![]() ![]() You are recommended to install the latest level of DSM that is available. If you have Plex in mind for the DS420+, it can handle up to 4K transcoding reasonably well, so long as you're not hammering the NAS with multiple simultaneous connections. To install MinimServer 2 on a Synology ARM model, you must be running DSM 4.2 or later. This is where the fun begins.ĭSM has a package manager that can be used to install a host of apps and services, including third-party offerings like Plex. Once the OS is installed, you'll be greeted by the DSM OS. It's best to use SHR for data redundancy unless you have a preferred RAID configuration in mind. Once you're connected, it'll ask you a few questions, allow you to set up a Synology account, and install DSM onto your hard drives. If you're unable to locate the IP address of the server on your network, fear not as Synology has a handy locator tool. The same goes for the DS420+, making full use of the easy-to-follow setup wizard. You simply install at least one hard drive into the available bays, plug everything in, and turn on the unit. The initial setup process for a Synology NAS is as about as simple as it gets. The streamer itself however will accept Naim pull or third party push.You can easily run a Plex server on the DS420+. I think they have done a superb job… and arguably is one of the main benefits between the legacy and current architectures.īTW regarding some of your posts above it’s worth noting Naim UPnP renderer in the streamer uses the pull approach… some other control points such as those that control BubbleUPnPServer are server push… which is why there is a difference and why the Naim app won’t work with Bubble… as the Naim app actually communicates with the streamer, for playback functions. In the new architecture Naim in conjunction with StreamUnlimited went to great lengths with their NP800 subsystem to decouple the stream transport variances with sonic performance. So in all this it is now the streamer that is key, not the stream aggregator or media server. This is not the case in any meaningful way with the new streamers especially with decoupled DACs. So for example Asset and BubbleUPnPServer sounded different (subtly… but always clearly identifiable) despite playing the same media on the same platform. I shared my findings and traces with Naimbased on my NDX whilst they were developing the new streamers. I found a correlation between sonic performance and inter media frame timing consistency during the media bursts, and TCP session management exchanges. I found the with the Naim legacy streamers, media was subtly different from different media servers. Transcoding worked flawlessly too, although it took a bit of fiddling to get Plex up and running. You don’t say what streamer you have unless I have missed it. The DS418play performed well, and had no issues streaming media to multiple devices at once. It feels like the lifespan of my 272 just got further extended ! Next step might be to set up Roon but I’ll first explore about Roon. A clear uplift in SQ vs Tidal on a number of tracks. ![]() Now enjoying Qobuz on the 272 and very happy about it. I had to tweak some settings on my firewall and I suppose that’s what made it work ultimately. The main issue I faced was to get the NAC272 listed in the list of ‘media renderers’ when setting up BubbleUPnp. But step by step and in the end it worked. The part about typing code in the Terminal window of the Mac was a bit scary as just copy/pasting stuff that was totally foreign to me. I’ve also followed the instructions from. I already had the NAS up and running and for me it was all about setting up the BubbleUPnp server. ![]() I spent a couple of hours and thought it would never work but in the end it did ! ![]() Managed to make it work on a Mac with a synology NAS and the Linn Kazoo app and NAC272 yesterday. ![]()
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