Novafidelity/cocktailaudio

[Pieoftheday]

I have a novafidelity x40 ripper server, great bit of kit. Apparently the business is now dead, so no now now security updates and a defunct product, what's the point in such products?

[Lawrence001]

Does it have uPnP/DLNA functionality? That's what Auralic owners are saying they can fall back on as the various streaming options become unusable.

[Lawrence001]

But to answer your original question the point of such digital products with locked down proprietary software is it enjoy them while you can [emoji23]

I've given up on streamers now and I've converted an old mini pc into an LMS streamer using free Daphile software. It's cheaper, should last longer and (surprisingly) it sounds as good as or better than any streamer I've owned in the past.

[Pieoftheday]

Does it have uPnP/DLNA functionality? That's what Auralic owners are saying they can fall back on as the various streaming options become unusable.
It does Lawrence, I don't think I could spend money on such a product again though.

[Lawrence001]

So presumably you can play to it using Bubble uPnP and similar software. But that won't be using much of it's functionality, it was a CD ripper IIRC? Hopefully the screen will still display album art when it's being used as a DLNA endpoint (if that's what it's called).

[Pieoftheday]

So presumably you can play to it using Bubble uPnP and similar software. But that won't be using much of it's functionality, it was a CD ripper IIRC? Hopefully the screen will still display album art when it's being used as a DLNA endpoint (if that's what it's called).
At the moment it still does as it did, ill keep my fingers,crossed, glad I didn't sell my cds

[Mr. C]

M-connect & Bubble work just fine no problems with them

[Kember]

With a bit of o/s fiddling, could it be repurposed as a standalone Daphile or Volumio unit?

[Pieoftheday]

I haven't a clue what those are:scratch:

[Kember]

I haven't a clue what those are:scratch:

Free or free-ish music streamer software.

[Mr. C]

https://bubblesoftapps.com/bubbleupnpserver2/

https://www.conversdigital.com/eng/product/product04.php

Cyrus previous generation before the XR & 40 series streamers have zero support for their original Cadence app along with Auralic streaming products same problem company went insolvent.

The above are very respectable players, although the GUI isn't as slick or user friendly for music library control the playback as Roon however they playback is decent.