Stream-iFi

While I love my Stream, the app literally crashes during the on-boarding process every single time I try to click Zen Stream. Coming from someone who is a software developer, Ifi’s dev team seriously needs to step up their game. This is truly embarrassing for the company - there is no excuse for it to be this horrible. I would love to change this to a 5 star review if you guys can make this app actually usable.

Terrible app. Few to no options to make use of the gui properly. Very frustrating.

The app is absolutely irritating from initial set up (the app or device’s wifi card(?)cannot seem to recognize data speed above 100mbp- i have 1000mbps). I sent back 2 units, then seller’s highest tech escalation person advised of this issue. I used ether and set up worked. After set up, the app is finicky, going through streaks of disconnections during a single one hour listening session. Because of this, I purchased a WiiM Pro to replace it. The WiiM Pro set up was quick and easy and a lot of connection options ( except USB2), but the sound that the Zen stream produces is impressively superior, and very easy to recognize the big big difference in the sonic signature that it transmits to my Geshelli DACs, enabling depth, clarity, presence. I am selling my WiiM Pro and just tolerating all the issues with the Zen stream app because when it does work, it’s a thing of aural beauty. The sonic difference reminds me of comparing Tidal’s exceptional , highest resolution service to Amazon’s middling high rez products. A:B quickly reveals the differences

After latest upgrade of iOS, it simply crashes upon selecting my streamer. Used to work well, but no longer

Bizarre.

It crash every time I select my selection .

Better lately. Roon Ready is finally here. AirPlay does not work which is a PITA when trying to set up AirPlay groups within Roon. Edit: Ever since upgrading to most recent version, app crashes immediately upon trying to connect to Zen Stream, rendering both the device and the app useless. Both of my Zen Streams are now bricks.

Problem. After select Zen stream, app closed iOS 15.5

I have it powered with an expensive linear power supply (costs more than the Zen Stream however) and it sounds extremely good, unfortunately the Wi-Fi connection is extremely temperamental and unstable (I have my Ethernet hard wired through a high end Ethernet switch…….. I haven’t given up yet, as it sounds great

You can’t stream in full native resolution despite the fact that everything about the item description says that it’s compatible. But it doesn’t tell you that it forces you to run everything through AirPlay and not your network. You’re not getting the full benefits of having a Qobuz subscription when you’re forced to stream this way. What a waste.