'Plāys with Audirvāna' is a partnership with audio manufacturers aiming to certify to our common users Audirvāna's flawless interoperability with the partner's relevant products (which can be a music server, streamer, DAC, integrated amplifier, active speakers, etc.).
This certification is mainly for UPNP devices, but we also wanted to ensure Chromecast and USB devices get the best of Audirvāna. Every model involved passes a test protocol, and issues—if any—are solved with the manufacturer.
Note: If your audio equipment manufacturer is not part of 'Plays with Audirvāna' brands, it doesn't mean it can't work with Audirvāna. Since our connectivity relies on open standards, maybe they are available in your equipement but simply haven't been fully tested yet. You can report any issue and request the certifcation of your USB DAC device in our community forum.
When you select a 'Plāys with Audirvāna' device in Audirvāna, a popup will appear like this:
Note: every partner's customer can get a 3 month free trial. You can request a voucher code from your device manufacturer and use the voucher code on his dedicated page on our website.Audirvāna mindfully chose the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) standard.
By design, it guarantees lossless data transmission over a computer network, including WiFi. Even better, it's an open and comprehensive standard, accessible to all manufacturers for free.
This common language allows devices and programs to talk to each other in the best interest of users who don't have to change their entire system because they change a component. It is a critical infrastructure in our industry and a brake on obsolescence.
Yet UPnP remains little known and is often accused of not working well. The standard has nothing to do with it.
It is its integration that is to blame. Implementing it properly requires skills, and they exist: more than 7 billion devices worldwide can use it!
So, customers must demand quality integration from manufacturers; otherwise, the temptation of proprietary protocols - supposedly more reliable - will flourish to the detriment of their long-term interests. Audirvāna rigorously and fully integrates the UPnP standard, and we will continue to defend it.
You can find the list in this article to know which brands are certified 'Plays with Audirvāna'.
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