WAV, though if I make AIFF copies, Asset is actually able to see the albums that it missed in WAV format. Still shoddy on album artwork though.

And for reference; using iTunes to rip CD's onto my iMac.

Posted on: 04 December 2014 by garyi

Run Plex. It plays very well on mac and works well to naim devices.

Oh and its free.

Posted on: 08 December 2014 by jc_x_c

Thank you all for the help, information and advice...it's greatly appreciated!

Posted on: 08 December 2014 by The Meerkat

Originally Posted by garyi:

Run Plex. It plays very well on mac and works well to naim devices.

Oh and its free.

Posted on: 08 December 2014 by The Meerkat

Originally Posted by bartve:

I like 'Wonky Twonky' too! However, I am now having this amazing affair with PLEX!

Posted on: 11 December 2014 by Arthur Geraerts

Tried them all. Asset the is best and most stable.

Don't think Plex works with flac.

Posted on: 11 December 2014 by The Meerkat

Originally Posted by Arthur Geraerts:

Tried them all. Asset the is best and most stable.

Don't think Plex works with flac.

I use it on a Qnap NAS, and on a iMac. It definitely works and plays on my iMac and ND5 XS.

Posted on: 11 December 2014 by Bluetorric

Originally Posted by Arthur Geraerts:

Tried them all. Asset the is best and most stable.

Don't think Plex works with flac.

Oh yes it does..........

Posted on: 11 December 2014 by mcmiles

PLEX doesn't support AIFF

, FLAC works fine.

Originally Posted by Bluetorric:

Originally Posted by Arthur Geraerts:

Tried them all. Asset the is best and most stable.

Don't think Plex works with flac.

Oh yes it does..........

Posted on: 11 December 2014 by DavidS

I'm streaming my iMac iTunes library to a mu-so with MinimServer. I like the way it sits unobtrusively in the menu bar. It works well with the Naim app on an iPhone or iPad mini and supports 24-bit FLAC and Apple Lossless as well as the normal iTunes formats. The one thing I had to learn the hard way is that you can't control the mu-so with more than one iDevice at a time :-)

Posted on: 11 December 2014 by Michael Walter

Asset here in use And i Love it. Used diffrent before. Since 1 month i use also a Ripnas Asset

perfect