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Is the Lyrion Music Server (formerly Logitech) any good for the not-computer-savvy

Hello there, esteemed fellow audiophiles.

I am about to try my second Streamer/Transport after having a dismal experience with the new Auralic Aries G2.2: In short, it would not produce any music through my MSB DAC, in spite MSBs assurance that there are no incompatibilities. I sent it to the Aurlic Technical Service group in Oregon to find out what is going on, but nevertheless I am disappointed after having read so many good reviews about the machine. 

I am now in the process of purchasing an EVO432 Aeon streamer, albeit it looking even more complicated to set up than the Aries. But for me, musicality and "near-analog-ness" are the most important decision criteria.

The EVO gives me two options how to organize a new music library, either Roon or the Logitech Music Server, which has now molted into "Lyrion Music Server". I know that Roon is widely used by audiophiles, but I have also heard less glowing words when it comes to music presentation, such as "flat" when it comes to sound stage. The Logitech/Lyrion, on the other hand, gets very nice reviews about its musicality and neutral presentation.

I therefore tried to download the Lyrion app to my MacBook Air (with M1 chip) to see if I can handle the set-up myself. However, after downloading the app and having the logo appear on my desktop, clicking the icon or using "command open" does nothing: there is no new window appearing.

So, my question: has anybody experience with this app and could tell me what I am doing wrong? Should I perhaps have a dedicated iPad for it?

Also, if anybody has used an EVO432 streamer: how easy is it to figure it out and what exactly will I have to do making it play my - mostly iTunes and Native DSD - libraries?

As always, your help is highly appreciated!

reimarc

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mlsstl
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I've used LMS (and its prior incarndations) for two decades now and have been very pleased with it.  I've used it with Windows and Linux, though never Mac.

Note the LMS program runs in the background and is accessed though its web page -- something along the lines of 192.1.168.XXX:9000 -- you won't see anything if you don't use the 9000 port number in the address. And, LMS is just a server -- you need a player that can use LMS as a music server.  I haven't used the EVO432 streamer so can't tell you anything about it.

You will probably want to check out the LMS web site which has a wealth of information about installing, configuring and using the program. See https://forums.lyrion.org/

 

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