



Internet Radio: browse popular stations from around the world,.Designed from the ground up as an audio only UPnP server,.UPnP is a method of sharing media content between devices, where audio files are stored on a computer, server or NAS, multiple audio devices around the home network can play audio from the UPnP server (devices such as Linn DS, Naim NDX, Xbox 360, PS3, etc). They don't cost anything but time.Asset UPnP is a (DLNA compatible) audio server, designed as an audio-only server, which an emphasis on quality and enhanced browsing abilities.
ASSET UPNP TO WINDOWS 10
The price was right at free, however the complexity in just getting things setup was absurd on Windows 7, and so when my work machine was updated to Windows 10 I kissed Foobar2k goodbye, probably forever although I am at least curious about their somewhat newer macOS and Linux versions. The only one of these programs that just drove me crazy was Foobar2k (hence I never recommend it) and I prevailed there too but not without many hours of fighting it, too damn many.
ASSET UPNP TO SOFTWARE
With JRiver, you get a little closer to Roon-like because there is a pretty good GUI, but the Id Pi version I have running on Raspberry Pi cost me $39, another absolute no-brainer in terms of what you are actually getting for that cost, even if their support is rude and lacking, at that price I'll figure out software myself (and I did). Other than their famously rude and annoying non-support via their forum, I've been nothing shy of thrilled with JRiver, and there are some very helpful people on their forum, if not JRiver themselves.
ASSET UPNP TO LICENSE
I could have stuck with AssetUPnP that entire time too, but after about 2 years I bought a JRiver Master License so that I could run the same program on my Mac and Linux machines at home, as well on Windows at work, where I require the GUI and only use it as a desktop client and not a server. You absolutely can't go wrong at those kinds of prices, even if you'll not get a Roon-like UI or overall experience, but at that spend it doesn't really matter, these programs can at least buy time even if someday a move to Roon is in the cards.įor me personally, it's bought 6 or so years, when I made the switch from iTunes and AirPlay as my server/streamer arrangement. I personally paid $10 for Asset, on some special offer as a previous buyer of dBPoweramp. The same developer offers dBPoweramp, another good program. That would not be Roon, nor Audirvana either.Īsset, Minim, and JRiver all fit that bill, and are in very wide use on the Raspberry Pi hardware, though certainly many years ago that might not have been the case when you made the move to Roon.Īsset is $37 and you get 5 licenses for that, any and all Windows, macOS, Linux (including Raspberry Pi) machines can run it, and it does work well. Really I just use the JRemote control point app to browse and play music from the server, or for that matter BubbleUPnP and mconnect also both work very well with JRiver as server, while adding Qobuz (or TIDAL) access to the picture.īut the OP's thread topic/question here was quite specific, it's asking which DLNA/UPnP media server is recommended for hi-rez and specifically DSD compatibility, and can run on a NAS or Raspberry Pi. I didn't really have gripes with Asset, it ran just fine for me as a headless server, but in the end I decided to go with the Raspberry Pi version of JRiver and it offers the choice of headless or GUI, I opt for the GUI even though typically barely ever look at it.

Click to expand.Both MinimServer and AssetUPnP have supported DSD for a very long time now, though in the case of Asset only the paid or "Premium" version.
