Bryston BDP-1 & MinimServer

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(17-04-2015 23:31)simoncn Wrote:  I don't think you have mentioned network streaming in this very helpful description. What capabilities does the current model range have for network streaming?

Not sure to whom your reply was addressed, but I'll tell you what I've discovered with my player, so far.

1. NAS indexing and playback - the web UI allows you to add multiple NAS shares (either SMB or AFP) and the device will index for playback, directly from NAS storage; there are some limitations, but it was painless to setup.

*I think the decision with earlier F/W to support only USB attached flash/HDD was a decision in support of user experience and sound quality, not that they couldn't make it work.

2. uPnP / DLNA client and renderer - i.e. you can index and playback tracks from a DLNA server (client mode) or use the BDP as a full renderer with an external control point (the latter being preferred, since you don't have to wait for indexing, et al., but the option is there and it works). As I mentioned earlier, gapless playback has worked well on my gapless test tracks.

3. Tidal streaming - there is BETA support for Tidal HiFi playback; seems to work, but I've not played with this extensively, since I access Tidal via BubbleUPnP Server controlled via Kazoo.

4. Airplay, Squeeze - haven't played with this, but there is an option to enable the Linux Shairplay feature, along with Squeeze server functions.

5. Samba - finally, if you have plugged in USB storage and have audio files you want to serve to other devices, you can export SMB shares.