Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
rulof72 wrote: Well, I guess it was bound to happen. The last of my SB Classics from 2005 just died. It was losing connectivity for the last few days and today it just stopped completely. It won't even power up. I tried a couple of power adapters but to no avail. There's been many reports of failing WiFi-boards causing similar problems. If you can live with wired connection it could be worth a try to open the SB3 and remove that board, or alternatively trying to find a replacement. alfista's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32396 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
Best of luck with your new setup! poing's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63617 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
Not being a techie, I was a bit apprehensive putting together my first Pi. It really did turn out to be about as easy to set up as folks here said. It didn't work right out of the box, but it didn't take too much work to figure things out and get it running. I ordered parts for my second. I'd like to eventually add a screen to this one and mothball my fading SB3. 2-SB3s, 1-Touch, and a Raspberry Pi B+ with TekDevice dacBerry 3+ running piCorePlayer. Mac Mini as a server (OS X Yosemite). Direct Ethernet connection (1-SB3 and the Raspberry Pi) and power-line (1-SB3 and Touch). iPeng is my controller of choice. LMS 7.8.1 GeeJay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
poing wrote: It's really easy to build and set up a Hifiberry. I realize you've posted about the Cubietruck. Personally, I'm not a Linux wizard. And I struggle with the Cubietruck. It's frustrating. But let me assure you that the Raspberry Pi is an entirely different beast. The Cubietruck sold in the thousands, whereas the Pi sold in the millions. The Pi has a huge community. For the Pi, solutions for non-experts exist which pretty much work out of the box. You don't need to solder. Assembly of a RPi 2 plus a Hifiberry takes a few minutes at the most. No tools required. And basically, you can order all required parts from one vendor. You spend roughly one hundred dollars/euros/GBPs for a fully-loaded, audiophile player. As for the software/OS side of things: Once again, let me assure you that even for a novice, setting up picoreplayer is easy as pie. picoreplayer is an awesome project. It's simple. It's rock-solid. As long as you use one of the well-supported I2S DACs such as the Hifiberry Digi+, there shouldn't be any problem at all. Thanks for the input! I think I could probably handle the RPi if there isn't much coding or soldering required. I did some quick searching and came up with this site: https://www.hifiberry.com/product-category/bundles/ Any others I should be looking at? rulof72's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4272 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
wortgefecht wrote: While I'm all in with RPis (I use 3 of them), why don't you buy a used Touch or Duet? Concerning the RPi, go with Hifiberry! I've considered buying a used Squeezebox but the cost has been a deterrent. I'm really interested in the RPi at this point and it seems like it can be had for a reasonable price. How do you like the Hifiberry setup? rulof72's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4272 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
Apesbrain wrote: If you're in the USA, we now have a HiFiBerry distributor: http://store.camerontech.io/collections/vendors?q=hifiberry Get the other parts from Amazon and you're out about $120. It's hardly a build; you just snap things together. I did just that. I ordered the RPi, power adapter and micro SD card from Amazon and the Digi+ and case from Camerontech. Should have everything w/in the week so my plan is to build it and hopefully have it streaming music by this time next weekend. In the meantime my turntable will be getting a bit more work. I'll report back with my impressions once I've had a chance to listen to it. rulof72's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4272 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
If you're in the USA, we now have a HiFiBerry distributor: http://store.camerontech.io/collections/vendors?q=hifiberry Get the other parts from Amazon and you're out about $120. It's hardly a build; you just snap things together. Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
While I'm all in with RPis (I use 3 of them), why don't you buy a used Touch or Duet? Concerning the RPi, go with Hifiberry! - *ASRock Ion 330* (home office) w/ Xubuntu 14.04 + Kodi 15 + LMS 7.9, FLAC Local Player Behringer MS 40 - *Boom* (master bedroom), *Radio* (master bathroom), *Archos 35 Home Connect* + SqueezePlayer (guest bathroom) - *Reson PR 80s* as UPnP client (living room) Parasound DAC 1500 vintage Wega Modul 42V amp (w/ 42E equalizer, 42T tape deck, and Thorens TD 160 Mk II turntable) Quadral Vulkan Mk II - *RPi + RaspBMC* (living room) Samsung UE60H6270 w/ HW-H450 soundbar - *Duet* + *Radio* in storage wortgefecht's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
rulof72 wrote: Thanks for the input! I think I could probably handle the RPi if there isn't much coding or soldering required. I did some quick searching and came up with this site: https://www.hifiberry.com/product-category/bundles/ Any others I should be looking at? Bought one from there only a week ago. It arrived on Friday and was built and in use within 30 mins or so. I have done it few times before though so for a complete novice it might take a whole hour, Things you need apart from that bundle are a wireless dongle if you want wireless and a PC with a card reader. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* - iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 - Onkyo TS606 connected Digitally - Celestion Ditton F20s - and connected Analogue for Zone 2 - Sony TA FE 320 - Sennheiser RS 130 *Office* - SB3 - Sony TA FE320 - Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* - SB Boom *Kitchen* - UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - SB Touch - Topping TP21 - AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - Amazon Fire TV (SB Player) - Topping TP20 - Wharfedale Modus Cubes d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
rulof72 wrote: I've considered buying a used Squeezebox but the cost has been a deterrent. I'm really interested in the RPi at this point and it seems like it can be had for a reasonable price. How do you like the Hifiberry setup? None of my Pis have a Hifiberry, but I recently built a Pi Hifiberry combo running Pi MusicBox for my father. Pi MusicBox comes with Google Play Music, Spotify, TuneIn, SoundCloud and UPnP. Works like a charm and sounds very good wired to my father's vintage BO system. - *ASRock Ion 330* (home office) w/ Xubuntu 14.04 + Kodi 15 + LMS 7.9, FLAC Local Player Behringer MS 40 - *Boom* (master bedroom), *Radio* (master bathroom), *Archos 35 Home Connect* + SqueezePlayer (guest bathroom) - *Reson PR 80s* as UPnP client (living room) Parasound DAC 1500 vintage Wega Modul 42V amp (w/ 42E equalizer, 42T tape deck, and Thorens TD 160 Mk II turntable) Quadral Vulkan Mk II - *RPi + RaspBMC* (living room) Samsung UE60H6270 w/ HW-H450 soundbar - *Duet* + *Radio* in storage wortgefecht's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
rulof72 wrote: I'm not really into/motivated enough to build something so I'm looking for an off the shelf solution. It's really easy to build and set up a Hifiberry. I realize you've posted in the SoA thread about the Cubietruck. Personally, I'm not a Linux wizard. And I struggle with the Cubietruck. It's frustrating. But let me assure you that the Raspberry Pi is an entirely different beast. The Cubietruck sold in the thousands, whereas the Pi sold in the millions. The Pi has a huge community. For the Pi, solutions for non-experts exist which pretty much work out of the box. You don't need to solder. Assembly of a RPi 2 plus a Hifiberry takes a few minutes at the most. No tools required. And basically, you can order all required parts from one vendor. You spend roughly one hundred dollars/euros/GBPs for a fully-loaded, audiophile player. As for the software/OS side of things: Once again, let me assure you that even for a novice, setting up picoreplayer is easy as pie. picoreplayer is an awesome project. It's simple. It's rock-solid. As long as you use one of the well-supported I2S DACs such as the Hifiberry Digi+, there shouldn't be any problem at all. poing's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63617 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?
A raspberry Pi with digital output and picoreplayer. You can buy a fully built one from a source on eBay. Although they are overpriced from there. Depending on where you are in the world I am sure you will find someone on here who will build and ship you one for less. Alternatively an AMazon Fire TV with SB Player app. It has an optical out but unfortunately you do have to have it connected via HDMI. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* - iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 - Onkyo TS606 connected Digitally - Celestion Ditton F20s - and connected Analogue for Zone 2 - Sony TA FE 320 - Sennheiser RS 130 *Office* - SB3 - Sony TA FE320 - Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* - SB Boom *Kitchen* - UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - SB Touch - Topping TP21 - AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - Amazon Fire TV (SB Player) - Topping TP20 - Wharfedale Modus Cubes d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104164 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
