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    MEASUREMENTS

    Jul 04, 2023 4 minutes

    I measured the iFi NEO Stream using my Audio Precision SYS2722 system.1 Out of the box, the review sample was running firmware version 2.15.8. When I connected the iFi to my router with a CAT5 cable either directly or via iFi’s optical Ethernet converter, Roon recognized it both as an AirPlay device and as a hard-wired Roon Ready streamer. To control playback, I installed the iFi app on my iPad and also opened the iFi.local webpage on my computer.

    However, when I tried to play a file from Roon with either the app or with the webpage, it would stop after a couple of seconds, displaying the message “Failed to open ALSA Device … no such file or directory.” I rebooted the router

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