# Plex amp without Plex server **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Labs\ **Tags:** plexamp\ **Created:** [June 11, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977 "2021-06-11T18:01:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/1 "2021-06-11T18:01:58Z")
Is it possible to use Plex amp when my songs are on the external SD from the high-resolution player? I only listen offline and download it from the Plex server is much slower than connecting the player with the computer and copy it on the device. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/2 "2021-06-11T18:20:59Z")
Plexamp cannot do that. Though I’m wondering why downloading some music via WLAN should take such a long time… that’d be pretty fast based on my experience. ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/3 "2021-06-11T18:28:11Z")
My songs are all high res. 96 - 32 bit. There are songs with 300mb. So 100gb at least. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/4 "2021-06-11T18:30:11Z")
fair point… that might take a moment. ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/5 "2021-06-11T18:32:34Z")
Can I download every song I want from my server or is there a limit? ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/6 "2021-06-11T18:33:20Z")
With Plexamp there’s a limit of 24h of media per download item (e.g. playlist, album, radio stations…). ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/7 "2021-06-11T18:41:45Z")
But I can download 24h and the next day or so the next 24h. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/8 "2021-06-11T19:44:51Z")
It’s not a per-time limit. You can e.g. download 5 playlists, each with a max. duration of 24 hours at the same time. However items bigger than 24 hours will be truncated to that max. duration. ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/9 "2021-06-11T19:48:59Z")
That’s fine than. I have no Playlist. Just albums and use shuffle. Can I make a playlist with the Plexamp offline? Smart playlist where it will sort the songs I gave one star and so on. Also is it possible to see what I played the last hour or so ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/10 "2021-06-11T20:14:31Z")
Playlists creation will require your server to be accessible. While you’re connected to your server you can filter / sort the library as you please using the `Library`. ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/11 "2021-06-12T03:44:01Z")
Last question what is smart playlist. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@Jason\_D](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jason_D)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/12 "2021-06-12T04:40:18Z")
> [@\[HowTo\] Create Playlists](https://forums.plex.tv/t/howto-create-playlists/146040): > > Please don't report problems in replies to How To posts. They don't get noticed. If you want to report a bug or ask a question, please post it in the appropriate forum, where it will have the best chance of being seen. Replies to How-Tos should be in reference to the article itself (typos, clarifications, etc.). Creating Playlists This article refers to Music playlists, but the instructions apply to Movie libraries as well. Photo playlists may be created as well, but some of the Selection pr… ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/13 "2021-06-12T09:02:31Z")
is it possible to play 32bit and 24bit music on plexamp although the smartphone does not support that ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/14 "2021-06-12T09:57:01Z")
I haven‘t tested that particular use case myself. Based on how Plex is designed, your server should automatically transcode the file to a compatible format if the client (Plexamp) cannot play the original format. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/15 "2021-06-12T10:22:54Z")
You can play almost anything. But if you use Plexamp on a mobile platform, everything will be downsampled to 48 kHz anyway. ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/16 "2021-06-12T13:16:45Z")
With headphones ore in the car cd quality is fine. Does it also downgrade on a high-resolution mobile play from fiio and when I download the songs? At home with my stereo with Plex it is the original quality. I give it a try for a month. If I like it I will subscribe to lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/17 "2021-06-12T13:18:42Z")
Also is it possible like on Plex to use to users. I connect to user 1 and somebody else to user two so everyone can have there own star rating with the songs ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/18 "2021-06-13T07:48:18Z")
Sorry I don’t know what fiio is. Yes, you can have different users. ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/19 "2021-06-13T08:04:34Z")
Fiio is a high res mobile music player. Is there a differnt between listening offline and online besides beeing online? Is it like spotify or amazon music etc. Like when i listen music offline and than at home I am online again and play the same song on my pc with plex amp where I stopped it on a mobile divice? I don’t want to click on the download tab. The downloads should also be connected to the library ---
**Author:** ![herstl2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@herstl2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herstl2)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977/20 "2021-06-14T14:39:57Z")
I bought plexpass lifetime. Now i will have a look how everything goes. Plexamp is great, but what is it about the stars. For instants I gave a song 5 and one just 1 star. What I want is that the one stars are never be played and downloaded again. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-without-plex-server/721977.md?page=2)