Melco Audiophile NAS

[dan46]

(17-03-2016 13:22)simoncn Wrote:  

(17-03-2016 12:56)dan46 Wrote:  Player output from the N1A, in Network settings it is labelled as Network-Player-Direct Mode
This plays the files Directly to the Player output, bypassing the LAN output and in theory a more cleaner direct method of playback.
For me this is the best setting for playback.

Apologies I may have used a shortcut to describe the above as Direct Player, perhaps it is better described as Direct Mode via Player output, but it is that mode that is selected, direct mode via the rear player ethernet output.

I assume the bridge connecting LAN & Player in Network mode is off allowing for the direct signal delivery to the Player output only.

Thanks for the clarification. In Direct Mode, there is no possibility for the app to communicate with the N1 because the N1 is hard-wired to the player and cannot communicate with any other devices.

Yes and it is certainly a head scratcher. I can talk to the library via the LAN but this has no control over playback of course. The app would need to communicate with the N1A directly somehow (say bluetooth, or another way) to allow this to happen I would imagine.
Sharper minds would need to be at work certainly, shame my 272 can't also talk to the NAIM app allowing for this control of the library while in the direct mode. I'm trying workarounds but not much joy so far.
In Network mode everything is working fine, plenty of apps (Kinsky, NAIM and more) all work fine as the Network is all connected, but in Direct Mode this is not applicable. Hmmm...