Latest nStream update

Can somone please help.

I am unable to run the update. I have tried various things including disabling my firewall etc and have updated the USB Bridge driver. I still get the message "Unable to execute fie" "CreateProcess Failed" Error 740

The requested operation requires elevation.

HELP!!!!

Unclegaz, I would call Naim support directly. My guess is do you have  admin priveldges on your computer account login?, but I am sure Naim can support you better

Simon

This is Windows preventing you from hurting yourself ...

If, when you gets to the end of the installation and the tick box has been ticked to launch streamer updater and you press ok to launch the application the some installations of Windows appear to give this error - most dont. 

This error is due to admin rights on the computer. If you press OK on the message and launch the Upgrader from the Streamer updater icon it is fine.

To avoid seeing this message from the end of the installation, leave the box unticked so not to launch the updater immediately.

Cheers

Phil

Still no AirPlay… think I'll wait until version 4 (or whatever) and take my Uniti into my dealer (concerned that there might be bigger changes required to make that happen).

Simon

You add tracks to your play queue which is a temporary list of tracks - it only becomes a playlist when you save it so you need to save the queue before it appears in your list of playlists.

Cheers

Phil

To give an alphabetical list and the ability to jump to a letter directly we have to sort the list and hold the list locally - this obviously cannot work with a list with nested alphabetical sorting as per your "album by artist" option in Asset.

To get round this please select the "UPnP compatibility" option in the setup screen of nStream and it should work as it used to.

Cheers

Phil

Same here, artwork is now horribly downscaled and looks butt-ugly.

Scrolling the already retrieved artwork in album/artist list is now sluggish, too.

Reduced resolution + slower navigation speed = NOT an improvement in my books.

Also, there's still no input selection/mute via System Automation for preamps.

Other settings' "Show volume control" is there but why not include one for recording/headphones too? Just take a look at Narcom and include it's rudimentary features into N-stream, like yesterday!

I listen to albums so the playlist support isn't a big deal for me. Too bad I can't downgrade n-Stream. And what about the vaguely promised & forgotten Airplay support... Was it just to sell 192k upgrade boards?

Setup

- NDX (192kHz upgraded) with latest 3.16 firmware.

- n-Stream 3.1 on iPad3

- Asset UPnP (no resize, image sizes between 500x500 - 1024x1024) 

Hi Tog,

Why do you need a new board? I'm sure you must know someone with a Windows laptop (or even a Windows PC that you could take your Unit to) to do the update?

Cheers

Phil

Please try the "UPnP Compatibility" option on the setup screen ... this should revert operation back to how it was.

Airplay was never scheduled to be included in this update.

Cheers

Phil

Re the various comments about not being able to do the upgrade with a Mac - my glass half full view of the world would be I think it's a rather wonderful thing that we are now moving to a world where we can update bits of of our hi-fi at home at no cost.  Cannot do that with my CD player, turntable, amp, speakers, etc. 

I can see why Mac only folk have frustrations on this, but easiest thing for Naim would be to stick with old world support model and have us take our kit back to the dealer for a paid upgrade. So from me big credit to Naim for moving in this direction.

Thanks, Phil!

Looks like all 3.0 functionality is restored with the compatibility option.

The option's warning is quite misleading as the n-Stream's operation is much faster using the "legacy" protocol. Artwork's intact also. Please include this option for future updates, too.

About the Airplay schedule.. It's really hard to stay up to date with Naim's mixed signals about it. So, where are we at currently?

Cheers,

M

really happy about the update here in germany :-)

but

the playlists sent from asset upnp like top albums new albums etc are now gone is there any possibility of getting them back without going back to version 3.0?

Please try the "UPnP Compatibility" option on the setup screen ... this should revert operation back to how it was.

The new functionality departs from the UPnP specs and the nStream app becomes the control point so you may find that you do not wish to use the new functionality.

Cheers

Phil

There should be no mixed signals at all - Naim have never made any announcements that Airplay support would be released at a specific time or included on a specific hardware platform. We are aware of Airplay and continue to evaluate it but at this time it is not appropriate for inclusion into our products.

Phil

But i wish to use the new functionality. but i also want to have the option to see the most played albums and to see the newest albums i put into my collection is that possible?

Hi Phil,

Tried what you suggested. Brilliant, thank you Sir. Having a quick listen now and I would agree with Simon that the upper ranges are sweeter and crisper.

I have one further issue. Now the app on my iphone says 'server not responding' , any ideas?

Gary

Please try going to the setup page on the nStream app and reselect the streamer...?

Cheers

Phil

All working :-)

Huh? What?... this is the world of software you are talking about. Remote update is to be expected as a minimum. No big credit required.

That's what I decided over a year ago. sounds great, software updates without a hitch and serves to play other media. it was set up in a few hours and has been playing music and movies ever since.

I did spend a couple of months researching, auditioning and planning first though.

I recall Naim's Paul Stephenson hyping about Airplay in more than one media interview.

What HI-FI (Sep 2011):

"The new board also adds 802.11n Wi-Fi capability to the systems, in addition to the current b/g (although Naim still says wired networking is preferable in terms of stablity and reliability of signal). The new board also makes them, Stephenson says, 'AirPlay ready - at least in terms of processing power'.

Pressed for clarification, he said he expects products fitted with the new board - and of course the new ND5 XS and SuperUniti - to gain full AirPlay capability during the first quarter of next year, this being implemented via a simple firmware upgrade at that time."

To me statements like that and the current "denial" is definitely mixing signals.

Even if it hasn't been officially announced, I think customers have been lead to believe that the upgrade board would enable Airplay in "near" future. Or am I just being naive?

Cheers,

M

Agreed, that also pushed me over to the nd5xs. Albeit..I would have probably ended up with one anyhow.

Shiny Happy People laughing .......................?

SJB

My point is these hi-fi products for listening to music on.  It surprises me that some folk seem to judge the worth of based on how easy it is to update the software, rather than how good it is at playing music.  Sure it would be great if you could update on a Mac or even better directly over the net, but seems it some perspective being lost in some quarters.

Just trying to put my perspective out there so Phil sees balancing opinions as well :-)