HQPlayer NAA Signalyst HQPlayer is an upsampling multichannel audio player for Windows, Linux and OS X. A light version can be optionally installed on the Antipodes server and then controlled by a copy of HQPlayer Desktop running on a PC or Max. HQPlayer provides high levels of digital manipulation on the files, including room correction, […]
PLEX
SETUP PLEX MEDIA SERVER: Plex is a media server application that organises video, music and photos from personal media libraries and streams them to media servers, smart TVs, streaming boxes and mobile devices that have compliant player apps. Plex can also be setup as a DLNA server. You can control Plex on a Windows PC, […]
SONOS
SETUP SONOS INTEGRATION: Install and setup this application and your Antipodes Music Server will appear within your SONOS application as a music source. This means you can use your Antipodes music server to rip and store music, play to a high quality DAC in your stereo system, and have the same music available for playback […]
Spotify
SETUP SPOTIFY CONNECT: With Spotify Connect, you can use your Spotify app on PC, smart phone or table to play Spotify music through your Antipodes. You must have a Spotify Premium subscription. How to set up Spotify Connect on the Antipodes In the Antipodes GUI go to Settings/Spotify Connect, enter a Player Name and then […]
Shairport
SETUP SHAIRPORT: Shairport is an Apple Airport Emulator. This makes the Antipodes work as if it was an Apple Airport device. So you can play music that is on your Apple Airplay device across your network to the Antipodes. Note: because Apple may change the Airplay specification Antipodes Audio cannot guarantee continued reliability of the […]
MPD Renderer
SETUP MPD DLNA RENDERER: If you wish to use a DLNA/UPnP solution and want an Antipodes to perform the DLNA renderer function then you can use MPD. Setup the renderer in the Antipodes Control Panel of an Antipodes that is connected via USB to your DAC: Select the menu item ‘Settings’ Click on the ‘MPD’ […]
BubbleUPnP
SETUP BUBBLEUPnP: BubbleUPnP Server is a UPnP server application enabling you to: Have secure Internet access to your UPnP/DLNA server content, with BubbleUPnP on a tablet and foobar2000 on a Windows device. Create OpenHome media renderers from any UPnP AV renderer (provides on-device playlist, and multiple Control Point access to the same renderer) Address some […]
Minimserver
SETUP MINIMSERVER: MinimServer is a UPnP/DLNA AV server that enables the music library on an Antipodes server to be accessed by DLNA-capable devices. MinimServer is not installed on Antipodes servers by default. Therefore you need to install it before you can use it. At the Antipodes Control Panel, select the ‘Apps’ menu item, click on […]
Squeezebox DLNA Server
SETUP SQUEEZEBOX DLNA SERVER: You can setup an Antipodes music server as a DLNA Server a number of ways: Use Minimserver Use MiniDLNA Use PLEX But in many cases we find the simplest solution and with the widest compatibility is achieved by installing one plug-in to Squeezebox server to enable it to be a DLNA […]
MPD Solution
SETUP THE MPD SOLUTION: MPD can be used as a complete solution, able to perform the server and renderer function with a single app. This contrasts with the more common requirement to have a separate server app and separate renderer app. When using MPD as a complete solution, the first step is to setup the […]
Squeezebox
SETUP SQUEEZEBOX WITH SQUEEZELITE: Setup the renderer in the Antipodes Control Panel of an Antipodes that is connected via USB to your DAC: Select the ‘Settings’ menu item Click on the ‘Squeezelite’ icon – this will open the screen shown below Select the correct output driver Select how your DAC likes to receive DSD files […]
HQPlayer With NAA
SETUP HQPLAYER WITH HQPLAYER NAA: HQPlayer Server (embedded) is a version of HQPlayer that runs on Linux servers. The application is pre-loaded on Antipodes servers and can be installed from Apps/Software Manager/Available Apps. HQPlayer Server can play directly through ALSA ( the Linux Audio software on the Antipodes) to a DAC connected to the same […]
HQPlayer Local
SETUP HQPLAYER LOCAL: HQPlayer Server (embedded) is a version of HQPlayer that runs on Linux servers. The application is pre-loaded on Antipodes servers and can be installed from Apps/Software Manager/Available Apps. HQPlayer Server can play directly through ALSA ( the Linux Audio software on the Antipodes) to a DAC connected to the same Antipodes server, […]
Roon With HQPlayer
SETUP ROON SERVER WITH HQPLAYER: You can use Roon to play to HQPlayer Server. You will get a different audio performance than Roon Ready and opinions are likely to differ on what is preferred. You can use this playback solution on a single Antipodes, or with a CX+EX you can use Roon Server on the […]
Roon With Squeezelite
SETUP ROON SERVER WITH SQUEEZELITE: You can use Roon to play to Squeezelite (Squeezebox) end-points on your network. To use Squeezelite on an Antipodes open the Antipodes Control Panel: Select the ‘Settings’ menu item Click on the ‘Squeezelite’ icon – this will open the screen shown below Select the correct output driver Select how your […]
Roon With Roon Ready
SETUP ROON WITH ROON READY: You can play from Roon Server to Roon Ready DACs or Renderers on your network. But while Roon Ready is designed to be installed on a separate device from the Roon Server app, you can enable Roon Ready on the same Antipodes device that you run Roon Server on. The […]
Roon Local
SETUP ROON LOCAL PLAYBACK: The simplest way to play music with Roon Server, is to play ‘Local’. In the Antipodes Control Panel, select the Settings Menu, and then click on the Roon Server icon. Click to enable local playback and then on ‘Save changes’. Roon Server will enable all compatible outputs on the Antipodes. Setting […]
Internet Streaming Services
MUSIC STREAMING SERVICES: Most Antipodes users use Roon and therefore have the option to have TIDAL and QOBUZ integrated with their libraries. Users of Squeezebox can also use TIDAL, QOBUZ, DEEZER and a number of others, plus can access internet radio stations. Many of you also use Spotify Connect on your Antipodes to allow your […]
Internal Playback
PLAY FROM THE MUSIC LIBRARY: Historically, the primary purpose of each of the playback applications available for you to use on an Antipodes music server, is to play music in the Antipodes music library You can assemble a single seamless library, incorporating files you have ripped, copied or downloaded to the Antipodes, files on external […]
Remote Control
REMOTE CONTROL OF MUSIC PLAYBACK: You don’t need to connect a screen, mouse or keyboard to your Antipodes music server. You run the Antipodes ‘headless’ in your music system, like any other stereo component, not in a back room. To tell the server what to play, you can use any desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone. […]
