Macbook Air as streaming client for HDX

Posted by: Checkthisout68 on 26 April 2015

Hi, I am trying to find a way using my Macbook in my office to stream content from my HDX in the living room. Is there a software solution? I am connecting my Macbook output to a small compact HIFI in my office which is good enough for me. But I want to be able to access 24bit and 192khz FLAC files too.

So far VLC media player can see my HDX but I cannot open any subfolders.

Is there a streaming client software that supports all formats and can do the trick under MacOS?

Thanks,

Chris

Posted on: 26 April 2015 by Eloise

Check out J.River which should be able to connect the the UPnP server on the HDX.

Posted on: 26 April 2015 by Checkthisout68

Thanks, that works just fine!

Posted on: 26 April 2015 by Bart

How did you set up JRiver on the mac to find the HDX as a server? I never did find that setting.

Posted on: 26 April 2015 by Checkthisout68

Hi Bart, in fact I did not. I made JRiver adding the backup folder on my NAS to its library. That way I am not even streaming from the HDX but as my HDX backup runs every night, I am all fine.

All I have to do is to manually copy over downloaded tracks to the NAS as HDX does not backup the download folder.

Cheers, Chris