I always start with, do you miss something when listening to your media. If you're happy with it, then I wouldn't worry to much. If the sound isn't what you'd expect or you miss the surround channels than I'd do some more investigation like via USB drive or cast via DLNA from another software. You ...

Yeah, I give up. Got the debug log, had forgotten how that works, thanks for the pointer. See it serving the flac file, don't know what else to look for, but I wonder if the absence of any info on format conversion means it is being converted in the AVR? But the underlying question was can I get ...

Thanks for trying. I'm a bit too dense I think to figure it out. I guess it's possible that they actually can decode the 5.1 stream and for some (marketing? licensing?) reason choose to change it to stereo. But short of sniffing the network and trying to decode something I know nothing about, not ...

Ticket opened. I'm not sure if this helps or not, but here is a fresh, free version of MM on a laptop, with just that one 5.1 track added, hooked via HDMI with the output sound configured for 5.1 with vanilla windows "stuff", and the input to the AVR set to Pure Direct so it won't modify it. It does ...

Via VLC & HDMI is a very different type of connection (although you could try MM in the same way). It's about the Receiver decoding the file. Ie. via a different Media Server or via USB. I realize that but it was to demonstrate that the audio file actually was 5.1 and the contained signal could be ...

1. Are you streaming via DLNA (as you indicate) or Chromecast? I am accessing MM from the AVR as a "Media Server" and searching out the 5.1 track. I don't think 5.1 is possible via Chromecast for audio. Not sure though. 2a. Do you have a different method to play the same FLAC on the receiver? USB ...

For casting via DLNA you can control how things are Auto-Converted in the Media Sharing settings . This is where channel settings can also be found. I found those, but I do not understand what roles they play, are they negotiated separately from this, is this about the PC/MM side hardware software ...

For audiophiles I apologize in advance if this is a bit like saying "How do I know if I'm thirsty"... I started redoing (well, really just doing) a home theater setup and realize the depths of my ignorance on aspects of encoding, channels, signal processing, and the like. All the things (including ...

Does the car start with Android Auto? If so, Android Auto also has a setting to automatically start playback when connected. Yes, and yes that was set (I never noticed, though I guess I am using that for Audible). I'd still like to suggest a "stop" button that takes it out of the mode where it will ...

OK, I did a careful test. Pixel 10 XL Pro with latest released android, and MM 2.1.1.1289 (presumably current as auto-update is set). Using Pixel Buds 2, I put them in by ear, connected, and started playing a song with MM. I then took them out of the ear (music stops) and laid them down, and went to ...

I'll need to try again with the car. It is and was disabled. I don't think I changed it after my last trip, but will confirm.

This is probably a really silly question but I feel like I can't find the button.... Let's say I am in the house and playing, casting to an audio system of some sort. I pause, leave, get in the car, the android connects via bluetooth and it restarts playing automatically. Now that may be a nice ...

Casting for free versions is limited to 30 Min. Please write support ticket and follow MM 2024.2.0.3175 license retrieval and we will try to help. [/quote] I have sent the email it automates for the license issue, but it sounds like the license is unrelated to this. I need to do some more ...

I can't tell you which one stopped working last night, unless it's stored somewhere, but the current one that fails is 2024.2.0.3175 installed portable and license NOT activated (that's a different problem I've written in about, lifetime license would not activate). I don't think cast is affected by ...

I was running and older V5 version (not sure which as I rarely use MM on windows). I needed to cast, and could not find my google speakers (a bunch of individual mini's, a paired pair of Home, and a paired pair of Max). I could find chromecast devices, mostly (two did not appear but they appeared as ...