New Naim Internet Radio - feedback & requests

With the new firmware it’s far easier to use general search from device homepage in app via magnifying glass….

Note: you will need to manually expand “radio stations”.

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Did you try using the Filter/Search?

This is what I see.

Thanks. I wonder why that search returns a different result?

Can’t see Trombone Jazz Radio there.

Hi, there are lots of apps that will generate white noise etc without requiring a stream. For example, try an app called Audio Function Generator. Use Airplay or Cromecast if you want to play it on your Muso.

You can also find white noise on streaming services such as Spotify, but this, like iRadio, would keep a data stream from the web running constantly which seems rather inefficient.

And …. did you update the firmware?

I read early in this thread that the firmware was/is released to the Mu-So at a different date than for e.g. the Uniti series.

Unfortunately I do not have any great suggestions :frowning:

I’m very happy with the new Naim Internet Radio, we now get local stations we were never able to access before.

Yes, updated.

Hi @rasz

We could only find one ‘station’ that does this:

Now added.

If there are others, provide a url to a website, or similar and if legit, we’ll add it.

Best

Steve

Hi @Richard

I think this is mixing up list filter (so find in current view) vs search that will search the full directory:

Armed with my Apple ipad felt tip pens, use the icon in the top right.

If it still doesn’t work, let us know what country you’re doing the search from and we’ll investigate further.

Best

Steve

Ah ok. Sorry I conflated the two events.
Thanks for the information PW42. I had missed that.

Hi @Pete_the_painter

Glad to here you like it.

The Australia side of the system we did a bit differently to most other directories.

  • we’ve categorised the stations into the territories, so national stations are suitably time-shift adjusted.

  • as you’ve noticed, we’ve dug up all those local stations

  • where available we’ve moved main stations onto the HLS higher quality 192kbit AAC streams. For example ABC network (TripleJ, ABC Jazz etc). Nova is all on their ‘HD’ 320K streams.

Anything missing / not to your liking, do shout!

Best

Steve

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How to see extended metadata? I do not find it in the app

There’s also this which shows up in a global search:

The reason I suggested an app was that to me it seems preferable to avoid using a power hungry server farm that might be thousands of miles away to provide a stream via iRadio or a subscription service when you can easily cast a (presumably locally generated) signal from an app.

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It’s a big place and the population is spread out. We’re big fans of the National Broadcaster the ABC and we’ve got great access to every state and territory. Big thumbs up here.

Haven’t noticed anything missing but I’ll look further next week and let you know.

Good stuff Steve….

Nice to get some special treatment in Oz …! Just need a dealership distribution now…! :flushed:Sorry, couldn’t resist….

Some decent Aussie based stations wouldn’t go amiss either, but not sure Naim can fix that one…!:rofl:

BTW, there’s only two Territories in Oz…!

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Thanks Steve. Does it also work on the app for the Mu-so Qb?

Hi @Pete_the_painter

None of the Australian channels are true high-def.

More a case of that the stations are slowly moving from either 64kbit AAC, or even worse 96kbit MP3 to higher bit rates.

So ABC network used to be on 64kbit AAC that grinds at the ear on a good Hifi, and are now on a more respectable 192kbit AAC.

We also bias away from “mobile” streams as easy to get caught up in 32kbit AAC streams, while if suitable hunting is done, 128kbit AAC streams are also available.

Best

Steve

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I was going to reply to Pete’s post re hidef – I was going to query if indeed there were any…

Just looked at SBS Chill, for example – is 64kbps….painful.

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Yes I realised that, that’s why I deleted the post. Doh.

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