It seems this thread is now devoted to promotion of iFi products rather than support for ZS owners - I'm signing off.

I have commented about this in the past. According to iFi, the zen streaming software is based on Volumio (version 2). This in turn is based on Debian Jessie (a variety of Linux), which officially lost support in 2020. I don't mind that the operating system software for the Zen hardware is...

Thanks for the useful content and for bringing this thread back on the intended track!

I agree that music streaming shouldn't require too much bandwidth, and my experiences with WiFI were OK overall - but the wired connection has been more solid so I think wiring such devices is worthwhile if feasible, especially if you have a 1 Gbps connection. I hate to not take full advantage...

I have two ZS units in two different locations with different WiFi set-ups, both on based on a 1 Gbps fiber connection. In both places I have great WiFi with all my devices (300 mbps+) except the ZS (<20mbps). As a result, I only use the ZS with a wired connection which has proved very reliable.

A quick search seems to indicate that the Arche has had USB driver issues with both Windows & Linux. I would make sure you have updated firmware for Linux support to address these before you give up on USB with the ZS.

I use Audirvana to stream local music from a Mac Mini to my ZS, and all my files are ALAC. Hope this helps.

This is definitely frustrating, and is something you should contact iFi support about. The answer likely lies somewhere in the system logs, and I don't think a newer version of Volumio would necessarily fix it. From the Volumio support pages: "When your Volumio device does not work as expected...

This file indexing problem (similar to the cover art issue discussed previously) is likely a known Volumio issue. I realize that any mention of "Volumio" may be considered unhelpful to some, the fact remains that the ZS runs an older version of Volumio - the software changes implemented by iFi...

I'm not sure, but this may be caused by the way Volumio handles cover art: If "Web Album Art" in the Sources settings is on, Volumio will use Last.FM to find artwork. Album art embedded in tracks is ignored and will be replaced with one from the web source unless the image is included in the...

I'm in California and I believe the replacement was shipped from Virginia - I think the whole process took around 2 weeks and I found iFi support very responsive.

Letting iFi sort it out seems like the best option. One of my Zen Stream units (based on the same board as the Neo I believe) had similar network cut-outs with a wired connection surrounded by multiple devices with no network issues. After many resets and much troubleshooting, the issues seemed...

Too bad about the UPnP issues. I have used MConnect to successfully stream Qobuz to the ZS via the approach outlined above. (I am using a wired connection.) My ZS is clearly listed as a UPnP device by MConnect. If yours is not, you might be able to use another program to verify that the ZS UPnP...

I feel questions about iFi's choice to use an older version of Volumio and on their position regarding user access to system files are perfectly legitimate in this forum. If the developers wanted to restrict access to make modifications like those mentioned in this thread, they could do so. As...

Looks nice! It would be great to hear more about the software. In particular, is it based in the same OS as the Zen Stream, and will both have similar upgrade potential?