hi,
I'm looking for upnp hardware audio renderer. I hope this is the right place for my question.
In short, besides Linn streamer, any one know if there is actual product, hardware or software UPnP audio RENDERER, that also support Linn upnp extension for the added features, including gapless playback and renderer local playlist?
Long story:
recently I start to use upnp for networked audio playback. PlugPlayer runs great on iPad. My current setup is:
- controller, PlugPlayer on iPad
- server, foobar2000 upnp server
- renderer, foobar2000 upnp renderer via HDMI audio to my Pioneer receiver
But in this setup there are 2 problems:
- can not do gapless playback between tracks
- must have the PlugPlayer on iPad active and running during the whole listening. If I sleep the iPad, playback will stop after current song
A friend has a Linn hardware audio renderer and don't have the above limitations. I understand Linn has some upnp enhancement. And the upnp extension is open source. But I can't afford a $10k+ Linn hardware!
My question, is there a cheaper (hopefully under $1k) hardware audio renderer which has almost all the function of a Linn box?
I understand squeezebox system does all these for cheap. But I want a upnp setup...
