cpd73 wrote: > Sorry, I didn't mean to mislead you, but (AFAIK) HiFiCast cannot be used > in that manner. I originally use dit to play to Chromecast Audio - as it > was the only method that supported gapless. I no longer actively use it > or Chromecast. Just its UI is nicer than BubbleUPNP (whose UI seems to > have got worse since the last time I used it - years ago).
I started with zero knowledge of UPnP and I had to resort to watching UPnP traffic using Wireshark, (an essential tool,) to begin understanding how it works. I was very ignorant and just naively assumed that all UPnP apps worked pretty much the same! I found that Hi-Fi Cast does not respond to SSDP:discovery packets, the way BubbleUPnP does so nicely. My interest in UPnP stems from my thinking about purchasing a new modern doohickey streaming DAC, and unless I get a Raspberry Pi + HAT DAC, it probably won't have Squeezelite available. So, if I want to continue using LMS and use material as my dashboard with such a device, (and I do,) then UPnP is the alternative. I wanted to see how difficult it is to get it working, before I purchase anything. It was a bit more difficult than I had expected and included some issues with my server's firewall, indicated by the need to bring Wireshark to the table. *Living Room:* SB Touch + DIY PSU > CI Audio VDA.2 DAC + VAC.1 PSU > VRX.1 cables > Emotiva XSP-1 Gen 2 preamp + XPA-DR2 amp > Blue Jeans cables > B&W 804 speakers *Laptop:* System76 Galago + Ubuntu 16.04 + Squeezelite + Material Skin > ifi USB iSilencer > Audirect Beam DAC > Senn IE 80 earbuds *Bedroom:* Android Phone + SB Player + Squeeze Ctrl > Bluetooth > Bose SoundLink Revolve *Server:* Puget Systems Serenity + Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.2 *Music:* Personal FLAC, Radio Paradise FLAC, Qobuz, Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron F.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5616 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109624 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
