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App/Player for Bricasti DACs?

I am interested in the Bricasti M3 DAC.

I stream Tidal, Qobuz and TuneIn with a Linn Majik DSM into a Pass Labs pre and amp. I mainly use the Linn Kazoo app/player and Roon. I have also tried the newer Linn app and the Lumin app. All work.

What apps/players are Bricasti DAC owners using? Do you prefer the Bricasti network card or using a seperate standalone streamer?

Thanks!
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mike_in_nc
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I auditioned the M5 as a DLNA renderer with BubbleUPnP, and it worked pretty well. It did display a few quirks -- if memory serves, in removing more than 1 track at a time from the play queue. Since none of the (msny) other renderers I've used with BubbleUPnP had those quirks, I attributed them to the Bricasti's UPnP/DLNA implementation.

The sound was outstanding.
mike_in_nc
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On the PC, you can set the firewall to accept connections from the local network only (not the WAN, or Internet). I consider that safe. Does the Mac offer that?
Regarding Kazoo, I don't know -- you could try. My understanding is that Linn uses OpenHome (an extension of DLNA/UPnP), and that most OpenHome control points will not work with a straight DLNA renderer.
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