[slim] replacing squeezebox with android
Hi all having read through a number of threads about DIY squeezeboxes - has anyone considered using a cheap Android device, as a direct squeezebox replacement? For instance - in the UK you can get the Alcatel OT 903 for £30 from carphonewarehouse. This phone has a 3.5 mm audio output, and wifi inbuilt - plus of course it has the screen to allow for player control. As far as I see it, wiring this up to a decent amplifier using the 3.5mm port, then using both squeezecommander and squeezeplayer from the play store - could well replace a squeezebox. am I overlooking something - or is this the perfect solution for a simple low cost replacement? I have implemented the setup using an old handset here - but unfortunately it doesn't have a 3.5mm port - so it's only the quality of the audio which I have not been able to properly test. sportgaming's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58871 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97918 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] replacing squeezebox with android
toby10 wrote: Yes, it can play music. It's one step above using a simple mp3 player to replace a SqueezeBox. Or buy a $39 Roku player. Or just use your Xbox/PS3/networked AVR. Numerous ways to get sound to an amp, but that doesn't make it a SqueezeBox. :) 3.5mm audio out SQ any good? Sync'd playback to multiple rooms? If your use case is simplistic and limited then there are numerous alternatives. There is a reason SqueezeBox Sonos were developed, for those desiring beyond simplistic limited. ;) the 3.5mm sound quality is the only thing I have not been able to confirm multi room sync works perfectly when synced with other software devices (squeezelite) - I am yet to find anything that it can't handle - admitedly I haven't tried everything but syncing and gapless both work without any issue at all - player can also be controlled seamlessly via squeezecommander on the device, or from other networked phones sportgaming's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58871 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97918 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] replacing squeezebox with android
toby10 wrote: Yes, I was refering to Sync with other hardware players. ;) Four audio zones in my home, no computer needed. but the other DIY projects which have been listed here will have exactly the same issue - I am potentially seeing this as an alternative to those sportgaming's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58871 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97918 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] replacing squeezebox with android
lrossouw wrote: Android connected to a USB dac. That sounds clever. Then you get higher quality (or even digital out) quality to amp/DAC of choice. The option I was planning to upgrade to for the car is to put a bluetooth receiver in the car (which has lineout) and then I don't have to wire up the phone. This should be possible in the home also. Though not sure if the bluetooth sends data loslessly but the quality difference in a car shouldn't be noticable. oops I did forget to mention that I had already tried using the Bluetooth receiver solution - although this of course adds another £20-30 to the price I'm not really an audiophile - but the music sounds perfectly good tome over the Bluetooth link sportgaming's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58871 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97918 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
