Den Watsons
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Have you tried MyAudioStream application it supports FLAC and is DLNA compatible, as for me much better than 8player, also stream to me is a good one.
I've never found a good way to stream DSD files to my iphone even on my home network with 1GB/sec speed. Files are just too big. I use XLD to convert them to flac or alac at 24/96 and I can't hear a discernible difference.
For comparison, I've even had Plex direct stream my ALAC files on same network and they still have buffering issues. It's frustrating.
I travel a lot and hotel wifi is the bane of my existence. It forces me to put my files on large sd cards to play through my MacBook. Just the realities of network streaming.
For iPad 2 and LMS
IPeng with replay purchased
Wifi streaming
iFI IDSD Nano via CCK
I will still be limited to 24/96 these days?
Not looking to do DSD, but have files in 24/176 and 24/192 I would be interested to play on the iFi device.
FLAC on server in wifi environment.
Hi, I've been discovering the entry level audiophile world, right now I haven't gotten my new headphones and the needed DAC for my iphone but I'd like to know which streaming app is good for DLNA streamed Hi-Res FLAC (up to 24/96 in my case). I've been using C5- Streaming but I've read about the Onkyo HF, Kaisertone, 8Player, etc, but so far, for starters Onkyo I'd have to purchase an HD player pack, so, any good app for streaming with DLNA server over WiFi that is free?I don't use iPeng anymore, but you could check it easily since FLAC will work with LMS/iPeng.
If not for higher than 24/96 you could try to convert those FLAC to ALAC first or use a DLNA/UPnP server on-the-fly conversion to be iOS compatible.
Let me know so I can update the guide accordigly your results.
Hi, I've been discovering the entry level audiophile world, right now I haven't gotten my new headphones and the needed DAC for my iphone but I'd like to know which streaming app is good for DLNA streamed Hi-Res FLAC (up to 24/96 in my case). I've been using C5- Streaming but I've read about the Onkyo HF, Kaisertone, 8Player, etc, but so far, for starters Onkyo I'd have to purchase an HD player pack, so, any good app for streaming with DLNA server over WiFi that is free?
_________________________________As stated more than once there's not a free DLNA app which can do a 'good' job with bit-perfect streaming over wi-fi, even spend cash to have a 'good' app is a tricky task.
Most are limited in features (i.e. metadata not readed fully to ease browsing means thousands of tracks together in a single directory) or/and downconvert any data to 16bit/44.1Khz before feeding the DAC to play files (no more HD resolution).
I've spent a lot of money and time to test dozens of apps which are not 'good' enough.
My safe recommendation as always is 8player: I doubt you'll find a better one, if you do just inform us!
You could test the free 8player 'lite' version before purchase, it limits the number of songs playable in each album, but you can check if it has all the features you want.
To save your time I can confirm it's bit-perfect and reads all metadata on files.
Remember FLAC isn't supported natively by Apple (even if they lately list it for iOS 11 and iPhone X) or by wi-fi portable DLNA server devices which software/firmware target native Apple formats.
To avoid problems convert your library in ALAC so you can go up to 24/192 or DSD in DoP (DSD over PCM) format.
Even 8player is not safe to play FLACs, it can do it but at which resolution is still under examination since its frequency detection is erratic (however most other apps don't play FLACs at all...).
For further details read the first post, if you don't understand problems to consider for bit-perfect streaming or spend some time to implement it, it's better to forget the whole HD thing.
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Hello Thraex
Thanks for sharing your insights about iOS audio apps.
I'm curious if you have tried KaiserTone, Creation 5, or NePlayer.
All of which have worked very well for me?
If you have could you share your observations with us?
Thanks
Bill J.