Re: [slim] Adding a Wiim Mini to your LMS system
Cut-Throat wrote: > Roon just gave me a 3 month trial for $2 So, I've fiddled with > again. This time in depth to see what all the fuss is about and to > understand its capabilities. Almost everyone that uses Roon Likes it, > except those that have used PiCorePlayer (which is me). -- Roon is for > people that are Music Lovers and want to look at Metadata to find out > the name of the Vocalists, Horn Players etc. -- Links to other Albums > that creators of the current album have created etc. etc. --- That sort > of Stuff. It has no interface to Tunein Radio (Which I use to find radio > stations all over the World). I really dislike Roon's Separate Play > Queue from Selecting Music. You have to go back and forth. Select the > Music on one screen. Look at the Play queue on another Screen/ I really > like the LMS Split Screen for Play Queue and Music Selection. > > Where Roon really falls on its face, is the inability to control the > Music Player from a technical standpoint. I use PiCorePlayer in many > rooms of my house and have them set up to start certain RadioStations, > or Playlists on my Raspberry Pies... Roon cannpt do any such thing. With > Hundreds of Settings and Many Pluggins you can configure PiCorePlayer to > your Taste.. Roon will Play music that you select. That's All... And > mostly that's what the masses want. >From what I saw at Axpona in the rooms that used Roon, it was an easy way to search for a particular track. Majority of the tracks were played from Qobuz to play the hi-rea version. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---- threshold350's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116444 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Adding a Wiim Mini to your LMS system
chicks wrote: > Roon client is a bloated pig, requires the Linux port of Windows .NET > runtime. What a mess. > > LMS client is native Linux, tiny, easily installed. The obvious first > choice technically. > > Sadly, influential reviewers all use Roon, so it is marketings first > choice. IMO, if the attention is get approval of audio reviewers, Wiim better have this singing like $1000 streamer and not sound like an Alexa puck. Or if the attention is to appease Amir to review for the ASR peeps since he couldnt recommend in his last review, that is a tough audience. Making a product for 2 type of audiences hasnt been done yet. The hi-fi group will buy a product based on the numbers. The audiophile group will buy by based on how it sounds. Making a product for the subjective and objective reviewer hasnt gone well based on everything Ive read in the forums. I agree. Adding the Squeezelite client should be easily added. They wouldnt even have to add to their app to use. Just install the client and ppl who use LMS will be able to use. Ppl who dont have LMS, they dont even notice its there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---- threshold350's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116444 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Darko Audio's recent video tribute to the Squeezebox (GOAT)
mikeyb48 wrote: > Yeah cheers for that Darko, I'm trying to buy a Squeezebox Touch and the > prices on ebay have risen already > > :( I hear ya. The day before his vid came out, there was a Touch for $90 that I was pondering to pickup for a family member. I slept on it like I do with my impulse buys. Darko vid came out the next day and I went looking for the $90 Touch. Ad was reposted with an updated price for $200 and sold shortly after. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---- threshold350's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117071 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user
This has been on my mind on what I want to do for whole home music without a bunch of devices. I have a Touch on my main system. My plan is to get an Android tablet with SB Player and use a bunch of bluetooth speakers around the house connected to it. The only location I really care about audiophile quality is my main system. My other option is a Windows Surface with Squeezelite-X and bluetooth speakers. Ive connected my old Samsung Note to my DAC with USB using SB player. Audio quality is comparable to the Touch. Only issue with the Note is it cant be connected to a power source 24/7 without the battery going back. Which leads to an Android tablet or the Innovato. I tried rpi4 picoreplayer to dac using usb and couldnt get audio. Didnt spend enough time debugging. Was really looking for plug n play solution. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk threshold350's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117101 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Adding a Wiim Mini to your LMS system
I wonder if LMS (squeezelite) is on the road map for the Pro. I didnt see a price either. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk threshold350's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116444 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does synchronized playback suck or is it just me?
Not sure about Spotty but Qobuz has a cache setting that I set to prevent any buffering. Maybe it will help Spotty with transcoding and syncing to all the players Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk threshold350's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116953 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Digital out for RPi player
Not sure if MHDT usb out works with the pi. I didnt see it on the list. I didnt see my Lector on the list and I couldnt get it to work. USB works with Android and I know MHDT usb works with Android Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk threshold350's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116830 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
