I face some problem on streaming music from my NAS via naim-App. While I can access the music directly via remote control on my Uniti 2, and while I can control, e.g., the CD drive or internet radio via naim app, I can not access the NAS via app.
Not accessing NAS seems not to be limited to a certain UPnP server as both installed (Synology, Logitech Media Server) show same behaviour: Display on iPad shows messages „Error. Skip track“ and then „Not playing“ (well, my translations). Simultaneously, CD cover is not shown anymore once an album has been added to tracklist (and switched corresponding view on naim app).
Reboot of NAS, UPnP server, Uniti or re-installation of naim app does not help. Does anybody is facing the same problem and/or has an idea what to do?
System-Info: Uniti 2, Naim App 5.9 on iPad mini 2 with iOS 9.3.5 (which is latest for that iPad), Synology NAS DS212+ with DSM 6.1.5 and Media Server 1.7.6 (both latest versions)
Regards, Kilian
Posted on: 31 March 2018 by Huge
Can the system play WAVE files OK?
Is there a reason why you can't convert all the FLAC files on the NAS to WAVE files?
WAVE format usually gives a slightly better sound quality with Naim streamers.
Posted on: 31 March 2018 by DrPo
this then seems to be a problem with the Uniti, not the network or the NAS.
What about FLAC files from USB stick?
Posted on: 02 April 2018 by Kilian
Well, it was working for two days without faults. Nevertheless, I hesitated to report it here as I had no glue what has changed. And, with inputs from synology forum, I share DrPo's view that it is, finally, a problem with the Uniti - because Uniti just stopped playing FLACs again.
USB was ok, playing both MP3 and FLAC
@HUGE: No, no problem with WAVE files. Except that my NAS hasn't sufficient diskspace left to run the conversion. Nevertheless, I will create some test-files just to see. But, despite of that, I don't understand why the Uniti plays MP3 without problems at all while FLACs are refused - it is just a data stream, isn't it? That doesn't make any sense to me.
Posted on: 02 April 2018 by Huge
When they get to the Uniti, MP3, FLAC and WAVE are indeed just data streams, however they use different decode algorithms, and the differences are handled by the UPnP Media Renderer component in the Uniti. It could be a failure at this point; but it could also be a failure in the Media Server on the NAS if that were to return incorrect format information to the Media Renderer or Control Point (i.e. the UI application used to select the items to play).
