I'm consolidating and downsizing and moving from 2 separate systems (1 high end 2 channel and the other home theater), and I have owned a Zen MK3 since launch (I think 2018?)
Now I am wondering if it is overkill, as it seems with the home theater system I can only access files on the Innuos through the Yamaha A6A's MusicCast app. I've been a big fan of the Sense app and abandoned Roon a while ago due to the improved sound quality of the Sense app.
The Yamaha is not Roon Ready and it has no USB DAC, so it seems I'm stuck using the Music Cast app to play song files from the Zen just like a regular UPnP server.
So now I am wondering really, am I benefitting from the Zen MK3 in this new scenario? I can't use Sense, I'm not able to connect the Zen to the A6A, and although I am sure that the sound is going to be better as a server-only, it really seems overkill to have a $3K server/streamer that I have to access through my home theater receiver's music app, right?
Or is there a setting in Sense that would allow me to connect to the A6A from within Sense? As it is right now I have used it connected to my Technics' USB DAC input in Sense Standalone mode, so it recognizes the Technics DAC but there is no way to connect to other players on the network.
Now I am wondering if it is overkill, as it seems with the home theater system I can only access files on the Innuos through the Yamaha A6A's MusicCast app. I've been a big fan of the Sense app and abandoned Roon a while ago due to the improved sound quality of the Sense app.
The Yamaha is not Roon Ready and it has no USB DAC, so it seems I'm stuck using the Music Cast app to play song files from the Zen just like a regular UPnP server.
So now I am wondering really, am I benefitting from the Zen MK3 in this new scenario? I can't use Sense, I'm not able to connect the Zen to the A6A, and although I am sure that the sound is going to be better as a server-only, it really seems overkill to have a $3K server/streamer that I have to access through my home theater receiver's music app, right?
Or is there a setting in Sense that would allow me to connect to the A6A from within Sense? As it is right now I have used it connected to my Technics' USB DAC input in Sense Standalone mode, so it recognizes the Technics DAC but there is no way to connect to other players on the network.