12-Jun-2016, 12:15
(12-Jun-2016, 12:00)Confused Wrote: What will UPnP offer? Better sound and flexibility than AIR?
The whole point of offering UPnP is to take the Mac and PC out of the chain and be able to stream music from your NAS or other network attached device. For many that means much less hassle - I mean just look at all the problems people have faced with AIR, supposedly caused by clocking issues deep in the Windows and OSX operating systems. That is also the attraction of streamers like the Aurenders and Melcos.
Ultimately I think Devialet should provide users with a choice - UPnP, AIR, ROON, Airplay, Bluetooth... and those that want to continue using an external renderer can do so too. At the moment many feel as though they have to invest in an external renderer, simply due to the (widely reported) reliability issues surrounding AIR, not to mention the challenges (to some) of maintaining a PC or Mac audio environment. I think the key issue here is choice...
Guillaume
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