Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-24 Thread alfista
rulof72 wrote: Well, I guess it was bound to happen. The last of my SB Classics from 2005 just died. It was losing connectivity for the last few days and today it just stopped completely. It won't even power up. I tried a couple of power adapters but to no avail. There's been many reports

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-23 Thread poing
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Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-23 Thread GeeJay
Not being a techie, I was a bit apprehensive putting together my first Pi. It really did turn out to be about as easy to set up as folks here said. It didn't work right out of the box, but it didn't take too much work to figure things out and get it running. I ordered parts for my second. I'd

[slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread rulof72
Well, I guess it was bound to happen. The last of my SB Classics from 2005 just died. It was losing connectivity for the last few days and today it just stopped completely. It won't even power up. I tried a couple of power adapters but to no avail. So, what now? I want to keep using LMS but I

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread rulof72
poing wrote: It's really easy to build and set up a Hifiberry. I realize you've posted about the Cubietruck. Personally, I'm not a Linux wizard. And I struggle with the Cubietruck. It's frustrating. But let me assure you that the Raspberry Pi is an entirely different beast. The Cubietruck

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread rulof72
wortgefecht wrote: While I'm all in with RPis (I use 3 of them), why don't you buy a used Touch or Duet? Concerning the RPi, go with Hifiberry! I've considered buying a used Squeezebox but the cost has been a deterrent. I'm really interested in the RPi at this point and it seems like it

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread rulof72
Apesbrain wrote: If you're in the USA, we now have a HiFiBerry distributor: http://store.camerontech.io/collections/vendors?q=hifiberry Get the other parts from Amazon and you're out about $120. It's hardly a build; you just snap things together. I did just that. I ordered the RPi, power

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread Apesbrain
If you're in the USA, we now have a HiFiBerry distributor: http://store.camerontech.io/collections/vendors?q=hifiberry Get the other parts from Amazon and you're out about $120. It's hardly a build; you just snap things together.

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread wortgefecht
While I'm all in with RPis (I use 3 of them), why don't you buy a used Touch or Duet? Concerning the RPi, go with Hifiberry! - *ASRock Ion 330* (home office) w/ Xubuntu 14.04 + Kodi 15 + LMS 7.9, FLAC Local Player Behringer MS 40 - *Boom* (master bedroom), *Radio* (master bathroom),

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread d6jg
rulof72 wrote: Thanks for the input! I think I could probably handle the RPi if there isn't much coding or soldering required. I did some quick searching and came up with this site: https://www.hifiberry.com/product-category/bundles/ Any others I should be looking at? Bought one from there

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread wortgefecht
rulof72 wrote: I've considered buying a used Squeezebox but the cost has been a deterrent. I'm really interested in the RPi at this point and it seems like it can be had for a reasonable price. How do you like the Hifiberry setup? None of my Pis have a Hifiberry, but I recently built a Pi

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread poing
rulof72 wrote: I'm not really into/motivated enough to build something so I'm looking for an off the shelf solution. It's really easy to build and set up a Hifiberry. I realize you've posted in the SoA thread about the Cubietruck. Personally, I'm not a Linux wizard. And I struggle with the

Re: [slim] My last SB Classic just died...What to replace it with?

2015-08-22 Thread d6jg
A raspberry Pi with digital output and picoreplayer. You can buy a fully built one from a source on eBay. Although they are overpriced from there. Depending on where you are in the world I am sure you will find someone on here who will build and ship you one for less. Alternatively an AMazon