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3.5 Conclusion
Networked audio is a great way to enjoy music without necessarily having your computer or
NAS in the same room as your listening equipment, potentially lowering your noise floor. With
the variety of options to control your music library, and with the ability to easily browse and
playback your complete library from the comfort of your listening chair, using the MSB
Renderer is truly a joy.
Keep in mind that you would still need a program to maintain your library, edit tags, add album
art, rip CDs, etc., but one of the software options mentioned, Jriver Media Center, can do all of
these actions on a Macintosh or Windows computer, in addition to being the UPnP/DLNA Media
Server and Controller.
It is crucial for a networked audio system to have a reliable wired and wireless network setup.
There are so many options of setting up your network with all the routers, switches, and wireless
access points available to a consumer, but those will not be covered in this manual. It is
recommended to use a gigabit network to avoid drop outs, and it is assumed that you have a
stable home network already in place. A wired Ethernet connection is the best for streaming
audio files between the Media Server and the MSB Renderer, but for the Controller on your pad
or phone a wireless connection is perfect.
If you would like to dig deeper into the technicalities of UPnP, UPnP AV, DLNA and ohMedia,
below are a few helpful internet sites with more detail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance
http://www.openhome.org/wiki/OhMedia
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/524-complete-guide-hifi-upnp-dlna-network-audio/
http://bubblesoftapps.com/bubbleupnpserver/
Now that you have a clearer high level understanding of UPnP, how it works and the various
associated extensions, we can go to the next step of setting up a Networked Audio system with
the MSB Renderer.
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