15-Nov-2017, 00:27
(14-Nov-2017, 20:00)Euan Wrote: Thanks for the quick replies! I will delay the video if necessary. And how shitty that the USB port is still not active.
For the long run, I would also like to:
- stream via Roon
- stream media to the TV via a NAS, using the Phantoms for audio
I think we can find one solution for this, namely using a NAS (don't have one yet) and connecting it to the Dialog using AirPlay. That way I can install Roon Server. Is this the most viable option? Does one need an Apple device at all for this solution to work? Will there be an expected audio delay as well?
I cannot give you a fully informed answer on that. Im also using Roon with a pair of Gold Phantoms and Dialog. Airplay from Roon to one of the defined rooms in Spark works well. However, some users here in the forum complain about some distortion that Devialet according to their posts has confirmed but has not yet been fixed. Bear in mind that Airplay is limited to max 24bit/48kHz resolution and downsamples higher bitrates. Regarding delays airplay has an audio profile e.g. for streaming from Spotify, Qobuz... apps through airplay and this introduces a buffer, i.e. a delay of 2 seconds. Using Airplay in the video or screen play (e.g. with an AppleTV) compensates the delay such that video and audio are in sync. Now to your question if a Roon server installation on a NAS gives you the possibility to use the time synchronized airplay mode compared to the unsyncronized audio mode I cannot answer. The question is which software on which systems will stream the video and audio? Is it a software installed on a PC, as of no apple equipment, or is it a software you run on your NAS? Has your NAS an optical output for the audio to the Phantoms and HDMI to your TV? Or are you using a HDMI splitter that splits out the audio signal as optical for the Phantoms? Every solution will have its own pros and cons and the delay between audio and video will depend on it.
