Re: [slim] Radio playback over SB1 is slowed with lower pitch

2021-02-17 Thread d6jg
Paul Webster wrote: > The LMS is very old - but upgrading might be an issue since you are > running on a Synology box. > > To see the stream URL you can use the LMS web interface. > If you put the mouse over the playlist item you should see some icons > appear on the right - and in particular a

Re: [slim] Radio playback over SB1 is slowed with lower pitch

2021-02-17 Thread d6jg
Emperor Wu wrote: > Sounds like I'll need to use one of the publicly available Dockers for > this, rather than the one put together by Synology -- there appears to > be nothing newer in the Synology Package Center than the version I > already have. Sounds like a weekend job, and this weekend al

Re: [slim] Need Help with a Curious USB A to B Cable with Squeezeite Settings

2021-02-21 Thread d6jg
I see those cables are a mere $350 for 0.8m. I guess if you can afford to pay that much for a bit of wire then you can afford to pay that much for one that doesn’t work! VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggl

Re: [slim] Help needed: Transporter no longer connects to Wi-Fi

2021-02-21 Thread d6jg
That’s not really a Logitech issue. It’s quite common for a DHCP server to fail in that way but of course most people run the DHCP on their router so a reboot here would usually fix it. Microsoft would have you believe that everything works better with an AD server that provides DHCP and DNS but m

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-22 Thread d6jg
Too late I feel. My Qobuz library is already 500+ albums. Am I really going to switch back to Spotify? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom

Re: [slim] Balance

2021-02-22 Thread d6jg
philippe_44 wrote: > So, knowing that there is a gainL and gainR in slimproto, shall we add a > balance option in audio? I think that could be easy, just a -N..N cursor > then I would apply a scale down factor on gainL or gainR depending on > that cursor (0 => no change, N => factor=0 on gainL, -

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-23 Thread d6jg
mherger wrote: > > Spotify claims it will be compatible with existing Connect speakers, > so > > if we're lucky Spotty will just work ;) > > I seriously doubt it. Their current streams are Ogg. I would be > surprised if _any_ Connect speaker would work without a firmware update. Ogg/FLAC? Giv

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-23 Thread d6jg
garym wrote: > wasn't the original RadioParadise flac stream actually an Ogg/FLAC > stream? (whether that matters, I have no idea) My (currently on pause) radio station had an Ogg/FLAC stream with metadata. It wasn’t difficult to put together. The technical issue was with the player software th

Re: [slim] Force mobile view

2021-02-23 Thread d6jg
RonM wrote: > When I'm browsing here using my mobile I sometimes get the mobile view > and sometimes the desktop view. I can't figure out what the variable is > resulting in one or the other. When in mobile view there is a desktop > option but I can't see a way to force mobile view when in deskt

Re: [slim] Need Help with a Curious USB A to B Cable with Squeezeite Settings

2021-02-23 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > The "Maybe the cable is bad" seems to have appeared for other Pi4 users > with ordinary cables - so it might be an ordinary issue as well as a > Audiophile one. That is true but us Earthlings would just pull another £5 cable from our box of cables and move on. Spending $350+ on a ca

Re: [slim] Need Help with a Curious USB A to B Cable with Squeezeite Settings

2021-02-24 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > I'm not backing the cable - I'm curious about possible Pi4 h/w issues. > I have aPi4 where the Wifi will drop after a few hours if screen > resolution is set too high - a bug which apparently has been fixed yet > still happens on my Pi4. We know you are not bacxking the cable bpa!

[slim] American album reviews

2021-02-26 Thread d6jg
I'm British and therefore like to think I have a good command of the Queens' English, both spoken and written. Why is that contemporary US album reviews of albums recorded 40 or 50 years ago insist on using terminology such as "sophomore project" in place of the better shorter phrase -"second alb

Re: [slim] American album reviews

2021-02-26 Thread d6jg
RonM wrote: > Probably for the same reason that those who use "sophomore project" > might be considered by Brits to be a bit of an "anorak". > > R. What do you North Americans' consider them to be? Just asking. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> On

Re: [slim] American album reviews

2021-02-26 Thread d6jg
garym wrote: > I'm a North American, but have never called anything the "sophomore" > project or effort or whatever. For me, it's always been "the second > album" or "the first album" etc. I've never referred to any album as > "their eponymous" album either. :cool: Good man! :-) VB2.4

Re: [slim] American album reviews

2021-02-26 Thread d6jg
rgro wrote: > Indeedso many regional expressions, variations on meanings, etc. > within the same language. Now, if we describe something as > "sophomoric"...well, that is a whole different kettle of fish! Are you saying that “sophomore project” isn’t pretentious in certain quarters? I take

Re: [slim] American album reviews

2021-02-27 Thread d6jg
RobbH wrote: > First, my assumption is that the question was intended to include > Canadians. Second, I don't think any of us could claim to speak for the > majority, and I certainly did not try! > > --another grumpy old guy (sorry, "git" does not come naturally to me) > who speaks something qui

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-27 Thread d6jg
> kidstypike;1011916 Generally I am also +1 But, don’t shout at me, I listen a lot using my iPhone, an Audioquest Dragonfly and a pair of B&W P7s. I can tell a 320kbps mp3 from a FLAC and very occasionally I can detect a HiRes FLAC. However I am not going to replace all my ripped CDs with 24bit

Re: [slim] American album reviews

2021-02-27 Thread d6jg
Just played two British albums from different era. Average White Band / AWB from 1974 Rag’n Bone Man / Human from 2017 As Michael has fixed Allmusic changes in MAI I read the reviews. Both reviews presumably by contemporary American reviewers use the term “sophomore” in them. I rest my case m’Lo

Re: [slim] American album reviews

2021-02-27 Thread d6jg
garym wrote: > Love the "Average White Band". Back in the early 1970s I saw Brian > Auger and the Oblivion Express in a relatively small club in Dallas, > Texas (fantastic by the way). I was talking with one of the guys in the > band at a break,* and he told me that I just had to check out this

Re: [slim] American album reviews

2021-02-27 Thread d6jg
https://open.spotify.com/album/5ZjSx1NLsp5RYVYiOyoUjA?si=yV8x9Z0XSeGwZXmA6Ky0Yg Yes they are. I had to buy the CD when I went to Iceland a few years ago. I have a problem with “what are you listening to”. I’d post constantly if the forum software worked better with an iPhone image wise but it’s

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-27 Thread d6jg
garym wrote: > No shouting on this forum. My favorite forum for getting along with > everyone! Regarding transparency of different codecs, In the distant > past, I did some ABX (double blind) tests of lossless vs various flavors > of mp3 (320kbps down to 64kbps I recall). I found most things >

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-27 Thread d6jg
Likewise I expect there will be a clamour to get Spotify lossless on board but as far as I am concerned they have missed the boat. Unless it’s massively cheaper (unlikely) and fully supported here (as you say down to Michael) why would I want the hassle of transferring my library from one to other

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-28 Thread d6jg
toby10 wrote: > > You can buy a 200 mph Ferrari, but you won’t get from London to Paris > any faster than a Honda Civic. > Sorry to be pendantic but you would get there marginally faster in a Ferrari due to its faster acceleration from 0-60 and better brakes assuming that both vehicles travel

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-28 Thread d6jg
PS and it would be much more fun in a Ferrari VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Beds

Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming

2021-02-28 Thread d6jg
toby10 wrote: > Bigger / newer / faster / more…… isn’t always “better”. > > You can grow a bigger tomato, but that doesn’t make it a better tomato. > You can use a newer and “technologically “ advanced HD TV antenna, but > you won’t get a better HD TV picture than your grand parents 1948 TV > a

Re: [slim] Track Fading Query

2021-03-05 Thread d6jg
bobcoupee wrote: > Hi > > So I have a track that is 04:59 in length but starts fading at around > the 04:40 mark. In Windows Media Player this will play to the end before > moving to the next track. However LMS will jump to the next next track > at about 04:45. > > Is this a "feature" of LMS,

Re: [slim] How do I "restart" Logitech Media Server?

2021-03-06 Thread d6jg
Now you have added Tidal simply go to Apps / Tidal in whatever GUI you are using. If you are running 8.1.1 or above then you can enable Online Music Library Integration - Settings / Advanced / OMLI VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> C

[slim] Mesh WiFi network

2021-03-06 Thread d6jg
I’ve read quite a bit in the SB hardware areas of this forum about people having issues with various manufacturers Mesh implementations. Just thought I’d advise that I replaced a couple of 2.4ghz WAPs yesterday with some new 2.4/5ghz Mesh WAPs - Draytek AP903s. My router - also a Draytek has no bu

Re: [slim] New Music on LMS compared to ozher systems like (air)(sub)sonic

2021-03-08 Thread d6jg
mamema wrote: > I'm using LMS and subsonic and airsonic advanced. > Because the abilities of LMS and especially the Custom Scan plugin, i'm > in a heavy retagging project. This leads to the situation that "New > Music" in LMS changes frequently not because of new, but i guess because > of new t

Re: [slim] New Music on LMS compared to ozher systems like (air)(sub)sonic

2021-03-08 Thread d6jg
mamema wrote: > i use a whole (this guy has too much time approach) workflow and not > every tool involved has this. > > 1.) mp3tag for basic tagging of "core" tags > 2.) Jaikoz for discogs infos and musicbrainz basic tagging > 3.) musicbrainz - what 2. have missed out > 4.) mediamonkey - for l

Re: [slim] New Music on LMS compared to ozher systems like (air)(sub)sonic

2021-03-09 Thread d6jg
ReplayGain is explained here - http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php/ReplayGain In foobar2000 you select all tracks from one album then right click and do Replay Gain and select the appropriate option 33715 After scanning you then get an option to write ReplayGain tags The principle is that th

Re: [slim] New Music on LMS compared to ozher systems like (air)(sub)sonic

2021-03-09 Thread d6jg
NB. Some ripping software e.g. dbPoweramp can be configured to add ReplayGain tags at the ripping stage which for CD ripping is my preferred method. I only use foobar2000 to add ReplayGain tags to my Vinyl rips. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onky

Re: [slim] New Music on LMS compared to ozher systems like (air)(sub)sonic

2021-03-09 Thread d6jg
mamema wrote: > Damn, it's all uppercase, so i have no option as to kill myself. before you do, please make sure you bequeath all your CDs to someone here VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 ->

Re: [slim] possible to reverse L/R channels on a digital optical (TOSlink) connection?

2021-03-09 Thread d6jg
aubuti wrote: > Here's an obscure question: Is there a way to reverse the L/R channels > on a digital optical (TOSlink) audio cable? > > Here's why I ask. In one room I have a pair of Audioengine HD-6 > self-powered speakers with an SB2 as the source. The left speaker is the > 'master' with inp

Re: [slim] possible to reverse L/R channels on a digital optical (TOSlink) connection?

2021-03-09 Thread d6jg
Noslartibartfast wrote: > I wouldn't have thought polarity inversion would swop left and right > channels. Doesn't it mean your speaker would suck instead of blow > [emoji3] > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Perhaps so. The Pi I’m looking at has a Justboom DAC attached and it’s connected

Re: [slim] possible to reverse L/R channels on a digital optical (TOSlink) connection?

2021-03-09 Thread d6jg
I stand corrected. I expect it is possible if you are using Linux or a variant on a Pi but you problem have to go to the command line. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celes

Re: [slim] Virginmedia SH3 and Apple Airport as AP?

2021-03-12 Thread d6jg
Patricia P wrote: > This is a long post but my question is straight forward. Can I get Apple > Airport extreme to join (or extend) to the Virginmedia broadband > router? > If so, will another Apple express connect to the same network as an AP? > > I'm in UK and on a 100mbps fibre cable modem/ro

Re: [slim] Virginmedia SH3 and Apple Airport as AP?

2021-03-12 Thread d6jg
Patricia P wrote: > Is this what you mean? > Mywifi2.4 > Mywifi-2.4-down > Same for 5Mhz band > > It's a good suggestion to use the Linksys as AP. > I'll try it soon. Best explained with example I have 2 WAPs One down, one upstairs I have a wireless SB upstairs If I reboot upstairs WAP it wo

Re: [slim] Unsupported Sample Rate

2021-03-12 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > I tried tuning into this high-res stream but I am getting a "Unsupported > Sample Rate" message. It is supposedly a 24/96 FLAC stream: > http://server9.streamserver24.com:18800/motherearth > > I am trying to play it on a SB3 with LMS V8.1.2 > > Other 24/96 files I have on the N

Re: [slim] Unsupported Sample Rate

2021-03-12 Thread d6jg
You can clearly identify that the source was vinyl! VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom

Re: [slim] Unsupported Sample Rate

2021-03-12 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > Nope, still the same error message with proxied streaming. I thought LMS > transcoded the audio to suit the player. I am listening to 192Khz 24 bit > FLAC needle drops on the SB3 without problem. OT but what hardware do you use to get 24/192 needle drops? I mean ADC wise VB2.4

Re: [slim] Unsupported Sample Rate

2021-03-12 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > I used to use a usb interface that would record at 24-bit / 192 kHz, > there are lots of them available. > > I can't remember the name though :(:rolleyes: (I still have it, > somewhere :confused:) > > I also have some Adobe Audition software (I was too late to the scene to

Re: [slim] RasPI with Display compared to iPad

2021-03-13 Thread d6jg
mherger wrote: > > Beside the fact, that i'm envious, can someone tell me why they > decided > > to go down that route? > > I'm using an iPad for administering the LMS ecosystem. > > But i want to understand what i'm missing here. > > Direct, immediate control. > > I have a piCoreController wit

Re: [slim] Unsupported Sample Rate

2021-03-13 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > It's this one (well, I'm pretty certain it is :)) I also have an Edirol > UA25 stored away with it. > > https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/edirol-ua101 > > and, whilst on this trip down memory lane > > https://www.gearslutz.com/gear/midiman/flying-cow Thanks. Massivel

Re: [slim] Unsupported Sample Rate

2021-03-13 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > I use this one: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/proaudio/emu-0202.html > > About the only thing you need to be careful of is the power, which it > gets via USB. For ultimate performance I run it into a laptop to capture > the stream but only when the laptop is on battery power. I fo

Re: [slim] RasPI with Display compared to iPad

2021-03-13 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > In my experience voice is great at switching things on and off (lights > ,TV, gas fire, gate, garage door, timers etc) but trying to adjust > brightness, volume, channels or anything complicated is a chore. Amazon > are now offering a button to replace voice so we are back to squar

Re: [slim] RasPI with Display compared to iPad

2021-03-14 Thread d6jg
philchillbill wrote: > A lot of companies with Alexa support do it as a ‘tick the box’ effort > which is a shame. My LG OLED from 2018 is too old for Alexa from LG > itself but I have my own skill for it. I can ask to select a channel by > name, e.g ‘Alexa, set the TV to CNN’ while the official s

Re: [slim] RasPI with Display compared to iPad

2021-03-14 Thread d6jg
Back to the original topic. In the attached picture I’m playing Sunday morning Jazz which I’m controlling with Material on my iPhone. The small screen to left of centre speaker is an o2 Joggler. It’s really a now playing screen but here I have it also displayed on TV. How? There are 2 players. A

[slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
Its Bet365 live commentary from Cheltenham http://sport.mediaondemand.net/player/bet365 The stream URL is http://lb.mediaondemand.net/redirect/commentaries/bet365/horses-01/playlist.m3u8 And the contents of that playlist.m3u8 are as follows #EXTM3U #EXT-X-VERSION:3 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH

Re: [slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > plays on a squeezebox radio @ evens :p > > ronnie Ummm https:// = nothing http:// = constant rebuffering with a second of audio at a time Do you have the PlayHLS plugin installed? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXN

Re: [slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > yes Thanks - that was it but where did you find the http:// link ? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* U

Re: [slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > V1 or V2 ? I have installed PlayHLS v1.1 and using the http link from ronnie I can now play. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB

Re: [slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
Thanks both This is quite an interesting web site as it provides free live commentary on ALL the main UK sporting events. Not sure why it won't play via the https:// link that is inside the first redirect/playlist.m3u8 - SSL cert issue perhaps - but now have found how to play via LMS it looks

Re: [slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
Thanks Ronnie I can see how to get the http link now In proxied mode this is what is in log if you opt for https - NB The SSL cert is OK Code: [21-03-19 15:59:40.2616] Slim::Music::Info::typeFromPath (1563) hls file type for https://edge1.mediaondemand.net/commentar

Re: [slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > HLS will always be proxied as LMS cannot play HLS natively. > > When I use wget the URLs (playlist, chunk list and chunks) for this > site - they ALL give SSL certificate errors. Only way for WGET to work > is to tell it ignore cert checks. Interesting. https://edge1.mediaondem

Re: [slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > What I see from wget. > > > Code: > > > minitower:/tmp/Downloads$ wget https://edge1.mediaondemand.net/commentaries/bet365/football-03/ > --2021-03-19 16:36:37-- https://edge1.mediaondemand.net/commentaries/bet365/football-03/ > Resolving edge1.me

Re: [slim] Can anyone get this to play?

2021-03-19 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > > Code: > > > > curl also fails. > > I can download if I use "--no-check-certificate" so not unworkable. > > I think there may be something else at work here - possibly an attempt at UK only ? Brexit ? or maybe something specific to my syst

[slim] Amazon Echo question?

2021-03-22 Thread d6jg
Has anyone got an Amazon Echo - not a Dot or a Flex but an actual Echo or Echo Studio - one which has Line IN as well as Out? If so can you explain how easy it is, or otherwise, to switch between native input and the Line In? I’ve googled but although I can see how to enable the Line in I can’t f

Re: [slim] Amazon Echo question?

2021-03-22 Thread d6jg
marflao wrote: > I got one Echo 4 in our kitchen connected with a 3,5 to RCA cable to a > Pi zero WH (with HB Dac Zero+) running pCP. This connection was used > before we got Spotify Family. Music is stored on a NAS (and another Pi > runs also LMS). > Currently the preferred way is Spotify Conne

Re: [slim] Amazon Echo question?

2021-03-22 Thread d6jg
kidstypike wrote: > Using a Pi/pCP in Bluetooth mode is much neater (no wires). > > I use this method on my wife's Echo Show 8, Pi is hidden on top of a > cupboard in the dining room, controlled by Material on an old phone. > > 33878 Interesting but not certain it would work as I would sometim

Re: [slim] Amazon Echo question?

2021-03-22 Thread d6jg
kidstypike wrote: > It doesn't display metadata, it displays as top picture below, but I > just use the Echo's slide show (second picture), and use Material skin > on my old phone. > > I can start a web browser on the Show to use Material skin, but that > just cuts off bluetooth, don't know why

Re: [slim] possible to reverse L/R channels on a digital optical (TOSlink) connection?

2021-03-23 Thread d6jg
I was digging around in one of my Raspberry Pi implementations today and saw this which remonded me of this thread. Disclaimers 1. I haven't tried it 2. Not sure whether or not it would operate on a Toslink connection or not 33889 +-

Re: [slim] (Vaguely) Audiophile alternative to Transporter and SB+?

2021-03-24 Thread d6jg
In my Living Room HiFi I have a Pi4 with a Khadas Tone Board. The latter is a highly respected USB DAC capable of 32bit etc far beyond anything you can currently throw at it. The Pi runs piCorePlayer and they are in expensive WAF cases. I consider this player to be about as good as you can get for

Re: [slim] Spontaneous volume reduction

2021-03-24 Thread d6jg
What else is in the sync group? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* Pi Zero+

Re: [slim] Spontaneous volume reduction

2021-03-24 Thread d6jg
I asked about other players as I have seen it when using a upnp player and switching back to a Pi VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kit

Re: [slim] Spontaneous volume reduction

2021-03-24 Thread d6jg
philippe_44 wrote: > UPnP players does not have the capability to change volume unless > players have volume sync in which case it's normal LMS behavior when > volume changes I only mentioned it as I was doing A/B tests the other day with a synced Pi, DAC32 and Upnp player all through a Denon Ce

Re: [slim] Spontaneous volume reduction

2021-03-24 Thread d6jg
I too have been using Material but I can’t see that being the cause BUT when my player went to zero I didn’t notice the fact in Material for some while. I clicked pause, I clicked play, I powered my amp off and on and did a fair bit more head scratching before I noticed 0% in Material. As a bi pro

[slim] Qobuz Classical freebies

2021-03-25 Thread d6jg
https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/search?q=spring-music-gifts-2021 VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio)

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-27 Thread d6jg
sfraser wrote: > Hi I have recently downloaded a Hi Rez Neil young album 24bit/192Khz > FLAC . When streaming to a Squeezebox 2 it does play but appears to have > buffering issues? Does not appear to be a local network issue, as my GE > LAN is running at service noise levels. . Is this to be ex

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-27 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > Or a DAC32. It’s not 24/192 actually. Read the specs VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to S

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > > > Supported Sample Rates > 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 (automatic resampling to > 96 kHz), 192 kHz (automatic resampling to 96 kHz) @ 16 or 24 bit > > > > The DAC32 _supports_ 192/24 without needing LMS to transcode so if the > OP wants to play that file, or others, it will do

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > Ahh, did not see that. I do think it might be worth asking again as the specs very clearly imply client side downsampling and PolyVection’s answer to my question was by Bob. He might be wrong and the specs are right. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread d6jg
philippe_44 wrote: > In 16 bits mode, squeezelite-esp32 supports 192/24 but samples are > truncated to 16. I’ve never tested extensively but I think flac and pcm > work although the cpu really suffers. > > In 32 bits mode, which I added recently, I’ve not tried 192/24 but in > their fork, PolyVe

Re: [slim] Spontaneous volume reduction

2021-03-30 Thread d6jg
slartibartfast wrote: > I haven't seen volumes change after playback has started..I generally > start playback hear nothing and then notice the volume is zero. I have > wondered if Spotify is involved. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk I asked Craig to put an indicator in Material when

Re: [slim] Spontaneous volume reduction

2021-03-30 Thread d6jg
slartibartfast wrote: > How does that work with group players? The group player volume is 100% > but the players in the group might be 0%. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Not sure at all. You’ll need to test/ask Craig. I currently have no Group Players to seriously test with. VB2.4[

Re: [slim] Replay Gain - do i need True Peak Scanning

2021-04-03 Thread d6jg
Likewise CD rip by dbPoweramp with RG on but foobar2000 as post processor for Vinyl rips. No peak adjustment here either. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *D

Re: [slim] Identify player help. LMS shows weird Mac and server IP for player (bug?).

2021-04-07 Thread d6jg
Why don't you delete the config file inside the CastBridge plugin then re-create? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (

Re: [slim] Multi Room Solution - need some thoughts, alternatives?

2021-04-16 Thread d6jg
Redrum wrote: > it does seem that way, and I have a dim memory of solving it at one time > as I was attracted to the DAC32. Right now my PC and phone are using the > same wifi and therefore ISP. I'll take my phone out of range and > try...when it stops raining :). I also pm'ed polyvection > > Ji

Re: [slim] In ceiling setup with squeezeamp

2021-04-22 Thread d6jg
I’ve put some ceiling speakers into 2 bathrooms. Bathroom 1 has its speakers wired to a Bluetooth amp in the loft. There is an Amazon Echo Flex plugged in on the landing below. This is used by SWMBO. Sound is OK and I can use it with LMS via iPeng and BT if required but I don’t. The en-suite als

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
wcndave wrote: > That's what I was asking, will they work. I can obviously do a test, > however I thought it might be documented somewhere more up to date than > the original slim page. > > I also don't really want to add another step in the process. Rip with > DBPA, manage with MediaMonkey. >

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
d6jg wrote: > You don’t need another step. Look at the DSP options in DBPA. You can > set it to write the replay gain tags as part of the rip OR (not > recommended) permanently apply the gain to the ripped file

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
wcndave wrote: > Thanks all, very helpful. > > I would still have to apply the step to files already ripped. 20,000+ > files... probably not going to put them all through DBPA again :p > > I'll set it to write going forward, and test the existing ones on LMS. Use Foobar2000 to retag existing

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
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Re: [slim] Retrieving cover art via CLI

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
philchillbill wrote: > The documentation for the CLI states as follows: > > > > Should the file always be called cover.jpg or are other names and/or > extensions possible? I know many people use folder.jpg - does this get > mapped to cover.jpg for this call or would it remain as folder.jpg? I

Re: [slim] Retrieving cover art via CLI

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
Paul Webster wrote: > I generally use folder.jpg for cover art ... so I just tried to retrieve > the cover art for a track that I know has no embedded artwork and the > album has a folder.jpg ... and it worked as I think you would hope. > > The correct artwork was shown even though the URL asks

Re: [slim] OT - variables in CD ripping speed

2021-04-30 Thread d6jg
In my experience all sorts of different reasons. A box set of Elvis Costello’s Girls Girls Girls from the 80s ripped perfectly to Mp3 ten or so years ago when I started out with LMS. I put it back on the shelf where it has been untouched for those years. Tried to re-rip to FLAC recently and no cha

Re: [slim] LMS 8 on ReadyNAS

2021-05-14 Thread d6jg
YHS1979 wrote: > That does sound enticingly simple... It is simple. The bit that throws most people who want to keep their music on their NAS is mounting the share NFS or CIFS. There are examples in the WiKi based on a Synology NAS but the principle is the same whatever NAS you have. VB2.4[/

Re: [slim] Family now hate the Jogglers.

2021-05-28 Thread d6jg
I have 4 jogglers in play. All are flashed with the brislikewires image. They are generally stable but like Paul I do find that they will freeze from time to time. I just do a hard reboot - pull power, count to 20 reapply power. They are then usually stable for at least a month at a time. VB2.

Re: [slim] Problem playing back audiobooks

2021-06-01 Thread d6jg
TedBias wrote: > All the problematic tracks are listed as "mono" others that work are > "stereo". All the files play normally on my computer. > It does seem like the sped up tracks are playing 2x as fast as they > should. > > So... I used VLC and converted some of the problem tracks. The outc

Re: [slim] New Logitech Squeezebox 2020 Edition

2021-06-04 Thread d6jg
kidstypike wrote: > Thanks. > > If this is the case - that it needs philippe's UPnP/DLNA Bridge, then > I'd rather forget the idea, I've tried several times (just tried again) > to install and configure this plugin, but it causes me problems. Cannot > generate a configuration file, loss of con

Re: [slim] New Logitech Squeezebox 2020 Edition

2021-06-04 Thread d6jg
Read post 1 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (B

Re: [slim] New Logitech Squeezebox 2020 Edition

2021-06-04 Thread d6jg
dolodobendan wrote: > Shouldn't they work side by side? No. The Echo things are not upnp/dlna devices at all. Neither are they Airplay or Chromecast capable. It's Amazon's own protocol. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F

Re: [slim] Some SqueezeAMP remaining.

2021-06-06 Thread d6jg
Can I also have a non boost version please VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside

Re: [slim] UpNP to reflect library views?

2021-06-22 Thread d6jg
ModelCitizen wrote: > Hello. > > I am now using library views very successfully and have three distinct > views. > > However when I use the LMS UpNP server my files are served up as one > lot. > > Is there anyway it can be configured to emulate the library views? > > Thanks. In a word - No U

Re: [slim] UpNP to reflect library views?

2021-06-22 Thread d6jg
NDX or NDX2 The 2 has built in AirPlay and Chromecast and therefore likely to work with the relevant RAOPbridge or Castbrridge Either should work with the upnp bridge but it’s also the fiddliest to set up VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR

Re: [slim] Machine to use for LMS and Duet

2021-06-25 Thread d6jg
anglecard48 wrote: > I like the idea, price, immediate availability, and footprint of the > Raspberry Pi 4 option. > > What is the optimum operating system for this option? Would a Raspberry > Pi setup have its own OS. Or does one use something like Windows or > Linnux? > > I once set up an ol

Re: [slim] Machine to use for LMS and Duet

2021-06-27 Thread d6jg
My advice on this is to try to keep as mainstream as possible. If you do do then you’ll find that every issue you come across will almost always have surfaced somewhere else and been fixed. 2 years ago mainstream would have been something else but today it is definitely piCorePlayer on a Pi. You w

Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up

2021-07-07 Thread d6jg
Perhaps a DHCP server issue I.e. the Pi can’t get an IP address. A monitor will tell you but if you have no cable adapter do you have another (old) router that you could fire up without internet and just connect a PC and the Pi? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4

Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up

2021-07-10 Thread d6jg
First rule of networking - check the cables are connected! Second rule - check them again! VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* U

Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up

2021-07-10 Thread d6jg
anglecard48 wrote: > I am truly an idiot. > > I am now looking at the piCorePlayer that's installed on an SD card I > burned and is inserted in my Raspberry Pi. See screen shot for > verification. > > Yesterday, when I had bothered all of you generous people saying I could > not connect the RP

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