Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread d6jg
Non Logitech player options (2017) Raspberry Pi (with optional DAC) - piCorePlayer / Max2Play / Raspbian etc iOS device - with iPeng or Squeezepad apps with player option enabled (recycle an old iPhone as a player ?) AirPlay device - requires Phillipe's AirBridge plugin - 16/44.1 max - will

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread philippe_44
Goodsounds wrote: > I appreciate the time spent to respond to my question. > > I know the SB user group has long been full of clever, very capable and > resourceful people. Back when I was a more active visitor to the forum, > I'd often see projects discussed that were well beyond anything I

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread bernt
philippe_44 wrote: > Up to you, but in my examples, it does not include doing any hardware > setup. Take a speaker or amplifier that is compatible with airplay > (there are many) and simply add 'airplay bridge' plugin from the plugin > list page in LMS Audio Pro C5 is a perfect SB Radio or Boom

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread Apesbrain
Goodsounds wrote: > No matter how simple for many, these are not things I have an interest > in doing. Here's a nice pre-built option. Once piCorePlayer has been written to the SD card, this is a "plug-and-play" Squeezebox. At $275 shipped it's twice the price of doing it yourself, but you

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread Mushroom_3
Goodsounds wrote: > I appreciate the time spent to respond to my question. > > I know the SB user group has long been full of clever, very capable and > resourceful people. Back when I was a more active visitor to the forum, > I'd often see projects discussed that were well beyond anything I

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread Jeff07971
Mushroom_3 wrote: > I have 3 Rpi's around the house doing various things quite sucessfully. > I can barely spell Linux (and certainly can't pronounce it!) let alone > do setup stuff, but following the advice above you will be able to do it > all without giving it more than a galncing blow. > And

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread d6jg
Jeff07971 wrote: > http://www.ep.ph.bham.ac.uk/poynters/mirror/linux.wav > > ;) Brilliant find! *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 ->

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread Goodsounds
Oh boy, thanks guys. I guess I gave an unintended but clear demonstration of my ineptness. I didn't understand what was said. This second round of responses together with the first give me a much clearer view. Another dumb question then, so I can better understand Philippe's comment about

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread d6jg
Goodsounds wrote: > Oh boy, thanks guys. I guess I gave an unintended but clear > demonstration of my ineptness. I didn't understand what was said. This > second round of responses together with the first give me a much clearer > view. > > Another dumb question then, so I can better understand

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread philippe_44
Goodsounds wrote: > Oh boy, thanks guys. I guess I gave an unintended but clear > demonstration of my ineptness. I didn't understand what was said. This > second round of responses together with the first give me a much clearer > view. > > Another dumb question then, so I can better understand

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread Goodsounds
I have Squeezebox Server on an always-on Lenovo nettop that they refer to as a "Tiny Desktop". The model is M53 (since renumbered in the product line) with Win 7. It also serves as the central point for network storage and backup with an external drive (that also contains the music files) and

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread Goodsounds
I forgot to ask: About 7.7, is it the same software with just a different name? Is it because 7.7 was set as the minimum version for the airplay plug-in that I don't see it shown on the plug-in list in the version I have? Thanks again.

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread philippe_44
Goodsounds wrote: > I forgot to ask: > > > About 7.7, is it the same software with just a different name? > > Is it because 7.7 was set as the minimum version for the airplay plug-in > that I don't see it shown on the plug-in list in the version I have? > > > Thanks again. The changes are