Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread Michael Herger
From my memory it went SlimServer -> SqueezeCenter -> Squeezebox Server -> Logitech Media Server. (At least on Linux anyway) Whatever :-) Slimserver was the first server, for the SliMP3 player The very first was SliMP3, like the player ;-) -- Michael

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread Jeff07971
mherger wrote: > > Did the slim server precede the Logitech Squeezebox ? > > SliMP3 -> SlimServer -> Squeezebox Server -> SqueezeCenter -> Logitech > Media Server. All the same. > > > -- > > Michael >From my memory it went SlimServer -> SqueezeCenter -> Squeezebox Server -> Logitech

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread NE5
castalla wrote: > As I understand it, you still need a reliable LMS setup. Remind us - > where is your music stored? the music is on my PC which is in the spare bedroom, my router is also next to the computer, but my hifi and speakers are in the living room. I live in a flat, so the rooms are

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread castalla
NE5 wrote: > Assuming the SB is bust and I can't fix it ? As I understand it, you still need a reliable LMS setup. Remind us - where is your music stored? LMS server: Pi Zero Amp: Denon PMA-50 Players/Speakers: Touch, Logitech Radios, Sonos, Libratone Zipp, GGMM E2 & E3, Yamaha

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread NE5
castalla wrote: > You need something to connect to your amp - Pi will do this, or a Yamaha > WXAD-010. I'd advise against a chromecast for this purpose. > > You need to sort out how you are going to run LMS - a Pi can also do > thia as well as being a squeezebox player Assuming the SB is

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread castalla
NE5 wrote: > I've seen raspberry pi magazines. Are they better than a squeezebox ? > > Ditto a Chromecast audio ? When it says plug a chromecast audio into > "aux on your speakers", does it mean plug into "aux on your amplifier" > > > I just want to stream music to my speakers via

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread NE5
Apesbrain wrote: > You want Logitech Media Server: > http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/index.php?ver=7.9 > > You'll need to configure a Raspberry Pi to be a player: >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread NE5
My squeezebox classic is bust, I think. I need to get it fixed, or try something else. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109713-Squeezebox-suddenly-stopped-working-help-please=924939#post924939 NE5's

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-08 Thread Michael Herger
Wasn’t it SqueezeCenter->Squeezebox Server? Not sure, tbh. I thought "SqueezeCenter" was after the "Server" period, when marketing considered that term too geeky. Changing to LMS was three marketing teams later :-D -- Michael ___ Squeezecenter

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-07 Thread pippin
Wasn’t it SqueezeCenter->Squeezebox Server? --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch*

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-07 Thread left channel
NE5 wrote: > Did the slim server precede the Logitech Squeezebox ? > > What is the difference and would a slim server perform a basic streaming > from a PC to an old amplifier ? Slim Devices was bought by Logitech in 2006, so then the names started changing but it's all one ongoing project.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-07 Thread Apesbrain
You want Logitech Media Server: http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/index.php?ver=7.9 You'll need to configure a Raspberry Pi to be a player: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?106910-HOW-TO-Squeezebox-player-on-Raspberry-Pi-with-(or-without)-HiFiBerry-board Or you can purchase

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Slim Server

2018-11-07 Thread NE5
Did the slim server precede the Logitech Squeezebox ? What is the difference and would a slim server perform a basic streaming from a PC to an old amplifier ? NE5's Profile: