Re: [slim] piCorePlayer or Max2Play - comparison?

2018-06-12 Thread valnar
As a player, I'd stick with PiCorePlayer over Max2Play. As a LMS server, well, I'd get that off the Pi anyway. So my vote is for PcP. valnar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59626 View this thre

Re: [slim] Latest Plex updates Music features

2017-12-21 Thread valnar
They have gapless playback but still no FLAC+CUE support yet. Until then, LMS rules. valnar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59626 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [slim] Bryston BDP-2. What's the point?

2015-01-02 Thread valnar
Like I said, I'm trying to figure out how they can justify the price, and unless I'm missing something, WHY are there such good reviews for something that sits in the middle of the audio chain? valnar's Profile: http://foru

Re: [slim] Bryston BDP-2. What's the point?

2015-01-01 Thread valnar
sc53 wrote: > I saw it in the Audio Advisor catalog advertised as a "squeezebox > replacement," but like you I couldn't see the value. No DAC! So a $3000 > server? Yep, it was Audio Advisor. Had me intrigued until I thought about itand saw the price. --

[slim] Bryston BDP-2. What's the point?

2015-01-01 Thread valnar
I received an audiophile catalog today with Bryston BDP-2 shown front and center. Cost is *$2995!* It's only a digital music streamer - not even a DAC. I wouldn't dream of buying one for that price, but the glowing reviews of it baffle me. Basically it pulls the MP3/FLAC/whatever file from a h

[slim] Why Mysqueezebox?

2013-04-18 Thread valnar
This might be a question for another forum, but I fail to see why services like Rhapsody, Pandora and last.fm are necessary with free Internet radio stations available. I was contemplating what I was missing by using a squeezelite linux box and the fact I lose mysqueezebox, but it doesn't seem to

Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30

2013-04-16 Thread valnar
I saw it only briefly mentioned in this forum, but Cubox has a Squeezebox player install. Has anyone used it? If you only need S/PDIF it seems perfect. I was going to buy one anyway for XBMC, but might end up using it for this if it works well. http://www.solid-run.com/projects/52-how-to-turn-y