Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2015-12-03 Thread Mnyb
The interesting part is how they at tidal are going to run the MQA encapsulating process on everything in their catalog and especially how and why it works on on existing 16/44.1 masters ? MQA's own site is mostly sales blurb. The hydrogen audio tread is a bit more revealing on how it actually

Re: [slim] LMS and Windows 10?

2015-12-03 Thread eschurr
thanks...i'm running 7.7.5 and didn't realize an upgrade was available. is the upgrade required for Win10? are you using any plugins? i use the iTunes update plug in and Spotify plugins. eschurr's Profile:

Re: [slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread DJanGo
mherger wrote: > > Hi all, does anyone know how to get the total playing time ( shown in > > the web interface under information ) using the cli ? I've looked at > the > > documentation and can't see it > > I don't think it's available. The playlist would simply sum up all > duration values of

[slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread pkfox
Hi all, does anyone know how to get the total playing time ( shown in the web interface under information ) using the cli ? I've looked at the documentation and can't see it We can't stop here this is bat country. RIP Hunter S Thompson.

Re: [slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread Michael Herger
I don't think it's available. The playlist would simply sum up all duration values of the current playlist. i dont think he wants these information He wants something like that: Code: wget "http://192.168.199.11:9000/settings/server/status.html?;...

Re: [slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread Michael Herger
Hi all, does anyone know how to get the total playing time ( shown in the web interface under information ) using the cli ? I've looked at the documentation and can't see it I don't think it's available. The playlist would simply sum up all duration values of the current playlist. --

Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-12-03 Thread KleinKipje
You can a usb-hub-wireless dongle - usb soundcard and a powersuply for under $15,- You can have a fully functional player for under 30$. That's the same price as a Pi2. Why wouldn't you ? KleinKipje's Profile:

Re: [slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread Michael Herger
I don't think it's available. The playlist would simply sum up all duration values of the current playlist. Ok thanks I might actually add it to the status query in 7.9. There's a task on my todo list to unify some of the player queue handling, which is totally different in the web UI from

Re: [slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread DJanGo
pkfox wrote: > Works great in linux but I need to get it from Windows - thanks naaa you need something like this and name that whatever.vbs or status.vbs Code: Set oX = CreateObject("Microsoft.XmlHTTP") oX.Open "GET",

Re: [slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread pkfox
mherger wrote: > > Hi all, does anyone know how to get the total playing time ( shown in > > the web interface under information ) using the cli ? I've looked at > the > > documentation and can't see it > > I don't think it's available. The playlist would simply sum up all > duration values of

Re: [slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread pkfox
DJanGo wrote: > Hi, > > i dont think he wants these information > He wants something like that: > > Code: > > wget "http://192.168.199.11:9000/settings/server/status.html?; -O- |grep "Gesamte Spieldauer"|cut -d ':' -f2-|cut -d '<' -f1 > > > > or

Re: [slim] New Error Message: SqueeseSvr.exe-No Disk

2015-12-03 Thread dbinder101
I had the exact same problem a few weeks ago (it was driving me mad!). It wound up that my iTunes library was corrupt and I had to re-create it. I don't know if you're using iTunes for your library, but if you are, here are instructions on how to fix it:

Re: [slim] Roon, a SqueezeBox ecosystem alternative ?

2015-12-03 Thread geekythings
Has anyone tried or is anyone using 'audio|acacia' (http://www.plethra.com)? If so, what are your thoughts? It looks functionally very similar to Roon, but appears to support more music services and more endpoints and doesn't cost $500. I see that there is also some interest in supporting

Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2015-12-03 Thread BTHOEM
Hi, In an article in a Norwegian magazine today, Tidal seems to have decided for MQA as their format for a high resolution streaming offering next year: http://www.lydogbilde.no/nyheter/hi-fi/hoyopplost-tidal-i-2016 Can we hope for a codec for Squeezebox? Bjørn Tore

Re: [slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?

2015-12-03 Thread DJanGo
2string1 wrote: > How can PI be any *better* then my desktop computer? dont use this word in a single line again soab Gruss Jan DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2015-12-03 Thread Mnyb
BTHOEM wrote: > Hi, > > In an article in a Norwegian magazine today, Tidal seems to have decided > for MQA as their format for a high resolution streaming offering next > year: > http://www.lydogbilde.no/nyheter/hi-fi/hoyopplost-tidal-i-2016 > > Can we hope for a codec for Squeezebox? > >

Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2015-12-03 Thread R1200CL
BTHOEM wrote: > Hi, > > In an article in a Norwegian magazine today, Tidal seems to have decided > for MQA as their format for a high resolution streaming offering next > year: > http://www.lydogbilde.no/nyheter/hi-fi/hoyopplost-tidal-i-2016 > > Can we hope for a codec for Squeezebox? > >

Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2015-12-03 Thread Mnyb
R1200CL wrote: > Tidal will not remove hi-fi. In order for MQA to work, it has to be > implemented two places as you probably know, so even if all Tidal was > MQA, you would still only get the old hi-fi. Actually it important to > understand Tidal will only support MAQ. This mean that they just

Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2015-12-03 Thread R1200CL
Mnyb wrote: > It can be an issue if they also remove their current hifi option with CD > quality FLAC ? > > The article does not say what they intend to do with the current hifi > offering ? > It would be really bad if they removed that . For the reason that the > majority of recordings >99%

Re: [slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?

2015-12-03 Thread 2string1
How can PI be any better then my desktop computer? 2string1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49758 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104714

Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-12-03 Thread poing
The Zero makes perfect sense as a player in certain configurations. Especially if the player is hooked up to an AVR, the Zero makes a lot of sense. It's tiny and cost-effective. utgg wrote: > > The nuisance is the networking - micro-usb to usb adapter + wifi dongle > is the sensible option,

Re: [slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?

2015-12-03 Thread DJanGo
Greg Erskine wrote: > It is cheaper, so that makes it better. :cool: its better cause its linux its better cause it needs more power from your brain its better cause of your Desktop Computer is to old its better cause its better its better cause its better its better cause its even better than

Re: [slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?

2015-12-03 Thread poing
mherger wrote: > > BTW: did you see all those jokes about Adele's latest album (not > available for streaming)? People coming up with "how to play a CD" > tutorials for all those poor digital natives who've grown up with > youtube and the like? :-) _They_ are mass market. > Here in Germany,

Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2015-12-03 Thread R1200CL
Julf wrote: > There is probably a steep licensing fee, as well as NDAs, making an open > source implementation unlikely. I'm afraid you are right. I've tried to investigate, but I do not get any answer from Tidal support here in Oslo, nor from MQA itself. Still this licence fee should not be a

Re: [slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?

2015-12-03 Thread Greg Erskine
2string1 wrote: > How can PI be any better then my desktop computer? It is cheaper, so that makes it better. :cool: Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2015-12-03 Thread R1200CL
Here is a better article: http://www.whathifi.com/news/tidal-to-launch-hi-res-audio-streaming-in-2016 R1200CL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63832 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Get total playing time with cli

2015-12-03 Thread pkfox
mherger wrote: > >> I don't think it's available. The playlist would simply sum up all > >> duration values of the current playlist. > > > > Ok thanks > > I might actually add it to the status query in 7.9. There's a task on my > > todo list to unify some of the player queue handling, which is