@MikeS21 Yes, exactly - the NAS was connected to the same router via LAN, same config for the AX-50 (the only changes to the router I made, are those for sharing the USB connected device). Receiver...

@MikeS21 I used to have a Seagate NAS, which died (Seagate Central 3TB). For 4 years. It worked pretty good with the Pioneer, except it got lost a few times. Needed to power unplug all components....

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@MikeS21 thanks for the profound answer. Now, I did put a 32 GB USB stick (freshly formatted), containing just one album of 14 mp3s on it. Rebooted all devices - router, Pioneer receiver. Still the...

@MikeS21 thanks, just tested with VLC on iOS - shows a small part of the music (folder, files, etc.) on my drive. Same happens if I try to reach that same shared HDD with a Win 10 machine PC on the...

But all the contents of my HDD / music is visible and playable via another Pioneer app - MusicControl. Which is though not good at all, and even the playback is OK in general, gets interrupted by...