Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
hi w3wilkes, Yes, it's all very subjective and I didn't do proper abx tests, but worth checking out if people have the equipment at hand. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
Greg Erskine wrote: > Hi rgdawson, > > Have you tried one of your Duet Controller as your source? > > One of my friends plugged his into my system a few weeks back and I was > very (pleasantly) surprised. It does require some software loaded and > RCA splitter cable though. I think you will find them better than your > Duet Receivers. > > regards > Greg So you're saying that the audio out of the Duet Controller's beta renderer using a 3.5mm splitter from the headphone jack of the controller to 2 RCA connectors into the RCA analog inputs on your amp is better SQ than using the standard analog RCA connectors on the Duet receiver to analog in on your amp? Main system - Rock Solid with LMS 7.9.1 Nightly on WHS 2011 - 2 Duets and Squeeseslave Cabin system - Rock solid with LMS 7.9.1 Nightly on Win10 Pro - 1 RPi 3 Model B/Hifiberry DAC+ Pro/PiCorePlayer and Squeezeslave w3wilkes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
rgdawson wrote: > I have a pile of Duet Receivers. Looking ahead I once replaced them all > with R-Pis running Max2play. They were not reliable, I had to reboot > them frequently, so I switched back to my pile of Duet receivers. I > think the reliability issue would be solved by adding sound cards and > not relying on HDMI and that is what I'll do when the Duet Receivers > die. But they all still work. > > R Greg Dawson Hi rgdawson, Have you tried one of your Duet Controller as your source? One of my friends plugged his into my system a few weeks back and I was very (pleasantly) surprised. It does require some software loaded and RCA splitter cable though. I think you will find them better than your Duet Receivers. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
I have a pile of Duet Receivers. Looking ahead I once replaced them all with R-Pis running Max2play. They were not reliable, I had to reboot them frequently, so I switched back to my pile of Duet receivers. I think the reliability issue would be solved by adding sound cards and not relying on HDMI and that is what I'll do when the Duet Receivers die. But they all still work. R Greg Dawson Squeezelite-X rgdawson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65236 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iOS app for Squeezebox and UE
sordidman wrote: > Hi, > The Squeeze App is a good reason to keep my old IPAD alive. I am likely > not going to sell it, - just for this app. New iPADs are so expensive > anyway, - I wouldn't get enough money for my old iPAD to put towards a > new one. I really wish that someone could possibly update the app for > iOS 11, - but since Logitech is so long gone, who would do it? And, how > could/would the Apple Store certify it. Too bad Yea, and you don't have to shell out an enormous 5-10$ for SqueezePad or iPeng! --- 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=108628 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iOS app for Squeezebox and UE
pippin wrote: > Especially on iPhone and iPod ;) Hi, The Squeeze App is a good reason to keep my old IPAD alive. I am likely not going to sell it, - just for this app. New iPADs are so expensive anyway, - I wouldn't get enough money for my old iPAD to put towards a new one. I really wish that someone could possibly update the app for iOS 11, - but since Logitech is so long gone, who would do it? And, how could/would the Apple Store certify it. Too bad sordidman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64411 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108628 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
Jumping in as a lurker :) I'm not sure why I still subscribe to this list,
nostalgia I guess... I haven't had a working slimserver for years.
My current solution is not very hi-fi, but it's fairly simple and quite
convenient:
- All my music is copied to a MicroSD card on an Android tablet
- I run an Android music player (Rocket Player is my current favourite, but
I've tried a few) to play music, select albums/playlists etc
- When at home I use a ChromeCast audio plugged into my amplifier to play
the music on the stereo. When mobile I use headphones plugged into the
tablet.
The only fiddly thing is playlist management - my main music files are
managed by ITunes (as for years I used my iPod Classic as my main mobile
player, and it's handy for organising and ripping) - and I have to use some
hand-rolled scripts to turn iTunes playlists into m3u files.
I also sync my music to a Plex server, which in theory I can use to play
music on my PS4 - but in practice this sucks, the music interface is pretty
poor and it doesn't seem to do playlists at all. I'd love to know if
there's any sort of PS4-based player that people like...
- Korny
On 20 March 2018 at 19:41, Kaizen28 <
kaizen28.8eg...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote:
>
> markm wrote:
> > I agree with the 'buy plenty of spares' comment ;);););) (see my
> > signature below!).
> >
> > To the original poster - could you clarify what type of functionality
> > you are looking for?
> > What I mean by this is, are you looking for the ability to play high
> > sampling rates, use an outboard DAC, etc., or are you just looking for a
> > simple 'end point' to plug into your stereo.
>
> It depends... I would like to satisfy two scenarios:
> 1 - Connect to a DAC, Amp and then Speakers
> 2 - Connect to a receiver and be part of an existing setup
>
> Having an "interface" like the SB3 or the Touch is not necessary. My
> control is largely via iPeng or the WebInterface.
>
> Finally, LMS is the brains of my system and I still really like it. It
> runs on a virtual machine. This makes it easy to move or to recover from
> when three are hardware issues.
>
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Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
markm wrote: > I agree with the 'buy plenty of spares' comment ;);););) (see my > signature below!). > > To the original poster - could you clarify what type of functionality > you are looking for? > What I mean by this is, are you looking for the ability to play high > sampling rates, use an outboard DAC, etc., or are you just looking for a > simple 'end point' to plug into your stereo. It depends... I would like to satisfy two scenarios: 1 - Connect to a DAC, Amp and then Speakers 2 - Connect to a receiver and be part of an existing setup Having an "interface" like the SB3 or the Touch is not necessary. My control is largely via iPeng or the WebInterface. Finally, LMS is the brains of my system and I still really like it. It runs on a virtual machine. This makes it easy to move or to recover from when three are hardware issues. Kaizen28's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5953 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
drmatt wrote: > Not quite "one box", but an android device and Bluetooth speaker would > fit the bill. > > > -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- Yup! That too! ;) 1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 8 x Spares) 1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay) 4 x iDevices w/iPeng app/player 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-1 signature SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
Recoveryone wrote: > I added a Pioneer Elite N50 to my LMS system to blend in with the main > family room rig. I have 6 other Touches around the rest of the house and > a SB3 and Duet on stand by in the garage. SQ is still and will always be > the key point of any system you want to replace a Slim Device/Logitech > player. While I agree sound quality is an important aspect, some are more sensitive to SQ than others. Let's face it, depending on the listening situation, sometimes convenience trumps SQ. That's why I addressed the original poster, since he was using SB/Touch, to ask what he was doing with it. Others gravitate to using self contained Boom's/Radio's. As good as they are, they are lower SQ than a full blown stereo rig. As per my earlier post, for late night listening or just a quick portable solution, I use phones/tablets plugged into headphones or other self-powered/portable speakers...even a 1/8" to L/R RCA connector at a few friends houses that haven't embraced the LMS infrastructure...yet! They think it's wild I can stream music to their house from my collection in just a few minutes. BTW, interesting device. Is that using DLNA to communicate? 1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 8 x Spares) 1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay) 4 x iDevices w/iPeng app/player 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-1 signature SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
