In Jremote2 for instance you can direct casting to phone or other receiver after you properly setup DLNA streaming in JRiver. It nedds to authorise it (pairing code). JRiver is a bit slow at starting up server so give it a minut before trying to connect to it rest work fine up to 192 KHz 24 bit (which is limit any way PCM/DSD and for DSD DAC need to support it). When configuring DLNA server in JRiver make sure you set it not to transcend known formats in lossy one. I use my laptop like JRiver server for a long time and desktop as reciver, or my Yamaha R-N amplifier and phone as a middle controller and reciver when I need to do it on the headphones. The WiFi coverage around the hause is good enough to 50m distance for redwood CD PCM when I do gardening.
Even DSP studio for streaming works (you do it in
Actually, the PC would sound the same as the streamer. As long as the bits are the same, it will be the same, period.
I think I understand what you are trying to do now. You want your streamer to retrieve files stored on your PC, using JRiver as a UPNP server. And you want to use BubbleUPNP on your phone as a control point. And you want to use your iFi Zen streamer as a renderer.
The settings on JRiver and BubbleUPNP look correct to me. About the only screen I haven't seen is the tab on the far right in BubbleUPNP where you select the renderer, and the tab on the second right where the library server is selected.
I am sorry, I do not have an explanation for why you are getting muddy sound. Like I said, the way to diagnose it is to simplify the setup and then start adding components, testing each step of the way. The first step should be JRiver to DAC. Then JRiver to streamer to DAC. And then finally add BubbleUPNP.
Actually, the PC would sound the same as the streamer. As long as the bits are the same, it will be the same, period.
I think I understand what you are trying to do now. You want your streamer to retrieve files stored on your PC, using JRiver as a UPNP server. And you want to use BubbleUPNP on your phone as a control point. And you want to use your iFi Zen streamer as a renderer.
The settings on JRiver and BubbleUPNP look correct to me. About the only screen I haven't seen is the tab on the far right in BubbleUPNP where you select the renderer, and the tab on the second right where the library server is selected.
I am sorry, I do not have an explanation for why you are getting muddy sound. Like I said, the way to diagnose it is to simplify the setup and then start adding components, testing each step of the way. The first step should be JRiver to DAC. Then JRiver to streamer to DAC. And then finally add BubbleUPNP.
As i thought whoever is familiar with bubbleupnp should know under device is where you choose your renderer and media player as i thought that page should be understood as there is no other setting you can do on that page. Anyway if yiu are interested i attached the screebshot for you reference. If the setup seem fine could it be lack of burn-in to dac streamer and headphone that leads to muddy sound. Also headphone is attached to 6.35mm on the dac which is not balanced headphone input could that also explain poor audio? Dac and headphone are new and streamer i got is secondhand.
