Re: [slim] Is it worth to upgrade for Rpi3 + Allo Digione?

2021-04-16 Thread Man in a van
djbusters wrote: > I think so it would be better sound. > The reviews from Darko and Hans has been good. > I switched from rpi3's usb to rpi4 + allo digione signature. > unfortunately I cant make it work. the digione sig. does get any output. > tried changing many settings. > awaiting response f

Re: [slim] Is it worth to upgrade for Rpi3 + Allo Digione?

2021-04-16 Thread djbusters
I think so it would be better sound. The reviews from Darko and Hans has been good. I switched from rpi3's usb to rpi4 + allo digione signature. unfortunately I cant make it work. the digione sig. does get any output. tried changing many settings. awaiting response from allo's forum. --

Re: [slim] Logitech is done making Harmony remotes

2021-04-16 Thread fletch
Tony T wrote: > Check other retailers. I got my backup at Best Buy in the US Yea I canceled my used Amazon backup when I saw ebay had new ones from BB. They don't have my exact model so got to decide between the companion and elite --

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread d6jg
Redrum wrote: > it does seem that way, and I have a dim memory of solving it at one time > as I was attracted to the DAC32. Right now my PC and phone are using the > same wifi and therefore ISP. I'll take my phone out of range and > try...when it stops raining :). I also pm'ed polyvection > > Ji

Re: [slim] Logitech is done making Harmony remotes

2021-04-16 Thread danco
florca wrote: > I was a bit surprised by this, as my OFA remotes have all included > factory codes for Humax PVRs. I think the answer is that for some reason > they now categorise them under "Sat / DVB-T", and a quick look on their > web support code-search pages ( 'HERE' > (https://websupport.ue

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread Redrum
Paul Webster wrote: > That has the same symptoms as a local ad blocker or something like > Pi-hole blacklisting the site. it does seem that way, and I have a dim memory of solving it at one time as I was attracted to the DAC32. Right now my PC and phone are using the same wifi and therefore ISP

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread Paul Webster
Redrum wrote: > not for me here in the US using firefox, chrome, and a couple android > browsers. Crome and firefox error: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN > > I'll contact polyvection either through a forum pm or their website > about US avail > > Jim That has the same symptoms as a local ad blo

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread Redrum
bpa wrote: > DAC32 is a product from Polyvection (http://www.polyvection.com ) and > not vortexbox > > edit: > > Sorry I now see vortexbox sell DAC32 for outside the EU - vortexbox > website works OK for me with firefox. not for me here in the US using firefox, chrome, and a couple android br

Re: [slim] Logitech is done making Harmony remotes

2021-04-16 Thread florca
danco wrote: > At that price it is worth getting and just seeing how it works. I have > just got one. I see that the devices it has codes for include VCR but > not a PVR (mine is a Humax Fox T2). But I am sure the JP1 forums will > give instructions for those. I was a bit surprised by this, as

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread bpa
Redrum wrote: > I was familiar with DAC32, and was thinking of buying one to play with, > but here in the US, when I try to connect with > https://www.vortexbox.co.uk/ it throws a "cannot connect" error. DAC32 is a product from Polyvection (http://www.polyvection.com ) and not vortexbox -

Re: [slim] SB1 and 24bit flacs, how to configure LMS to downsample to 16-bit?

2021-04-16 Thread wildgoose
I have a follow-up question, these rules are based purely on file types, not file format/content. ie, I can't write a rule that says, "only do this for 24bit flac, use the regular rule for 16/44.1 flac". ideally, I want to skip the sox step if file is plain 16/44.1, and only do the extra sox st

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread Redrum
I was familiar with DAC32, and was thinking of buying one to play with, but here in the US, when I try to connect with https://www.vortexbox.co.uk/ it throws a "cannot connect" error. I tried both Chrome and firefox. Not sure what's up. Just tried on my android phone - also a no go. If you know w

Re: [slim] SB1 and 24bit flacs, how to configure LMS to downsample to 16-bit?

2021-04-16 Thread wildgoose
Got it working via the *flc aif* route! Code: flc aif * SB1-MAC # IFT:{START=--skip=%t}U:{END=--until=%v}D:{RESAMPLE=-r %d} [flac] -dcs $START$ $END$ -- $FILE$ | [sox] -q -t wav - -t raw -r 44100 -c 2 -2 -s -B - CPU utilization

Re: [slim] Logitech is done making Harmony remotes

2021-04-16 Thread danco
florca wrote: > Maybe a lone dissenting voice, but I never really got on with my Harmony > remote. After struggling to get it working in the way I wanted I ended > up buying some One-for-All (UIC) remotes which can be very flexibly > re-programmed / hacked using a home made adaptor and "JP1" soft

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread Paul Webster
mamema wrote: > search vor DAC32 or CORE32 in this forum. Then you can stay with your > (good) tunnel vision and you get latest hw/sw but you would still need an amp. If you go with SqueezeAMP (and Philippe has just taken delivery of a batch so there might be some still not ordered that could

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread mamema
search vor DAC32 or CORE32 in this forum. Then you can stay with your (good) tunnel vision and you get latest hw/sw mamema's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44662 View this thread: http://forums.sl

[slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread Redrum
Hi Background first: My brain is hardwired to squeezebox, and my audio equipment knowledge interests are kind of old school electronics. So I'm not all that objective and up on the latest "multi room" solutions available. I have a friend who I setup with a touch running Tiny LMS last year. I re

Re: [slim] Transporter digital signal transfer question

2021-04-16 Thread bpa
cliveb wrote: > So IN PRINCIPLE, it should be straightforward to receive a signal > through a digital input and send it out to the digital outputs. > I appreciate that development of the TP's firmware has now stopped so > this will never happen. > I just find it surprising that (a) it wasn't inc

Re: [slim] Transporter digital signal transfer question

2021-04-16 Thread cliveb
mftech wrote: > Transcoding means changing the type of format, SPDIF, Toslink to AES per > exemple. OK, I thought you might have been referring to things like altering sample rates and bit depths. mftech wrote: > Typically this a feature handle outside the DAC chip. Yes, but the Transporter is

Re: [slim] Logitech is done making Harmony remotes

2021-04-16 Thread mamema
i have a Harmony 1000 on the shelf. Didn't know what to do with it as my setup changed to iphone/ipad mamema's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44662 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/