Re: [slim] SiriusXM Support Through ickStream
to the ickStream devs.. Any updates..? With warming temps, I need to figure out what to do with my outdoor speaker systems, and the chromecast and/or single sonos play speakers upstairs isn't cutting it. Any hope? or should we give up and invest in alternate options. Thanks -dragonian dragonian's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62927 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104395 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
dhallag wrote: > and I haven't changed anything under file types. yes I do get sound and > yes it sounds good... so to answer the relevant question of trusting my > ears, part of this is my personal experiment to see how different file > types sound -- I have the album thriller in 192/24, 96/24, 44.1/16 and > 320 MP3... so I just want to be sure that my LMS is doing what it > should be doing... Use coax then you can try all 4 resolutions if it transcodes you see SoX and Flac processer running when you playing and also if you set some ( i don't remener exactly ) parameters in the log settings to "debug" then you can see the settings LMS actually used . And actually if you get that info transcoded to 705 on the player then it is transcoded you should not see that otherwise . Is this Flac files ? If they are wav AIFF or ALAC the transcoding can happen just to make them Flac , but the actual resolution is like the original . For wav LMS does that to save bandwith if fr example the players is on wig and Flac has better error correction ( I don't now if LMS or the player use that fact , yes a Flac file can be checked years after ripping ). For ALAC , the player supports ALAC but not hirez ALAC , same for AIFF . You can make a file type settings change to stream wav natively if you have a lot of wav files and your network is up for it . But I recommend to convert those to Flac so that file tags have better support , it looks nicer on most players ( but sounds the same ) Great a test :) suggestions . Use some software to make your own dowsampled version from the 192/24 version , don't trust the different versions to be mastered the same they usually are not , then you hear what the different versions of the album sounds like ( which afaik is the difference in general ). Make sure they are level matched , not only same volume but no replay gain tags or other volume manupilation and different versions can be differently loud another reason to not test that way . Try a blind test , tag them exactly the same and shuffle around Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
and I haven't changed anything under file types. yes I do get sound and yes it sounds good... so to answer the relevant question of trusting my ears, part of this is my personal experiment to see how different file types sound -- I have the album thriller in 192/24, 96/24, 44.1/16 and 320 MP3... so I just want to be sure that my LMS is doing what it should be doing... dhallag's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
Mnyb wrote: > The 705kBps is bogus , its a bug LMS just presents a placeholder value , > so you can discard that . > > Does the conversion actually work ? do you get sound ? > > Do you have a complete log for the conversion process , somewhere in > there you see the SoX parameters used . But the squeezebox environment > is such that the player reports to the server what it can do > and the server provides that, further if you sync players the least > capable player decides , but its never lesss than 24/44.1 or 24/48 with > a Touch you should get 24/88.2 or 24/96 . > > And if your read the spec sheet > .http://www.jolida.com/product/glass-fx-tube-dac-iii > > USB: 24/96 UP SAMPLING TO 192 HZ > > TOSLINK AND COAXIAL: 24/192HZ > > You see that your DAC supports 24/96 over USB so to avoid transcoding of > 24/192 files, use the coaxial output . > > IF 24/96 files gives transcoding then i suggest visiting the EDO tread > for advice it can be some USB issue ? so try coaxial yet again . > USB implementation vary wildly between DAC's and Touch support is not on > par with a full computer , so USB is not always automagically the best > choice in every case . thanks for the detail. I guess my question is how do I know if the files are being transcoded? dhallag's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
pablolie wrote: > it's best to stay true to the original, which is 192-24 with the Touch, > and I think it's 96-24 with classic versions. From that point on it's > your DAC's capabilities that kick in, LMS and the SB provided an error > free digital path. :-) Agree with your point, but as an aside, just correcting above regarding bit rate max for different players: Touch - 24/96 (unless have EDO installed, then 24/192) Radio - 24/48 Transporter - 24/96 Boom, SB Classic, SB3 - 24/48 *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng8 & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
Mnyb wrote: > there are some in whos believe system you should send pcm/wav to the > player , which is nonsense. "but it is more bits, so has to be better!" :) "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which Paid Controler App for Android?
I think nobody ever bothered to write a Smart Radio App for Android and looking at the download figures for iPeng UE I can understand them all too well, it's just not worth it, too few people using this. People complain a lot about the Logitech App but for a cheap standalone radio they are probably not prepared to pay for an App and people who want multiroom will probably switch to the Squeezebox firmware. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch* pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104914 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
