[slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread sksahai
Chromecast Audio announced today seems exciting, especially if they can pull off multiroom audio in the future. My original squeezebox devices are dying slowly, and an attempt to replace one with an Android TV box with OrangeSqueeze did not go to well. No elegant Rasberry Pi solutions out there t

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread slally
sksahai wrote: > Chromecast Audio announced today seems exciting, especially if they can > pull off multiroom audio in the future. > My original squeezebox devices are dying slowly, and an attempt to > replace one with an Android TV box with OrangeSqueeze did not go to > well. No elegant Rasberr

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread poing
sksahai wrote: > No elegant Rasberry Pi solutions out there that are aesthetically > pleasing and cheap. > Not true IMO. You can get very nice brushed steel cases for the Raspi. Besides, the Chromecasts are not really aesthetically pleasing. There's supposed to be hidden away. You can achieve th

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread wortgefecht
slally wrote: > I'm intrigued as well. I'm going to buy one and plug it into my aux > input... Just ordered one for testing. Since the Google Play Music plugin unfortunately doesn't work anymore and no-one is developing it further, maybe I'll use this as a workaround. New setup: - ASRoc

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread CommanderROR
I also ordered one. Like the fact that it comes with analogue and spdif output. Main disadvantage over LMS/Squeezelite: no central control app. You use an app for radio, one for Streaming music (Play Music, Spotify, Qobuz apparently coming soon) etc. Also, no idea what kind of DAC they use, and

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread castalla
usc95 wrote: > I looked at the Rocki but the poor reviews really put me off. Also, the > lack of services and the fact that multi room streaming was still in > beta months after launch led me to not trust the startup that much. > Hopefully with Google's resources they can nail multi-room sync (

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread usc95
Good to know about the Rocki. Honestly, I am not interested in the Chromecast as a replacement for the squeezebox hardware but rather as a way to maintain access to the music services. We are blessed to have such a talented community developing a number of alternatives for DIY and easy to use re

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread castalla
usc95 wrote: > Good to know about the Rocki. Honestly, I am not interested in the > Chromecast as a replacement for the squeezebox hardware but rather as a > way to maintain access to the music services. We are blessed to have > such a talented community developing a number of alternatives for

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread usc95
I am going to get one as well. If someone could develop a plugin that would turn these Chromecasts into Squeezebox playback devices (like Ipeng playback does with airplay devices) then we would be good to continue to use LMS for playback of our local music and any other functioning music services

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread castalla
usc95 wrote: > I am going to get one as well. If someone could develop a plugin that > would turn these Chromecasts into Squeezebox playback devices (like > Ipeng playback does with airplay devices) then we would be good to > continue to use LMS for playback of our local music and any other > fu

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread usc95
I looked at the Rocki but the poor reviews really put me off. Also, the lack of services and the fact that multi room streaming was still in beta months after launch led me to not trust the startup that much. Hopefully with Google's resources they can nail multi-room sync (which we know is not e

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread wortgefecht
usc95 wrote: > I am going to get one as well. If someone could develop a plugin that > would turn these Chromecasts into Squeezebox playback devices (like > Ipeng playback does with airplay devices) then we would be good to > continue to use LMS for playback of our local music and any other > fu

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-29 Thread wortgefecht
CommanderROR wrote: > Like the fact that it comes with analogue and spdif output. Up until today, I didn't know that there is something called TOSLINK miniplug and that one can have RCA and that in one port. New setup: - ASRock Ion 330, Lubuntu 14.04, LMS 7.9, FLAC - *Duet* > AKG Hearo 8

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-30 Thread Apesbrain
wortgefecht wrote: > Up until today, I didn't know that there is something called TOSLINK > miniplug and that one can have RCA and that in one port. The combo analog/digital jack has been around for several years. Had a Turtle Beach USB DAC with one and recently bought an NAD D3020 that has one

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-30 Thread Hydro
The best thing about chromecast audio is to cast audio from android phone / tablet. I didn't achieve to listen youtube video on my squeezebox. Hydro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62726 View this

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-30 Thread CommanderROR
I had one of those 3.5mm optical thingies on a Terratec USB soundcard. I used that with my Pi for a while... 😉 CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59408 View this thread: http://forums.sl

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-30 Thread Hydro
If we use that, we can use it to cast from phone or from LMS with upnp right ? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Hydro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62726 View this thread: http://forums.sl

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-30 Thread gharris999
Apesbrain wrote: > The combo analog/digital jack has been around for several years. Had a > Turtle Beach USB DAC with one and recently bought an NAD D3020 that has > one. Here's a picture of a TOSLINK-to-mini adapter: > [image: > http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Z%2BxiGguWL._SY355_.jpg]

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-09-30 Thread gharris999
Personally, I'm wondering if the chromecast audio device will end up being root-able and if someone will successfully compile squeezelite for it. That might make a nice cheap SB replacement. See: http://cord-cutters.wonderhowto.com/how-to/root-your-chromecast-0157253/ -

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-01 Thread CommanderROR
Actually, the Squeezebox does not need to be replaced at all, but the lacklustre support for streaming services is a big problem. Ickstream MIGHT be able to remedy this, but they seem to be having a hard time making significant progress, probably because their team is too small, and they are not m

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-06 Thread CommanderROR
Qobuz has added Google Cast/Chromecast support to their Android app. CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59408 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104383 ___

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-06 Thread cottinghamm
I ordered one last week fully expecting to wait a long time only to get an email telling me it is shipping today, I think it will go a long way to simplifying audio - I have 6 SBs linked to a Pi & the complexity in keeping it all going, sync-ing, plug-ins has been tedious - especially when the BBC

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-07 Thread CommanderROR
Now we know what's inside the Chromecast Audio https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Chromecast+2015+Teardown/50189 Looks decent enough to my untrained eye... CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?user

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-08 Thread matka
CommanderROR wrote: > Now we know what's inside the Chromecast Audio > https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Chromecast+2015+Teardown/50189 > > Looks decent enough to my untrained eye... Is this a decent DAC ? AKM AK4430 192kHz 24-Bit Stereo DAC George Transporter->Pathos Logos->Triangle Celius T

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-08 Thread Julf
matka wrote: > Is this a decent DAC ? > > AKM AK4430 192kHz 24-Bit Stereo DAC Yes. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ---

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-08 Thread CommanderROR
Anyone got theirs yet? CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59408 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104383 ___ d

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-08 Thread usc95
I got mine today. It sounds pretty to good to my old ears. I like being able to use the Spotify app directly to control playback as I really enjoy their new(ish) discovery section that was not accessible on Triode's plugin. It is comforting for me to know that when mysqueezebox.com goes away I

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-08 Thread markbrauer
CommanderROR wrote: > Anyone got theirs yet? I picked a Chromecast Audio up at Best Buy today. Within minutes I had it streaming Spotify. With a bit of searching I found the Localcast app on the Android store and installed it. I then enabled the DLNA server capability of LMS and a few minutes la

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-08 Thread markbrauer
CommanderROR wrote: > Anyone got theirs yet? I picked a Chromecast Audio up at Best Buy today. Within minutes I had it streaming Spotify. With a bit of searching I found the Localcast app on the Android store and installed it. I then enabled the DLNA server capability of LMS and a few minutes la

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread CommanderROR
That's actually a perfect plan!!! I just set up Squeeze2Upnp, and it works perfectly with my AMP, meaning I son't need the Pi in the lounge anymore...if it works with the Chromecast Audio as well, then that means I can keep LMS, but still use the Chromecast devices to stream from LMS (webradio an

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread poing
Chromecast Audio has a nice price, presumably because Google is setting the price based on a mixed calculation (you don't just generate revenue by purchasing the hardware, but also by using more Google services). IMO, the way to exploit the cheap hardware is by hacking it. Google Cast's strength

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread atrocity
poing wrote: > Does the Chromecast Audio, when used in conjunction with Squeeze2Upnp, > support (i) tight synchronization, (ii) ReplayGain, (iii) gapless > playback, etc.? And is it bit-perfect so it will work with DTS and AC-3?

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread bpa
poing wrote: > Although, you know what would be really cool? Squeezelite running on a > rooted Chromecast Audio! Unlikely since users have not been able to root existing Chromecasts with recent firmware. It seems only Chromecast with old not-upadted firmeare have been rooted. -

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread CommanderROR
@bpa I really hope it's possible to do that. Google just confirmed that you can't use the Chromecast Audio as DLNA receiver directly. I'm no dev, so I have no clue how you'd go about streaming to Chromecast from anything but Android/Chrome/iOS If it is possible though, it would make installing

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread bpa
CommanderROR wrote: > @bpa > I really hope it's possible to do that. Google just confirmed that you > can't use the Chromecast Audio as DLNA receiver directly. > I'm no dev, so I have no clue how you'd go about streaming to Chromecast > from anything but Android/Chrome/iOS > > If it is possibl

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread castalla
The Rocki player has analog output BUT works out of the box with upnpbridge costs about the same as the CA Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers Logitech Radio Logitech UE Radio Raspberry Pi + Squeezeplug LMS + Squeezelite Cubieboard + Debian 7 + LMS 7.8.1 + Squee

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread CommanderROR
I believe the most realistic route would not be to modify the Chromecast, but to teach LMS (or rather a LMS Plugin) the Cast Protocol. Pretty much like BubbleUpnp that can send data to pretty much everything, including Chromecast devices. Problem is, that's on Android, no idea how "open" the Cast

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread bpa
CommanderROR wrote: > I believe the most realistic route would not be to modify the > Chromecast, but to teach LMS (or rather a LMS Plugin) the Cast Protocol. > Pretty much like BubbleUpnp that can send data to pretty much > everything, including Chromecast devices. Problem is, that's on Android,

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread CommanderROR
@bpa You're probably right, I saw a project on Github that is apparently working on Protocol V2, but not sure how stable or useful that is. I thought for a moment, that BubbleUpnp Server might help, but I'm not entirely sure how it works, and whether it would serve this purpose at all. Well anyw

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-09 Thread markbrauer
I'm new to this "casting" stuff as of yesterday but I'm learning fast. As I reported earlier, I have experimented running cast capable apps, Spotify and LocalCast, with good success. But then I noticed that my Android phone has an overall casting control. I turned it on and the cast icon appears

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread cottinghamm
I have tested my Chromecast Audio and it works really well - it seems most people here are aiming to use this within their SB ecosystem, I'd like to think that the CA can replace the whole thing making it all a lot easier to use. Once the devices can be sync'd then I see no reason to try & shoehor

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread CommanderROR
@cottingham I think there are several reasons to use LMS with Chromecast, instead of just Chromecast alone. First one is all about ease-of-use. LMS lets us control everything from within a single app. This is very straightforward and comfortable. If I want to listen to a track on Qobuz, then I ju

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread Ikabob
If Chromecast Audio will mirror the iPhone, would it be possible to stream SiriusXM? This stream would be via the SiriusXM app on the iPhone. Ikabob Squeezebox Touch w/LMS V7.7.3; Benchmark DAC1 USB;Marantz Pre-amp; SAE Amplifier;ESS Heil Speakers(main listening speakers plus various addition

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread wortgefecht
Ikabob wrote: > If Chromecast Audio will mirror the iPhone, would it be possible to > stream SiriusXM? This stream would be via the SiriusXM app on the > iPhone. On my system (below) , where would the Chromecast Audio be > connected to stream to the main system? Thank you. AFAIK, the SiriusXM ap

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread Julf
bpa wrote: > AFAICT Chromecast doe not run Linux they run a version of ChromeOS so > there is a no SDK. This make would make it difficult to port > Squeezelite. The other choice would require somebody to port Linux to > Chromecast hardware - another non trivial task when there is no > documenta

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread bpa
Ikabob wrote: > On my system (below) , where would the Chromecast Audio be connected to > stream to the main system? Thank you. As I see it - there are two main scenarios where Chromecast Audio can be used with LMS. How it is set up will probably depend on whether the user consider LMS to be

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread markbrauer
Ikabob wrote: > If Chromecast Audio will mirror the iPhone, would it be possible to > stream SiriusXM? This stream would be via the SiriusXM app on the > iPhone. On my system (below) , where would the Chromecast Audio be > connected to stream to the main system? Thank you. The Google Chromecast

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread usc95
I'm not sure how much I will be relying on the Chromecast in my music listening. I was pretty excited to get mine a few days ago and after playing with it the last few days I much prefer the centralization and organization of the squeezebox system. I switch between my radio favorites, slacker fa

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread markbrauer
An update as of Saturday morning. I did activate squeeze2upnp and indeed, as CommanderROR's research predicted, the Chromecast is not found as a DLNA device. So, at least for now, the dream of an inexpensive "real" Squeezebox is not happening. Casting from separate Android apps is very unsatisfy

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread castalla
markbrauer wrote: > An update as of Saturday morning. > > I did activate squeeze2upnp and indeed, as CommanderROR's research > predicted, the Chromecast is not found as a DLNA device. So, at least > for now, the dream of an inexpensive "real" Squeezebox is not > happening. > > Casting from sepa

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread markbrauer
castalla wrote: > or just get a Rocki which works with upnpbridge ? What attracted me to the Chromecast Audio is the digital output and ability to handle hi-res files - just like my Touch. And it does match the outstanding performance of the Touch through my DAC/amp. I tried the similar Bee

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread castalla
markbrauer wrote: > What attracted me to the Chromecast Audio is the digital output and > ability to handle hi-res files - just like my Touch. And it does match > the outstanding performance of the Touch through my DAC/amp. I tried the > similar Beep device (thisisbeep.com - now defunct) in the p

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread bpa
castalla wrote: > My ears are shot, so I can't really detect much difference! Pity the > Rocki 2 hasn't appeared. > > The best device I've tried is a Sonos - very versatile as a > squeezeplayer or in its native guise. Since you have tried many devices - there are a number of rocki like produc

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread CommanderROR
Worst case: we have to port LMS to ChromeOS, then we can cast to Chromecast... ;) CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59408 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-10 Thread markbrauer
CommanderROR wrote: > Worst case: we have to port LMS to ChromeOS, then we can cast to > Chromecast... ;) I have a Chromebook so I'm all for that! Sadly the "we" in porting doesn't include me. markbrauer's Profile: http:/

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-11 Thread CommanderROR
Or me... 😉 CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59408 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104383 ___ discuss maili

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-11 Thread wortgefecht
CommanderROR wrote: > Or me... 😉 Yup, I have a unused Chromebox collecting dust here. Would make a nice server for LMS :) New setup: - ASRock Ion 330, Lubuntu 14.04, LMS 7.9, FLAC - *Duet* > AKG Hearo 888 Titan (home office), *Boom + Canton ASF 75 SC* (master bedroom), *Boom* (master ba

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-11 Thread CommanderROR
Any chance this might help? https://github.com/xat/castnow CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59408 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104383

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2015-10-13 Thread yahmmu
Or this? https://www.npmjs.com/package/chromecast-osx-audio yahmmu's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34492 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104383 _

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-13 Thread CommanderROR
I received mine just now. Power consumption is pretty low, between 1w and 1.5w. Controlling it is a bit different than on LMS of course, but I already knew that. There is a setting called "High Dynamic Range" which I guess means "turn off normalisation...it's a bit worrying that Range Compression

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-13 Thread CommanderROR
One HUGE plus for Chromecast Audio: Google Play Music support. I really hope we'll get this via ickstream or some other means eventually. I really love Qobuz for their wonderful, lossless audio quality, but Play Music is such a joy to use. Useful Playlists, dynamic radio stations that stay within

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-13 Thread wortgefecht
Just got the shipping notification from Google. Mine should arrive any day now :) New setup: - ASRock Ion 330, Lubuntu 14.04, LMS 7.9, FLAC - *Duet* > AKG Hearo 888 Titan (home office), *Boom + Canton ASF 75 SC* (master bedroom), *Boom* (master bathroom), *Radio* (guest bathroom), *RPi

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-13 Thread CommanderROR
My preliminary verdict: The Chromecast Audio is a wonderful piece of hardware. It could benefit from some better powersaving (power in idle is the same as when streaming...) but it's not much either way, so no big worries. Sound quality seems fine, but I haven't done any in-depth testing yet. It

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-13 Thread castalla
Not convinced that CA is for you as a squeezebox user? Then, consider the Rocki (see the latest blog update on developments: http://www.myrocki.com/blog/fall-update/ ) 2 immediate pros: it can work as a squeezeplayer via the upnpbridge plugin, has on/off power switch. I get the impression that

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-13 Thread CommanderROR
I'm not sure about the Rocki, I've read a lot of very bad stuff about their Hardware and Software... They'll have to show some progress there. Also, the Rocki does not really solved our biggest problem: Support for Streaming Services. Google made sure t have the major players onboard, and I think

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-13 Thread castalla
CommanderROR wrote: > I'm not sure about the Rocki, I've read a lot of very bad stuff about > their Hardware and Software... > They'll have to show some progress there. Also, the Rocki does not > really solved our biggest problem: Support for Streaming Services. > Google made sure t have the majo

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-14 Thread BJW
apologies if this was posted already: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/googles-new-chromecasts-ingenious-cheap-pucks-135300784.html Using: Win7 64 and LMS 7.8 & Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread bpa
This post is long and a more of a brain dump to help others think about and discuss the issue. I've done a bit of investigation into Chromecast to see what sort of solution is possible and whether it would be usable. As background I've had an original Chromecast for a few years and I've ordered

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread Mark Miksis
bpa wrote: > This post is long and a more of a brain dump to help others think about > and discuss the issue. > > I've done a bit of investigation into Chromecast to see what sort of > solution is possible and whether it would be usable. Very interesting. I've been giving some thought to what

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread Mark Miksis
Mark Miksis wrote: > Very interesting. I've been giving some thought to what I will switch > to when the SB is no longer viable and this device is high on my list. > My current LMS usage consists of: > - Spotify (using Triode's plugin) > - Local music (just a small library of things not on Spot

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread bpa
Mark Miksis wrote: > If I replaced all my players with Chromecast Audio devices, I'm not sure > why I'd want to continue using LMS at all. What are the key features > that would make me want to keep LMS? If you replaced all your SB players - I agree it makes no sense. This thread started by us

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread Mark Miksis
bpa wrote: > If you replaced all your SB players - I agree it makes no sense. Ah, now I see! Makes sense now. I'm curious, do you think your solution would have reliable sync? Either between chromecast players or between heterogenous players? I'm anxious to see how well the future sync featu

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread CommanderROR
@bpa Thanks for your analysis. I think "Casting" from LMS to Chromecast Audio is the only thing that makes sense. The "point" of it would be a) Having cheap, compact and high-quality SB Hardware b) Having a solution for streaming services that LMS does not fully support (like Google Music) Abou

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread bpa
Mark Miksis wrote: > Ah, now I see! Makes sense now. > > I'm curious, do you think your solution would have reliable sync? > Either between chromecast players or between heterogenous players? I'm > anxious to see how well the future sync feature from Google works. There would be no sync betw

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread philippe_44
bpa wrote: > T > > As I see it now, more investigation is needed but it is on the LMS side > - mainly determining how to create the http stream that the Chromecast > device will play and how to interact with LMS as a SB player. To a large extend, this is what I do with squeeze2upnp, as you know

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread rmjb
One draw of using Chromecast is the support for new cloud services, an area in which LMS is falling behind. As CommanderROR said, in his opinion, the LMS usage model is preferable than jumping from app to app for Chromecast. If Chromecast works with LMS as a player as you gave described above, w

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread castalla
rmjb wrote: > One draw of using Chromecast is the support for new cloud services, an > area in which LMS is falling behind. > As CommanderROR said, in his opinion, the LMS usage model is preferable > than jumping from app to app for Chromecast. > If Chromecast works with LMS as a player as you

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
rmjb wrote: > One draw of using Chromecast is the support for new cloud services, an > area in which LMS is falling behind. > As CommanderROR said, in his opinion, the LMS usage model is preferable > than jumping from app to app for Chromecast. > If Chromecast works with LMS as a player as you

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
philippe_44 wrote: > To a large extend, this is what I do with squeeze2upnp, as you know. It > shows LMS a proper squeezelite instance, receives the audio data, buffer > it locally and then offer to UPnP players a web server where they simply > 'GET' this buffered audio data with a bit of header

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread CommanderROR
I'm sort of hoping for a dual-purpose use of the Chromecast. Use it as a Player with LMS for regular stuff, like webradio or local content where the LMS Server - Client setup is best suited, and cast directly to the Chromecast Audio from within a supported app for stuff like Play Music that isn't

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
CommanderROR wrote: > I'm sort of hoping for a dual-purpose use of the Chromecast. > Use it as a Player with LMS for regular stuff, like webradio or local > content where the LMS Server - Client setup is best suited, and cast > directly to the Chromecast Audio from within a supported app for stuf

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread CommanderROR
@bpa For the second part, streaming right to Chromecast, no modifications or dev work is required, since that is what the CC was built for. So, basically that comes as a "free extra". I hope that makes things clear. Really, the only question is, whether somebody would be able to bridge the gap f

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread kidstypike
CommanderROR wrote: > I'll just keep the CA in a drawer... Yeah, that's where mine is now after one day's experience with it. kidstypike 1 x SB3 - 1 x Boom - 1 x (Squeezebox) Radio - 2 x Touch - 2 x piCorePlayer kidstyp

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
CommanderROR wrote: > @bpa > > For the second part, streaming right to Chromecast, no modifications or > dev work is required, since that is what the CC was built for. So, > basically that comes as a "free extra". Just making sure everybody understands that support services will only work with

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
kidstypike wrote: > Yeah, that's where mine is now after one day's experience with it. And when Google support muti room synchronisation, I'll probably have to buy a 2nd, try sync out, understand it and then put the two devices back in a drawer.

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread d6jg
I can't see the point of this device. It's too tied to Google Play. They are not going to allow that to change. A Raspberry Pi with Hifiberry DAC+ seems far more suited but if you want a consumer thingy then an Amazon Fire with SB Player seems the best bet to me as long as you have an HDMI Receive

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread philippe_44
bpa wrote: > I looked at uPNP for LMS about 8-10 yrs ago and found the > incompatibilities between implementations too much as to make it > impractical without buying many uPNP devices and testing. Since then > DLNA and time has helped but I've admired your tenacity and perseveance > to create a

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread CommanderROR
@philippe_44 Just in case you are looking for one more challenge besides this, you could always look into the Google Play Music Plugin here on LMS. It's currently not being maintained, since Hechtus doesn't have the time. Work on the unofficial API is coming along slowly but surely, so it might n

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
philippe_44 wrote: > Well ... it was named 'Squeeze2Sonos' at the beginning and that tells > what I wanted to do initially: a quick hack to integrate my Sonos > system. Then I think I lost control a bit of the 'expansion' of waht I > was doing :) Can be a problem with plugin - knowing when to sa

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread philippe_44
CommanderROR wrote: > @philippe_44 > > Just in case you are looking for one more challenge besides this, you > could always look into the Google Play Music Plugin here on LMS. It's > currently not being maintained, since Hechtus doesn't have the time. > Work on the unofficial API is coming along

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread philippe_44
bpa wrote: > > The other alternative starting point I was thinking about but hadn't > time to examine the code - would be a Flac variant of the LMS > http://localhost:9000/stream but it would need to minimise the buffering > and somehow improve the play control. > I wanted to use that initiall

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread CommanderROR
@philippe_44 I completely understand. I just thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. If you manage to get the Chromecast Audio working, then that would pretty much make the Play Music app superfluous anyway... 😊 CommanderROR's Pr

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
philippe_44 wrote: > TBH, I already have 3 plugins and I'm trying to be overloaded ... I > really want to find a solution for sync with sq2u and I might choose > either to do AirPlay or Chromecast audio in addition, but after that my > plate is (really) full The amount of time it takes to suppor

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread CommanderROR
@bpa Believe me, I've tried, but I never got far. I just don't have any talent whatsoever for coding. So I try to make suggestions and donate to the devs of stuff I use. CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread philippe_44
bpa wrote: > The amount of time it takes to support a plugin is the hidden side of > plugin development which users do not appreciate. > > What I can't understand is why all these people who make helpful > suggestions don't want to learn or even try to do a bit of programming - > it's not rocke

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
CommanderROR wrote: > @bpa > Believe me, I've tried, but I never got far. I just don't have any > talent whatsoever for coding. So I try to make suggestions and donate to > the devs of stuff I use. At least you tried - the problem is that there is a diminishing group of plugin developers / maint

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
philippe_44 wrote: > I really have no pretention to be any good but I don't force anybody do > use my work :) I find that program often take three revisions before they look good and are elegant. Plugins are initially hack jobs trying to glue incompatible system/technologies together to see if

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread wortgefecht
bpa wrote: > For example, without looking at the GPMusic plugin code - I'm guessing > there is an API change and the plugin has used code from some other > project which probably has experienced the same issue and may even have > been updated - in which case it is worth trying to copy the update

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread CommanderROR
True. Actually, with a few small changes the GPM Plugin does function. But it's getting more "patchworky" and once the API implements new features... Well never mind. Enough OT here... ☺ CommanderROR's Profile: http://foru

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-17 Thread bpa
Back to the Chromecast Audio Some documentation on the Discovery part of Chromecast can be found below. https://github.com/jloutsenhizer/CR-Cast bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View t

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