dysonapr wrote: > Chromecast Audio devices also interested me as a possible alternative > when my Classic or Touch finally expire. The "simplest" way I've found > to use them does require an Android phone or tablet, with the Google > Chromecast, Squeeze Player and Squeeze controller apps installed. Use > the main-menu option in the Chromecast app to cast audio to a CCA > device. Start the Squeeze Player app. Start the controller app. Make > sure you are controlling the Android device. Choose content from your > LMS and listen happily. > > Casting a tab from the Chrome browser to a CCA device also works very > well, which made had me wondering about the possibility of running > squeezelite in a browser tab. > > There is also an Android app called BubbleUPnP, which seems to be able > to connect any visible source to any renderer, including Squeeze players > and CCA devices. > > BTW, the Squeeze Player app is wonderful, and worth far more than it's > modest price. I have been using this with the Squeeze Commander app for > a number of years now, on a succession of phones and tablets. Having > Android devices as part of my Squeezebox experience seems completely > normal. If you have UPnP players, take a look at http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?103728-Announce-UPnPBridge-integrate-UPnP-DLNA-players-with-LMS-(squeeze2upnp). Works very well indeed for me.
LMS 7.9 on VortexBox Midi, Xubuntu 14.04, FLACs 16->24 bit, 44.1->192kbps. LMS plugin UPnP/DLNA Bridge to MF M1 CLiC (to MF amp & ESLs) & Marantz CR603 UPnP renderers. Minimserver (server) & upplay (control point) to same & to upmpdcli/mpd PC renderers. Squeezelite to Meridian USB Explorer DAC to speakers/phones. Wireless Xubuntu 15.04 laptop with firefox/upplay or Android 'phone with Squeeze-Commander/BubbleUPnP controls LMS/Minimserver. Have a Touch with EDO, plus spare, but unused. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PasTim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104383 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
