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Post by garbulky on Dec 9, 2013 5:18:35 GMT -5
I got the chance to listen to our resident B'zilla's oppo 105. And I noticed something.
J-river (mac version) has an app for the ipad sort of like a remote control so you can select the songs to play. When you adjust the volume slider on the ipad....the oppo adjusts its own volume control.
And I have NO idea how this happens. How is that even possible?
In case it's unclear...the volume on the oppo literally changes numbers on the oppo display when you move the slider on the jriver volume control app on the ipad.
This is the setup
The oppo is connected via the optical output of the airport express. The airport express recieves the data from the mac via ethernet. The mac recieves the "controlling information" from the ipad via the jriver app. The music player is J-river.
So how is it possible for the oppo to adjust its own volume control when it's only recieving data from the optical output of the Airport express?
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Post by TUGA Audiophile on Dec 9, 2013 6:56:36 GMT -5
I got the chance to listen to our resident B'zilla's oppo 105. And I noticed something. J-river (mac version) has an app for the ipad sort of like a remote control so you can select the songs to play. When you adjust the volume slider on the ipad....the oppo adjusts its own volume control. And I have NO idea how this happens. How is that even possible? In case it's unclear...the volume on the oppo literally changes numbers on the oppo display when you move the slider on the jriver volume control app on the ipad. This is the setup The oppo is connected via the optical output of the airport express. The airport express recieves the data from the mac via ethernet. The mac recieves the "controlling information" from the ipad via the jriver app. The music player is J-river. So how is it possible for the oppo to adjust its own volume control when it's only recieving data from the optical output of the Airport express? Simple, because everything is connected to their router=home network and in that way the OPPO have connection with the ipad. I think you don't need the airport express to do that, you can just stream direct from your ipad to de OPPO if you have a home network. You can do the same with your laptop or desktop! You can stream music by wi-fi directly to the OPPO, but you must first install the driver on it. |
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Post by garbulky on Dec 9, 2013 7:03:36 GMT -5
I got the chance to listen to our resident B'zilla's oppo 105. And I noticed something. J-river (mac version) has an app for the ipad sort of like a remote control so you can select the songs to play. When you adjust the volume slider on the ipad....the oppo adjusts its own volume control. And I have NO idea how this happens. How is that even possible? In case it's unclear...the volume on the oppo literally changes numbers on the oppo display when you move the slider on the jriver volume control app on the ipad. This is the setup The oppo is connected via the optical output of the airport express. The airport express recieves the data from the mac via ethernet. The mac recieves the "controlling information" from the ipad via the jriver app. The music player is J-river. So how is it possible for the oppo to adjust its own volume control when it's only recieving data from the optical output of the Airport express? Simple, because everything is connected to their router=home network and in that way the OPPO have connection with the ipad. I think you don't need the airport express to do that, you can just stream direct from your ipad to de OPPO if you have a home network. You can do the same with your laptop or desktop! You can stream music by wi-fi directly to the OPPO, but you must first install the driver on it. Well as far as I know the oppo is not connected to the ethernet. It just recieves the digital PCM from the airport express. But I assume that would be how it is done - through the network. Somehow J-river detects the oppo and the oppo and j-river have some sort of protocol that tells the oppo to reduce the volume. But I've never heard of something like this.... |
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Post by Boomzilla on Dec 9, 2013 7:05:29 GMT -5
Hi, CFS -
The only purpose of my wi-fi network is to use the iPad as a controller. The actual music stream path is: Server computer (in a remote room & out of wi-fi range) over ethernet to Apple Airport Express over TOSLINK to Oppo optical input. That said, the Oppo is also connected to the same network via ethernet. What I'd LIKE to do is to remove the Airport Express from the actual music stream path. I'd like for the music stream path to be: Server computer over ethernet to Oppo ethernet input. Can I do this? When using the Oppo remote & watching the front panel display, I see no option for an "ethernet" input.
The existing setup works well, and even if I got the Airport out of the signal path, I'd still need it as the iPad interface connector for the listening room. I would prefer to get it out of the actual signal path, though, because the Airport is limited to 44.1/16-bit and I'd like to stream some higher res music.
Thanks - Boomzilla
PS to Garbulky - Yes, the Oppo AND the Airport Express are connected to the server via ethernet.
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Post by TUGA Audiophile on Dec 9, 2013 7:36:29 GMT -5
Hi, CFS - The only purpose of my wi-fi network is to use the iPad as a controller. The actual music stream path is: Server computer (in a remote room & out of wi-fi range) over ethernet to Apple Airport Express over TOSLINK to Oppo optical input. That said, the Oppo is also connected to the same network via ethernet. What I'd LIKE to do is to remove the Airport Express from the actual music stream path. I'd like for the music stream path to be: Server computer over ethernet to Oppo ethernet input. Can I do this? When using the Oppo remote & watching the front panel display, I see no option for an "ethernet" input. The existing setup works well, and even if I got the Airport out of the signal path, I'd still need it as the iPad interface connector for the listening room. I would prefer to get it out of the actual signal path, though, because the Airport is limited to 44.1/16-bit and I'd like to stream some higher res music. Thanks - Boomzilla PS to Garbulky - Yes, the Oppo AND the Airport Express are connected to the server via ethernet. I'd like for the music stream path to be: Server computer over ethernet to Oppo ethernet input. Can I do this? Well, i think you can not do that because the software in the laptop or desktop, but if you have a compatible software to access theme, might work. You can access to your server by Oppo ethernet input but just form the MENU MODE not from iPAD. Dont forget one thing, you can not use wi-fi and the Oppo ethernet input at the same time. I don't use the ethernet port and spotfy, just use usb and wi-fi to my network for music and movies direct to the laptop and desktop. - But there's one thing I can not do for now, there is access to my network by ipad and see and access to the files like in the USB mode with the OPPO app. - If you know how please let me now. I have tried but the ipad send me a error message in the login.? |
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Post by Boomzilla on Dec 9, 2013 7:54:25 GMT -5
Hi again, CFS -
To work backwards through your post - I have no idea what the Oppo app can do or not. I'm using J-River Media Center for Mac as my interface.
Since my server computer is not proximate to the Oppo, I can't use USB either.
I understand that I can't access the Oppo by wifi & ethernet simultaneously. I don't want to. In fact the Oppo's wifi is turned off. Before buying my Oppo, I asked the Oppo tech service people if I could stream music to the Oppo via the ethernet port. Their reply was "Yes, you can use DLNA DMR to push data to the player, or DLNA DMP and SMB to pull data from your computer or other devices through your network."
I don't want to use the "pull" option, because then I'd need to use Oppo's interface on the iPad. Instead, I want to push data to the player using the J-River software. So my specific issue is how to enable DLNA DMR on the Oppo, and in J-River. Once that is done, the Airport will become only a router, and the TOSLINK interface can be disconnected.
I should be able to set the Oppo to look at the ethernet port using the MENU MODE. Once set, and DLNA DMR enabled, I should be able to use the J-River software on the server computer with J-Remote on the iPad to push music to the Oppo.
Thanks - Boomzilla
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Post by milsap195 on Dec 9, 2013 8:53:23 GMT -5
Need help,
Still having trouble with my oppo not outputting 96/24 signal to my DC-1. I am running the Doors at the Hollywood bowl at 96/24 Dts Master audio and have the out put settings on the oppo set to 96/24 but the DC-1 only reads 48k. Is this a oppo problem or a DC-1 problem?
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Post by garbulky on Dec 9, 2013 8:55:38 GMT -5
Need help, Still having trouble with my oppo not outputting 96/24 signal to my DC-1. I am running the Doors at the Hollywood bowl at 96/24 Dts Master audio and have the out put settings on the oppo set to 96/24 but the DC-1 only reads 48k. Is this a oppo problem or a DC-1 problem? I may be wrong but it may be a copyright limit of the DTS codec being decoded into two channel PCM over SPDIF output.At least that's what happens on my PS3. It can only output 96/24 blu ray audio over HDMI not SPDIF. |
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