Gapless


Which of the following is gapless playback dependent on?

1. streamer/renderer - assume it is

2. The DAC

3. the digital files. I typically play FLAC files ripped from CDs

I play around with a lot of equipment from about 5-10 years old and gapless might be a moot point now but a short time ago it was not.

My current digital setup is a Krell Connect streamer connected to a Wadia D321 DAC.

I can get gapless with only files connected to the USB jack in the back, but not files fetched with upnp. The Krell is supposed to support gapless playback.

Any thoughts on why the Krell would support gapless via the USB jack but not upnp?

Is it correct to assume that modern (last 3 years) streamers support gapless no problem with ripped FLAC files that are local/USB or via upnp?

zerofox

Usually the renderer which is typically in the streamer. DLNA and upnp generally I can’t get gapless to ever work. 

G'day zerofox

What source/app are you using to bring the tracks to the DAC and then into the Krell?

I hope I can support with this:

Krell suggests using Twonky as the control software for your UPnP/DLNA server. I have a copy of this on one of my back-up music servers but rarely use it because I find its navigation cumbersome. On my primary server I use Illustrate’s Asset (version 4), whose operation I find flawless and wholly reliable. This worked perfectly with the Krell/iPad combination providing swift access to my music library.

Found here: www.theabsolutsound.com/articles/krell-connect-digital-media-player

More information regarding asset:www.dbpoweramp.com/asset-upnp-dlna.htm

Best, eagledriver

It depends on the render/streamer no matter of the server or streaming service in my more than 10 years experience as dealer and user. It's a pity and a shame that some manufacturers are still not able to do products that cannot play gapless today.... 

@clearthinker Normal CDs and CD players like we have been accustomed to. Some albums don’t have any gap/silence between tracks, like live recordings and some studio albums, but nevertheless the track is still known and displayed.

Someone else can share what is the alternative and its merits in full, but as I understand it tiny splices of silence are deliberately introduced between tracks.

I have recently learnt that some CD players these days do not offer gapless, and indeed being gapless is marketed as a feature. As if its a new technology? Blah.