Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-22 Thread d6jg
whitman wrote: > Grebg, thanks for this, very good to hear of your experience. > > Have you ever tried iPeng on MacOS? M1 Macs will run some iOS apps, and > my laptop will run iPeng, though it seems to crash with some streams > (but not others). > > Anyway, my iPhone SE (2016) seems OK on

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-22 Thread whitman
Grebg, thanks for this, very good to hear of your experience. Have you ever tried iPeng on MacOS? M1 Macs will run some iOS apps, and my laptop will run iPeng, though it seems to crash with some streams (but not others). Anyway, my iPhone SE (2016) seems OK on battery usage with iPeng, as does

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-21 Thread Grebg
Hi, I use exactly this setup daily (IPeng + dongle dac). It's very good and you should try this. Few additional comments: - IPeng playback doesn't recompress anything (it's more of less bitperfect up to 96khz) and the player is quite good compared to other "audiophile" iOS music app - I found

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-21 Thread whitman
Paul Webster wrote: > My response was for the iPad idea - iOS/iPadOS. > > There has been recent discussion about running Unix Squeezebox stuff on > iOS via an emulation layer which might lead somewhere. I was comparing Squeezeplay to iPeng because my M1 MacOS laptop will run iOS apps, for

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-21 Thread Paul Webster
My response was for the iPad idea - iOS/iPadOS. There has been recent discussion about running Unix stuff on iOS via an emulation layer which might lead somewhere. Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala,

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-21 Thread Paul Webster
My response was for the iPad idea - iOS/iPadOS. There has been recent discussion about running Unix Squeezebox stuff on iOS via an emulation layer which might lead somewhere. Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute,

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-21 Thread whitman
Paul Webster wrote: > As a native LMS player using SlimProto ... I think iPeng is unique. > However, you could use a different sort of player. > For example - something that can play a SHOUTcast stream (an "internet > radio" app that allows you to enter a stream URL of your own choice) > could

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-18 Thread d6jg
whitman wrote: > Thanks Paul and Jim for further advice. > > Still thinking my way through, as for me this counts as a potentially > big investment, so I want to consider as many alternatives as poss. > > So, I do have an M! MacBook Air (2020). I imagine using that would > eliminate the need

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-18 Thread whitman
Thanks Paul and Jim for further advice. Still thinking my way through, as for me this counts as a potentially big investment, so I want to consider as many alternatives as poss. So, I do have an M! MacBook Air (2020). I imagine using that would eliminate the need for the camera adapter for the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-17 Thread d6jg
Paul Webster wrote: > As a native LMS player using SlimProto ... I think it is unique. > However, you could use a different sort of player. > For example - something that can play a SHOUTcast stream (an "internet > radio" app that allows you to enter a stream URL of your own choice) > could

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-17 Thread Paul Webster
As a native LMS player using SlimProto ... I think it is unique. However, you could use a different sort of player. For example - something that can play a SHOUTcast stream (an "internet radio" app that allows you to enter a stream URL of your own choice) could access the stream.mp3 stream from

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-17 Thread whitman
Thanks, Paul. Does that mean iPeng's Playback feature is unique in its ability to turn an iPad etc into a player? whitman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9053 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-17 Thread Paul Webster
whitman wrote: > So, can you use Material Skin as a player on the device it's running on? No - Material skin does not include a player. It could be used to control a player on the same system (via LMS) ... just like it can control any other players. Paul Webster author of \"now playing\"

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-17 Thread whitman
So, can you use Material Skin as a player on the device it's running on? In the same way as you can use iPeng's Playback function? whitman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9053 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread whitman
Of course. I was excited there for a moment. whitman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9053 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115978

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread d6jg
whitman wrote: > And a thought... I have an unused SB3, so maybe I could hang a DAC like > the Dragonfly off that to drive the cans? Would that work? No. SB3 has no USB out. Try iPeng with an Audioquest first. Jim https://jukeradio.double6.net VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS)

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread whitman
And a thought... I have an unused SB3, so maybe I could hang a DAC like the Dragonfly off that to drive the cans? Would that work? whitman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9053 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread whitman
Jim, this is all intriguing stuff, and thanks so much for the advice. I have my thinking cap on now—it always takes me a while. But will report back. And yes, I'd much rather spend money with Richer than the dreaded Amazon.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread d6jg
I did say earlier that “I used to use this config with iPeng” on my iPhone. What I use now is a Pi Zero Velcro’d to a Powerbank with the Audioquest Dragonfly but controlled by Material on my iPhone. Why did I move away from iPeng on the iPhone? 1. Crossfade. IPeng doesn’t support it. 2.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread d6jg
whitman wrote: > Jim, thanks for that. > > Quick glance at Amazon shows variable prices for what looks like > different colours of the Audioquest Dragonfly—90 quid for black, 200 for > red, etc. > > I presume there are technical differences? Yes but black will be more than good enough. If

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread whitman
Jim, thanks for that. Quick glance at Amazon shows variable prices for what looks like different colours of the Audioquest Dragonfly90 quid for black, 200 for red, etc. I presume there are technical differences?

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread d6jg
Depends what you mean by “good enough”. Should work ok but you’ll get better audio by using a Lightning to USB cable (Apple Camera Converter) and an Audioquest Dragonfly. I used to use this config with my B P7s. iPeng via the Dragonfly supports up to 24/96. I have also used other portable USB

[SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng Playback + iPad + headphones

2022-02-16 Thread whitman
I'm thinking of getting some headphones to use for LMS, and I'm looking into iPeng's Playback facility to do this. (This is the iPeng add-on that effectively turns an iPhone or iPad into an LMS/Squeezebox player.) The iPad I'd use is a mini 4. I believe the out from iPeng through the headphone