Re: [slim] Duet & SB Classic Persistent Buffering (seemingly not networking/bandwidth related)

2020-04-08 Thread philippe_44
BreakTheStatic wrote: > I've been having this problem for a while now and finally decided to > reach out and see if anyone else has come across this. Roughly every > week or so, my duet/receiver and a classic start perpetually buffering > regardless of quality (flac down to 128kbps mp3 - all

Re: [slim] Duet & SB Classic Persistent Buffering (seemingly not networking/bandwidth related)

2020-04-08 Thread Redrum
are your players synced? for me it was worse when two or more was synched and one had marinal wifi strength. if they are, try them unsynched jim Redrum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33806

Re: [slim] Duet & SB Classic Persistent Buffering (seemingly not networking/bandwidth related)

2020-04-08 Thread Redrum
i have had alot of struggles with receivers on wifi (duet = receiver and controller) and have experienced exactly the issue describe, and done a similar test process of backing off trying to identify if its isp, network, bandwidth etc. I have not had the same issues with booms, touches, or

Re: [slim] Sony STR-DN1080 via DLNA with LMS?

2020-04-08 Thread philippe_44
DLloyd wrote: > Hi Philippe, > Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, we did try to fix the Onkyo. The > biggest problem is that if you put the unit into standby mode it does > not reconnect to LMS. > Since the recent firmware update it fails to play complete tracks and > stops playing when there

Re: [slim] Sony STR-DN1080 via DLNA with LMS?

2020-04-08 Thread DLloyd
philippe_44 wrote: > And did we try to fix the Onkyo in upnp mode? Hi Philippe, Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, we did try to fix the Onkyo. The biggest problem is that if you put the unit into standby mode it does not reconnect to LMS. Since the recent firmware update it fails to play

Re: [slim] Sony STR-DN1080 via DLNA with LMS?

2020-04-08 Thread Apesbrain
DLloyd wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion. Will this support 192 kHz/24-bit via HDMI? I think so, but you should ask over at the official thread: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111787-ANNOUNCE-piCorePlayer-6-0-0/

[slim] Duet & SB Classic Persistent Buffering (seemingly not networking/bandwidth related)

2020-04-08 Thread BreakTheStatic
I've been having this problem for a while now and finally decided to reach out and see if anyone else has come across this. Roughly every week or so, my duet/receiver and a classic start perpetually buffering regardless of quality (flac down to 128kbps mp3 - all local files). The players are

Re: [slim] Sony STR-DN1080 via DLNA with LMS?

2020-04-08 Thread DLloyd
Apesbrain wrote: > Raspberry Pi running piCorePlayer connected to Onkyo via HDMI or USB. > An RPi A+*, case, power supply, microSD card, and cable will cost about > $50. > > *RPi 4 or 3B+ if you need ethernet; will cost a little more. Thanks for the suggestion. Will this support 192

Re: [slim] Boom - toggling shuffle is a pain. Any way to improve it?

2020-04-08 Thread peterw
ModelCitizen wrote: > If I can get my head round this (combining info in last two posts?) It > sounds as though it will do exactly what I want. Thanks very much for > this (and the suggestion that I may contact you about it Peter). I'll > have a fiddle as soon as I am able. There's more info

[slim] VPN with Gaming and torrenting Suggestion

2020-04-08 Thread briannaferguson
Been toying with the idea of a VPN for a bit, just wondering if anyone has any recommendations especially for gaming or torrenting.. Obviously all the top names pop up once googled, I am tempted to try 2 or 3 monthly trials to find the right one Express VPN, Nord and VyprVPN all sound good

Re: [slim] Commercial players that work off LMS?

2020-04-08 Thread castalla
If it works like my Nest Hub, then it shows a version of the now playing screen - artwork. No other features It's not a facsimile. LMS server: O2 Joggler with Jivelite Amp: Denon PMA-50 Players/Speakers: Touch, Logitech Radios, Sonos Play 1s & Beam, Libratone Zipp, GGMM E2 & E3, Yamaha

Re: [slim] Commercial players that work off LMS?

2020-04-08 Thread Apesbrain
TunesInMyHead wrote: > I just did this with a 'JBL Link View' > (https://www.jbl.com/voice-activated-speaker/JBLLINKVIEWBLKAM.html) and > it works great! I now have something that the wife enjoys and has a > bigger display than my Booms, Radio or Rio Receivers (I put the > Transporter in a

Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Ubiquiti

2020-04-08 Thread Heuer
Yes, I run the Controller on an RPi (along with Pi-Hole) and it is easy to do with well documented instructions: https://community.ui.com/questions/Step-By-Step-Tutorial-Guide-Raspberry-Pi-with-UniFi-Controller-and-Pi-hole-from-scratch-headless/e8a24143-bfb8-4a61-973d-0b55320101dc?page=1 You

Re: [slim] [off topic] donate computing resources to COVID-19 medical research

2020-04-08 Thread Roland0
TunesInMyHead wrote: > Is there any update on this? > Lots of articles in the news ('e.g.' (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8ex3/foldingathome-harnessing-unprecedented-computing-power-fight-coronavirus)) > > If it's legit, > Why wouldn't it be? 'Various SW'

Re: [slim] Boom - toggling shuffle is a pain. Any way to improve it?

2020-04-08 Thread ModelCitizen
If I can get my head round this (combining info in last two posts?) It sounds as though it will do exactly what I want. Thanks very much for this (and the suggestion that I may contact you about it Peter). I'll have a fiddle as soon as I am able. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to