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FAQ Streaming Player

2023-07-18 14:45:32

Max amplifier power not excess a human ear’s pain threshold


Q: Will it be enough with 50W amplifier power my house audio installation?

A: 50W usually is even excess power in most cases. Sound pressure level (SPL) in average is >90dB. Physical meaning of SPL – it provides sound pressure 90dB on distance 1m by providing 1W of power. 90dB is already a loud sound. A pain threshold in the human ear is 114dB. So it is enough with 20W of amplifier power to reach this pain threshold by using decent loudspeakers. Of course, we need to take into account also how big is the room where the loudspeakers are installed, but mostly excess amplifier powers are just a marketing gimmick.





Interconnection with KNX/EIB


Q: How to interconnect Streaming Player with KNX?

A: The device has built-in support for KNXnet/IP. You have to interconnect it with a network where KNX IP Router (e.g. Logic Machine 3) is present and make sure that IP Router is not blocking telegrams going from/to the Streaming Player





Why is there no KNX TP1 interface?


Q: Why don’t you use KNX TP1 interface on Streaming Player?

A: It is affecting audio quality, while Ethernet is galvanically isolated





No access to KNX bus through IP Router


Q: I use IP Router to access the KNX bus, but stil no control over KNX.

A: Try to switch off filtering table on IP interface





How to make playlists?


Q: How to make playlists on Streaming Player?
A: Steps:
– connect by remote user interface from iPod/iPhone/iPad (MPoD/MPaD), Android (MPDroid) or Windows (Ario)
– choose the server (Streaming Player) and start making your playlists, controlling the music etc

– once you are playing some playlist, tracks from it appears also in Streaming Player’s Audio Control menu





No tracks seen from remote media controller application


Q: I’ve added my DLNA based NAS and FTP server in Streaming Player’s network, also plugged USB drive with my music archive. But, when trying to browse tracks from my control applications (Ario, MPoD), I just see the devices, but no tracks.

A: When doing first Upgrade Database for your Streaming Player, it may take some time while the database is updated. Do not restart Streaming Player during this process, just be patient.





No tracks seen from USB drive


Q: I’ve attached USB flash drive with MP3 files, but I don’t see any tracks on it from my control applications (Ario, MPoD).

A: Streaming Player supports FAT/FAT32/NTFS/EXT4 file-systems, please format the drive using one of these file-systems