Asset UPnP Universal: $37: 5 license pack, install on 5 devices simultaneously; For Windows, QNAP, Synology, OS X, Debian Linux & Raspberry Pi Raspbian; Free upgrades for life; Never expires; 24x7 support provided via forum.dbpoweramp.com; After purchase Asset can be download instantly, or at any time in the future; Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7. Asset UPnP is a (DLNA compatible) audio server, designed as an audio-only server, which an emphasis on quality and enhanced browsing abilities. UPnP is a method of sharing media content between devices, where audio files are stored on a computer, server or NAS, multiple audio devices around the home network can play audio from the UPnP server (devices such as Linn DS, Naim NDX, Xbox 360, PS3.
As a long term Asset uPnP user, having recently aquired a new NAS (QNAP HS-251+) I decided to play about with Minimserver as an alternative.
Asset Upnp Qnap
I need to do some more detailed listening, but my first impressions are that there is a quite significant difference in sound quality between the same files streamed via Minimserver and Asset - and this is just listening through a 1st generation Muso!
(My second impression is the pernickitiness of Minimserver in the files it doesn’t like - your metadata and file types needs to be super-strict but I’ve actually only had a dozen or so errors to fix which isn’t bad out of my total nearly 2,000 albums. Also I’ve yet to find out how, if possible, I can edit the indexTags property but that’s another story!)
Has anyone else noticed a difference? (I won’t tell you which one I prefer yet!)
Asset Upnp/dlna
Steve