Beatles USB Stick and Uniti - a warning!
Posted by: Steeve on 17 December 2009
It would seem The Beatles Stereo Remasters released on USB will not play on my Uniti, either directly from the stick via the USB input or saved as a FLAC file and streamed through uPnP.
It plays perfectly on a PC using Foobar2000 however.
Some albums play with lots of white noise in the background, whilst with others it simply displays the message "Cannot Play - Unsupported File Format".
The files are 24 bit 44.1 kHz FLAC. I know the Uniti can't do 96 kHz but didn't think 44.1 was a problem?
Can anyone explain why this is?
Steeve
Posted on: 17 December 2009 by Aleg
Maybe the unity works with fixed combinations of sample rate and bitdepth?
So it might expect a 44.1 to be 16 bits?
Would be interested to know as well.
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aleg
Posted on: 17 December 2009 by AV@naim
Current software = 44/16.
Next version will allow up to 96/24
Posted on: 17 December 2009 by garyi
Perhaps it knows you are silly for buying it.
Posted on: 17 December 2009 by Steeve
quote:
Originally posted by AV@naim:
Current software = 44/16.
Next version will allow up to 96/24
Ok thanks...thought it could already do 24/44.1.
Any idea when new firmware due?
Steeve
Posted on: 17 December 2009 by JamieL_v2
Can you decode the Flac to .wav and play that instead.
I have used Flac files for years, and have found them very reliable, but I only use them to make .wav files to burn to CD, or listen on a PC.
Posted on: 17 December 2009 by AV@naim
correction: 48/16 is current max via UPnP/USB
Posted on: 17 December 2009 by pcstockton
Steve,
It appears that ONLY via spdif input you can play the 24bit files. Meaning you would have to connect your PC to the Uniti via spdif.
Spdif will play files up to the limit of the DAC chip which i believe is 24/192.
All other inputs 16/44 only for now.
You can set up Foobar to dither the files to 16bit then stream to the uniti. Should work??
-patrick
Posted on: 18 December 2009 by AV@naim
General note for any make of kit sporting S/PDIF:
96kHz is technically maximum, 192kHz is feasable, but cable dependant (good quality coax is probably your best bet).
Posted on: 18 December 2009 by js
quote:
Originally posted by pcstockton:
Steve,
It appears that ONLY via spdif input you can play the 24bit files. Meaning you would have to connect your PC to the Uniti via spdif.
Spdif will play files up to the limit of the DAC chip which i believe is 24/192.
All other inputs 16/44 only for now.
You can set up Foobar to dither the files to 16bit then stream to the uniti. Should work??
-patrick
No need. If the pc can spdif output the res, it will play without resampling.
Posted on: 18 December 2009 by Steeve
Thanks Patrick, Naim and js. Yeah, no sweat; I can play them directly from the pc if I want. Just thought maybe I'd missed a trick somewhere which I sort of had as I'd misunderstood the Uniti's current capabilities.
Looking forward to the software upgrades though.
Any timescales available for either 24/96 and gapless playback yet, Naim?
Steeve
Posted on: 18 December 2009 by 0rangutan
> Any timescales available for either 24/96 and gapless playback yet, Naim?
While we are considering update candidates, the ability to pause and FF/RW a UPNP stream have to be high on the list.
Posted on: 18 December 2009 by pcstockton
quote:
Originally posted by js:
quote:
Originally posted by pcstockton:
Steve,
It appears that ONLY via spdif input you can play the 24bit files. Meaning you would have to connect your PC to the Uniti via spdif.
Spdif will play files up to the limit of the DAC chip which i believe is 24/192.
All other inputs 16/44 only for now.
You can set up Foobar to dither the files to 16bit then stream to the uniti. Should work??
-patrick
No need. If the pc can spdif output the res, it will play without resampling.
I was referring to him streaming the files if he didnt have an spdif out option on computer.
Posted on: 20 December 2009 by connon price
Steve, how do those 24/44.1 files sound compared to the 16/44.1 CDs?
Of course now I'm hooked on Mono so want those in the 24/44.1 files.
