# How to stream music from Windows pc to SA30 **URL:** \ **Category:** Features\ **Tags:** firmware\ **Created:** [December 19, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/how-to-stream-music-from-windows-pc-to-sa30/186 "2020-12-19T09:30:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jvs1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/arcam.discourse.group/jvs1/32/10_2.png) [@jvs1](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/jvs1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/how-to-stream-music-from-windows-pc-to-sa30/186/1 "2020-12-19T09:30:31Z")
This post describes how to play music from your Windows pc trough the SA30. The music to be played is selected on the pc. Neither the Arcam app nor the web client is used for selecting tracks to be played. The free music player [FooBar2000](https://www.foobar2000.org/) used is. There may be other free alternatives, the reason I used FooBar2000 is it is capable to query my entire music collection on various criteria (e.g. title, artist, flac only, etc). From the foobar2000 website: _foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform._ # How to stream music from Windows pc to SA30 1. [Download](https://foobar2000.org/download) the and install foobar2000. 2. Install the [UPnP MediaRenderer Output](https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_upnp). This component presents any UPnP MediaRenderer devices present on your home network as foobar2000 output devices. There is a tutorial on how to install components in general, if you’re unsure how to install this component then check it out [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC8-g197Pdk). 3. Configure foobar2000 to output music to the SA30: - go to file menu, preferences; - select node ‘Playback’, ‘Output’; - set output to ARCAM. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/arcam/original/1X/5685b6fe009f44a717aebcc87255b219b0d54157.png) 1. Play some music. ---
**Author:** ![PatMax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@PatMax](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/PatMax)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/how-to-stream-music-from-windows-pc-to-sa30/186/2 "2021-03-08T15:12:53Z")
Has anyone encountered the following issue when using Foobar with ArcamSA30? If I change between songs the next song stops after about 10 seconds with the following message “unrecoverable playback error could not connect to server”. I have to restart foobar in order to stream again and only works if I don’t change songs at all. I would really appreciated it anybody has an advice. I removed all components. The error only triggers when using the UPNP Media Renderer to make use of Arcam SA30. Kind Regards, Pat ---
**Author:** ![jvs1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/arcam.discourse.group/jvs1/32/10_2.png) [@jvs1](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/jvs1)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/how-to-stream-music-from-windows-pc-to-sa30/186/3 "2021-03-08T15:41:17Z")
I have encountered the same error message. It is a time ago I saw this happening. From what I can remember the message appears after switching songs. I noticed the following workaround seemed to work. After the error message select stop, wait until music is stopped, select track and select play. ---
**Author:** ![paulguk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@paulguk](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/paulguk)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/how-to-stream-music-from-windows-pc-to-sa30/186/4 "2021-03-08T19:04:11Z")
It would be nice if you could use the Windows ‘Cast to device’ capability instead of having to resort to Foobar. Another fault with the SA30. ---
**Author:** ![jvs1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/arcam.discourse.group/jvs1/32/10_2.png) [@jvs1](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/jvs1)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/how-to-stream-music-from-windows-pc-to-sa30/186/5 "2021-03-08T20:02:07Z")
> [@paulguk](#): > > It would be nice if you could use the Windows ‘Cast to device’ capability This issue is filed below. I didn’t test it with build 867, however it failed with 705. > [@Cannot cast music from Windows pc to SA30, ref#66](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/cannot-cast-music-from-windows-pc-to-sa30-ref-66/59): > > Scenario Perform the following steps: switch on Arcam SA30 version 1.24 is used On windows machine (Windows 10 Pro, version 1809 is used) select a music .flac file right mouse click, select cast to device, Arcam SA30 Actual result SA30 displays “streaming” on console logfile log-sdk @ line 1160 states FATAL error occurred SA30 plays no music [issue66] Expected result The SA30 should play the selected file.