[slim] For Sale: IQ Audio Codec+, IQ Audio DAC+ (2015 Design)

2022-11-22 Thread ian_heys
I have these for disposal in my efforts to prepare for downsizing. I always thought that IQ Audio were the Betamax of the Codec world, losing out to HiFiBerry probably due to better marketing. They were picked up by Raspberry Pi after finding the going tough but to my knowledge Raspberry Pi

Re: [slim] Incredible NEW 11.6 inch touchscreen Squeezebox player with Bluetooth

2022-11-22 Thread RobbH
As a bonus, Chromebooks that are recent enough to have good Linux support may be able to run LMS. I use an old X86-based Chromebook, now running GalliumOS, as my travel music player. It runs LMS and squeezelite with the music library on a usb SSD. I also have LMS running on an Arm-based

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread d6jg
chicks wrote: > I turned gapless off because it was stopping at the end of each song via > UPnP, but that was several firmware updates ago. Sounds like WiiM has > fixed it now. My screenshots above are my fully working uPnPBridge settings. I can't recall if I ever tinkered with Common

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread chicks
I turned gapless off because it was stopping at the end of each song via UPnP, but that was several firmware updates ago. Sounds like WiiM has fixed it now. piTouch™ w/JustBoom DigiHat -> RME ADI-2 DAC FS -> JBL 305P MkII monitors; LMS 8.2 on piCorePlayer/Pi 4; Material Skin.

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread d6jg
slartibartfast wrote: > Was it someone else who couldn't get gapless to work with the WiiM? > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Yes it was "chicks" who said to get it to work with uPnP he had to switch off gapless - that would be a showstopper for many but I saw it on Amazon at a Black

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > Connected via Optical to Onkyo CR-N755 which is 24/96 capable > > Works fine with Airplay bridge except a few dropouts but that could be > to do with current placement of the device and interefrence of some > description i.e. WiFi issue. > > Gave it a go with uPNPBridge. Worked

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread d6jg
Connected via Optical to Onkyo CR-N755 which is 24/96 capable Works fine with Airplay bridge except a few dropouts but that could be to do with current placement of the device and interefrence of some description i.e. WiFi issue. Gave it a go with uPNPBridge. Worked straight away WITH gapless

Re: [slim] Incredible NEW 11.6 inch touchscreen Squeezebox player with Bluetooth

2022-11-22 Thread Redrum
I am not trying to squash @jimzak's innovation, but. I posted about something similar using refurbished Amazon Fire tablets (as low as $20USD for an 8") https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?116398-Cheap-Fire-HD-Tablets The devil in the details seems to me the constant application of

Re: [slim] Incredible NEW 11.6 inch touchscreen Squeezebox player with Bluetooth

2022-11-22 Thread Heuer
jimzak wrote: > Well, I'm sure someone has thought of this but anyway... > > A really nice large touchscreen Squeezebox player can be made from > > ANY TOUCHSCREEN CHROME NOTEBOOK, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT CONVERTS TO A > TABLET (FOR EXAMPLE, THE FLEX 3) > SQUEEZE-CTRL AS AN INTERFACE FOR THE

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > Hi Slarti > I shall be testing it with the upnpbridge in next few days and obviously > I shall try to get it to work gapless. I can already confirm that > gapless (and metatdata) works on AirPlay as I'm playing DSOTM right now!My > simple mpd player on a Pi3B works perfectly with

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread d6jg
slartibartfast wrote: > Are you sure you can't get gapless to work with the upnp plugin? Maybe > changing other settings would help. Maybe transcoding would help. It is > a bit of a minefield. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Hi Slarti I shall be testing it with the upnpbridge in next

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > Unboxed to go - about 10 mins. It automatically does a firmware update > which takes the majority of this time. > Box contains the WiiM, an optical cable, a 3.5 to 3.5 aux cable, a 3.5 > to 2 x RCA cable and a USB charging cable but no adapter - generous > nevertheless. > > I

Re: [slim] Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

2022-11-22 Thread d6jg
d6jg wrote: > I’d second Airplay as a good option. > Phillipe’s AirplayBridge is relatively simple to use. His upnpbridge is > not anywhere near as simple (nothing to do with his coding - just the > fact that upnp as a protocol is crap). > I have taken delivery today of a Wiim Mini but not yet