Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread Man in a van
kitus wrote: > I just started with a clean pCP and LMS install. Added -C 10, just to > allow a bit more idle time. My DAC won’t go into standby. It looks like > pCP will keep the interface up and that results in my DAC not letting go > of the channel, and always remaining on. Back to square one I

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread kitus
chrissy wrote: > Hi, > > I do what you want to all the time on different usb dacs, for example > questyle cma400, cma twelve and Steinberg Dac. I alway turn off the dac > and when I turn it on, I'm able to play music. Have you tried the -C 1 > option on squeezelite. Maybe there is something sp

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread chrissy
Hi, I do what you want to all the time on different usb dacs, for example questyle cma400, cma twelve and Steinberg Dac. I alway turn off the dac and when I turn it on, I'm able to play music. Have you tried the -C 1 option on squeezelite. Maybe there is something special about your dac or you

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread Redrum
I read the OP yesterday and decided to keep quiet as to not be a distraction. Something I should do more often. I use a pi3b+ with pcp as a server, but I have no squeeze lite devices. But I had one thought, so I returned here today. Why not just start with a fresh install of pcp on your 3b+, fol

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-07 Thread JoeMuc2009
Glenn2 wrote: > Damn I typed a long reply and it disappeared. I would use an > electrolytic but just fit the other way around. You can use a non-polar > electrolytic if that makes you nervous. I wouldn't use a ceramic or > tantalum. I found your reply in the mail that was forwarded from the subs

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-07 Thread Glenn2
Damn I typed a long reply and it disappeared. I would use an electrolytic but just fit the other way around. You can use a non-polar electrolytic if that makes you nervous. I wouldn't use a ceramic or tantalum. Glenn2's Pr

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-07 Thread Glenn2
These are signal coupling capacitors, the analogue audio passes right through them. I would personally not use ceramic or tantalum for audio coupling. Also tantalums have been known to go short circuit when they fail which could put DC back into the DAC chip and kill it. The best thing audio-wis

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread kitus
tw99 wrote: > Have a look at this thread for a possible setting that will help with > the standby issues with PcP. Basically you need to choose the output > device that has "front:" listed. Someone on this thread said that it > fixed his problem with a Topping DAC > > https://forums.slimdevic

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread tw99
Have a look at this thread for a possible setting that will help with the standby issues with PcP. Basically you need to choose the output device that has "front:" listed. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109934-LMS-could-not-reestablish-any-USB-connection-after-USB-Dac-is-disconne

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread slartibartfast
kitus wrote: > Thanks Sam! one quesiton: do you somehow relate to the issues I > described? I will find a spare SD as suggested by RobbH, and give this a > try! Are you on a premium subscription?That is one benefit of the Raspberry > Pi. With a few SD cards you can try many different installati

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread kitus
SamY wrote: > I would suggest looking into the Max2Play distribution. Been using it > for 6+ years. Check it out 'here' (https://www.max2play.com/en/). Thanks Sam! one quesiton: do you somehow relate to the issues I described? I will find a spare SD as suggested by RobbH, and give this a try! Ar

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread kitus
Greg Erskine wrote: > @kitus > > Don't forget there are other audio distributions to try. > > Or, you can load squeezelite and LMS onto Raspberry Pi OS (or another > version of Linux). I didn't know about this! Will certainly give that a try!! ---

Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.

2022-12-07 Thread kitus
RobbH wrote: > I do not know if I can help you, as I have no experience with your > issues, so anything I say is mainly speculation. I have very little > expertise; I'm just a user of LMS who likes to tiniker. There is a very > good chance that everything I say will turn out to be wrong! > > Ph