The source that replaces the disc · review
A multiroom receiver with an unusually long protocol list — AirPlay, DLNA, UPnP and NAS playback — which is what lets it fit into a network that already exists.
The bottom line The protocol list is the product — DLNA, UPnP and AirPlay together, for a network that already holds the music.
Protocols. AirPlay, DLNA and UPnP, with NAS playback stated. That is the list for a household whose music lives on a drive rather than in a service, and it is a different proposition from a streamer built around Spotify.
A subscription service can change its terms, remove an album or withdraw an app. A network drive does none of that. A receiver that speaks DLNA and UPnP keeps a collection playable regardless of what happens to the services.
Optical and analogue. The first goes into anything modern; the second into anything at all. Note that the analogue output is 3.5 mm rather than RCA, which means an adapter cable for most amplifiers.
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only, as stated. In a congested household that band is slower and busier, which matters more for high-resolution files from a NAS than for internet radio.
Behind an existing amplifier, on a network with a drive. It is the least fashionable product on this shelf and the most useful one for that particular household.
On sale at around 129 € on the German Amazon store at the time of checking.
Listed but with no offer on the British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.
Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Protocols | AirPlay, DLNA, UPnP — stated |
|---|---|
| Sources | Internet radio, NAS playback — stated |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth — stated |
| Outputs | Optical Toslink and 3.5 mm analogue — stated |
| App | Free app for iOS, Android and Windows — stated |
| Amazon reference | B00MULA4HQ (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 4260108471324 |
Playing files you own from a network drive without any cloud service. A device that supports them can browse a NAS and stream from it, which is how a music collection stays usable when services change their terms.
It can be in a busy household: the band is crowded and its throughput is lower. For internet radio and compressed streams it is ample; for high-resolution files from a NAS it is the more likely bottleneck.
Internet radio · DAB tuner · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Spotify
An internet radio with a receiver's connections — which makes it a streamer for a household whose main use is radio rather than a music library.
Best for: A kitchen, a study or a second room where radio is the main use and streaming is a bonus.
≈ £160 / 159 €
150 W per channel stated · network player · Bluetooth aptX HD · AirPlay 2 · Chromecast built in · HDMI ARC
An amplifier and a network player in one chassis, with 150 W per channel stated — the only product in this catalogue that is both a serious amplifier and a serious streamer.
Best for: A living room where one box has to be the whole system — television, phone, streaming and a pair of good speakers.
≈ £1999 / 2290 €
Network player · Wi-Fi and Bluetooth · Cirrus Logic converter stated · compact
A small streamer built to add network audio to an existing system — and it names its converter, which is the specification to look for on this shelf.
Best for: An amplifier or a compact system that predates streaming, where the goal is to keep it rather than replace it.
≈ 210 €
