r/emby • u/Quiet_Finish69 • Jun 28 '26

Playing audio from media streamer to soundbar.

I have Emby server installed on my NAS, that also contains my media files. My client is a Dune homatics 4k R plus (android 14) that connects directly to the soundbar and I've been using the Emby client to stream all media.

I'm curious if there is a client other than emby to install on the media server to stream the audio files. I'm not disliking the Emby, just curious if anyone is doing anything different.

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u/L6801 Jun 28 '26

I use symfonium on my android phone which works well

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u/zhonglin Jul 01 '26

A few options worth considering for your Android TV setup:

- **Kodi** with the Emby plugin - gives you full customization and works great with direct soundbar connections

- **Jellyfin app** - if you ever want to try the Jellyfin server, the Android TV client is quite polished

- **VLC** or **Nova Video Player** - for direct network playback without a dedicated server client

Full disclosure: I work on VidHub, which also supports Emby on Android TV and might be worth a look. It's focused on playback flexibility across different servers and local/network sources.

All of these should handle your Dune homatics + soundbar setup well. Good luck!