Streaming from Ubuntu Laptop to Marantz NA-7004 via FooBar2000 and wine

[ReggieB]

In the past, I've struggled to be able to stream music from my Linux Laptop. So I've always done it from an Android devices instead (tablet or phone via BubbleUPnP). However, I thought I'd have another hunt round and found a solution. Install foobar2000 via Wine and then add the foobar UPnP renderer component.

With everything installed, I can go to file > preferences (ctr-P) to open the Preferences window. Then go to Playback > Output, and in the Device dropdown my Marantz NA-7004 is listed. I select that and the music from my laptop is streamed to the NA-7004. Excellent.

There is another component that lets you pull music from UPnP servers. With that I can browse my NAS (network harddrive), select and add music to the foo play list.

It's not pretty - but it's working a treat.

[rikardo1979]

In the past, I've struggled to be able to stream music from my Linux Laptop. So I've always done it from an Android devices instead (tablet or phone via BubbleUPnP). However, I thought I'd have another hunt round and found a solution. Install foobar2000 via Wine and then add the foobar UPnP renderer component.

With everything installed, I can go to file > preferences (ctr-P) to open the Preferences window. Then go to Playback > Output, and in the Device dropdown my Marantz NA-7004 is listed. I select that and the music from my laptop is streamed to the NA-7004. Excellent.

There is another component that lets you pull music from UPnP servers. With that I can browse my NAS (network harddrive), select and add music to the foo play list.

It's not pretty - but it's working a treat.

Try Kodi

[ReggieB]

Thanks Richard. Kodi is a nice option. The only problem I have with it is that it's not easy to send an album to the Marantz - only individual tracks.

[rikardo1979]

Thanks Richard. Kodi is a nice option. The only problem I have with it is that it's not easy to send an album to the Marantz - only individual tracks.

have you tried VLC?

If you click Ctrl+L or navigatie to <View> then <Playlist> you can select <Local Network> and there you have the uPnP option. Select your "Media Server" and off you go.

What linux distro you are on? If you on Ubuntu or Mint it should work.
Let me know how it goes

[Rothchild]

Have you tried the pretty large range of DNLA / UPnP servers available for ubuntu?

https://www.danbishop.org/2014/04/28...ers-on-ubuntu/ has some examples.

[ReggieB]

Thanks Marc, but I want my laptop to be a client, rather than a server. I don't want to have to go to my Marantz and tell it to pull music from my laptop because the remote control of the Marantz is fairly basic (it was OK when I had a small collection of Albums on my NAS box, but has become unwieldy as my collection has grown). Also my NAS box acts as a DNLA/Upnp server already.

Rather I want to send music from the laptop to the Marantz. In effect, I want to use my laptop as a remote control for the Marantz.

[ReggieB]

have you tried VLC?

That's an interesting suggestion. I use VLC for video quite a lot, but haven't thought to use it for audio. I'll have to have a play.

Rob

[Rothchild]

Ahh, get you.

Appears that there's a plugin for Rhythmbox that allows it to access dnla shares, I've not tested it myself but might be worth a go, I always had a soft spot for Rhythmbox as a music player app.

https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applicat...gin-coherence/

[loonytunes]

I listened to the Marantz NA-7004 once in my system, I did not like the Marantz app which put me off finally buying it, but the the sound quality from the Marantz was top notch. The most obvious strength from the Marantz was how good it was as a transport - the various DACs I have knocking around never sounded so good. The NA-7004 is a fine example that bits are not bits when it comes to mating a transport to DAC.

It was that good the shortcomings of the app was more than made up for by its abilities as either a DAC or transport - especially as a transport if you want to get the very best from your favourite DAC (or experiment with DACs to see what they are really capable of).