Recent content by FreakyKiwi

I personally only use LDAC Bluetooth for audio when I need to, but I have read very favourable tests of Apple's AAC implementation (if you are so inclined), which even the $$$ Airpods max use. By comparison Android's AAC implementation is crap. My take is that bluetooth is a flawed technology...

The only plausible explanation is if there is electrical interference introduced through the network cable from faulty networking equipment, or introduced along the cable run which could be interfere with the analog signal. This would be a similar argument to using expensive power supplies...

OP has started the same discussion here, based on his new found experience rather than a question. and is getting a lot more activity. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/wifi-vs-ethernet-for-streaming-quality.69737/

It only makes a difference if it's an audiophile grade OFC ethernet cable - LOL I've been attacked on this very forum for criticizing a home made ethernet cable noise filter and left for over a year so I should be careful. If your room and gear are so resolving that you can hear a difference...

I'm sure they wanted to. I gather there was some legal action from Apple to block it due to Wiim including Airplay cast in previous models, presumably by using open source code. All talk of it was banned from the forum at the time so I'm only speculating.

Given that the wifi signal travels at the speed of light I would be very surprised if you could hear any synchronisation issues caused by packet loss and retransmits. I'm sure it could be measured but audio synchronisation and overlap at the much slower speed of sound would be a bigger issue...

The connection type should make no difference, but speed is important. Video uses a lot more bandwidth than audio and will stutter, buffer or reduce quality if the connection isn't fast enough. A CD ripped FLAC is around or under 1 Mbps, a streaming 4K HDR video with Atmos audio is 15-25 Mbps...

I don't think it's a case of liking the product more. For me it's a case of which broken feature bothers me less. In my experience I've rarely found a perfect product, or one which works as advertised, and usually need to accept or work around some compromise. My software stack of Jellyfin (or...

Yeah..nah. Jellyfin works perfectly for me, other than DLNA which is trash for some reason and I don't really need anyway. I've never found DLNA it to be 100% reliable on any server or renderer I've ever used, so I use LMS for music and Jellyfin only for video. I would like to find a media...

I can confirm that Emby's DLNA implementation seems to be much better. I just installed a test server to try it, The issue now is that some features I need which are free in Jellyfin are behind a subscription in Emby

FWIW I find Jellyfin's DLNA implementation to be unusably bad. My experience is specifically with casting to the Wiim from Jellyfin but this is supported by the same Jellyfin plugin.

Make sure squeezelite is enabled on your Wiim (models above mini) which IMO is the best protocol to use. Plugins are also available to support DLNA, AirPlay and Chromecast renderers. Also enable the material skin for a more modern look and have a look at the many other plugins available. You can...

Oh, good point. For OP, if they are still here, the Wiim beta PC (and mac) app is another option. I haven't checked out the latest versions which I see now include a DLNA server.' https://faq.wiimhome.com/en/support/solutions/articles/72000641986-wiim-home-pc-app-beta-release-notes

It does work on my pro, connecting to shares on one of my QNAP NASes, but I never use it as it lacks the additional track/album/artist info and better interface and features with Lyrion.

The Wiim supports accessing music from an SMB file share which macos supports. Enable sharing in System Settings > General > Sharing by turning on "File Sharing" and configuring options via SMB. The sharing option in your screenshot is for sharing with other Apple devices only which is all...