Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2021-06-09 Thread JJZolx
garym wrote: > Hi, I just tried that link and it played on my Transporter Thanks. > showed 128kbps AAC stream In the web interface, it shows that it's being transcoded to FLAC, though, doesn't it? JJZolx's Profile: htt

Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2021-06-09 Thread garym
Hi, I just tried that link and it played on my Transporter (running LMS 8.1.2 on rPi). I did notice that everytime I stopped, then restarted the station, it would show about 3 seconds of nothing, then start over at 0. But when it started over, it played fine and showed 128kbps AAC stream. It a

Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2021-06-09 Thread JJZolx
Re-examining this... (I just gave up last year.) Here is the radio stream I'm trying to play on the Transporter, but get no audio. It shows about 3 seconds of progress in the web UI, then the counter resets to 0:00. Maybe someone else could try it? http://kuvo-ice.streamguys.org/kuvo-aac-128 W

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-29 Thread radish112
Heuer and slartibartfast, Got it! Thanks for the information... radish112's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11591 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114473 _

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread slartibartfast
bpa wrote: > Same here - Mono option doesn't show for SB receiver, Boom, Squeezelite > or DAC32. Perhaps it is Radio or Touch feature.The feature was added to > squeezelite fairly recently. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=1011090 Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk ---

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread Heuer
Here you go: Version 8.2.0 - 'Upstream fixes from Logitech Media Server 8.1.x' (http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver/blob/public/8.2/Changelog8.html#v8.1.2) - New Features: - '#537' (https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver/pull/537) - Add

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread Heuer
Mine shows mono option for DAC32, Boom, Transporter, Touch and Radio. Server version is 8.2 April 25, but it was there on earlier version. Running server on Win10 if that makes a difference. Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread radish112
Doesn't show for my Squeezebox Radio; my Touch is out of commission (wouldn't relinquish its old IP Address, creating hassles with my mesh router) so I don't know if it would offer the option. radish112's Profile: http://f

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread bpa
radish112 wrote: > Interesting...I've got a couple of players in addition to the DAC32, and > none of them show the Mono audio output. Same here - Mono option doesn't show for SB receiver, Boom, Squeezelite or DAC32. Perhaps it is Radio or Touch feature. ---

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread radish112
Interesting...I've got a couple of players in addition to the DAC32, and none of them show the Mono audio output. radish112's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11591 View this thread: http://forums.s

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread bpa
radish112 wrote: > Heuer and bpa, > > Many thanks for you quick and helpful replies. > > Interestingly, my Audio>Output Channel Mode offers only: > Both Channels (Stereo) > Left Channel > Right Channel > > Is there anything I can do to "turn on" the Both Channels (Mono) option > so as to tes

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread radish112
Heuer and bpa, Many thanks for you quick and helpful replies. Interestingly, my Audio>Output Channel Mode offers only: Both Channels (Stereo) Left Channel Right Channel Is there anything I can do to "turn on" the Both Channels (Mono) option so as to test it? I'm running LMS 8.2.0 if that ma

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread bpa
radish112 wrote: > Hi. > > I've got an old Tivoli Model One radio that, due to the geography of > where I live, gets very poor reception from AM and FM stations. So I'm > repurposing the radio to play tunes and radio stations from my LMS > library via my newly-purchased DAC32 streamer. > > The

Re: [slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread Heuer
Set the DAC32 (named Office in my case) to output Mono in LMS: [image: https://i.imgur.com/kZNDv5B.jpg] Prefectly reasonable to connect the DAC32 to your radio via the aux socket. Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velo

[slim] Streaming to an old Tivoli Model One radio...

2021-04-28 Thread radish112
Hi. I've got an old Tivoli Model One radio that, due to the geography of where I live, gets very poor reception from AM and FM stations. So I'm repurposing the radio to play tunes and radio stations from my LMS library via my newly-purchased DAC32 streamer. The DAC32 streamer is connected to th

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread philippe_44
d6jg wrote: > I do agree that 192 is out of human hearing range so it’s a moot point. > > Do you think the spec reported on the PolyVection website is misleading, > I do? I think it's fine as it says clearly that resampling is done, so IMHO it does not really matter where it happens. It's unamb

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread d6jg
philippe_44 wrote: > In 16 bits mode, squeezelite-esp32 supports 192/24 but samples are > truncated to 16. I’ve never tested extensively but I think flac and pcm > work although the cpu really suffers. > > In 32 bits mode, which I added recently, I’ve not tried 192/24 but in > their fork, PolyVe

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread philippe_44
philippe_44 wrote: > In 16 bits mode, squeezelite-esp32 supports 192/24 but samples are > truncated to 16. I’ve never tested extensively but I think flac and pcm > work although the cpu really suffers. > > In 32 bits mode, which I added recently, I’ve not tried 192/24 but in > their fork, PolyVe

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread philippe_44
d6jg wrote: > I do think it might be worth asking again as the specs very clearly > imply client side downsampling and PolyVection’s answer to my question > was by Bob. He might be wrong and the specs are right. In 16 bits mode, squeezelite-esp32 supports 192/24 but samples are truncated to 16.

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > Ahh, did not see that. I do think it might be worth asking again as the specs very clearly imply client side downsampling and PolyVection’s answer to my question was by Bob. He might be wrong and the specs are right. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread Heuer
Ahh, did not see that. Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velodyne SPL1000 sub's Kitchen: SB3>Topping DAC>Arcam Solo>Anthony Gallo Micro's+Sub, Joggler controller Office: DAC32>Acoustic Energy AE1 Active's, Joggler contr

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > > > Supported Sample Rates > 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 (automatic resampling to > 96 kHz), 192 kHz (automatic resampling to 96 kHz) @ 16 or 24 bit > > > > The DAC32 _supports_ 192/24 without needing LMS to transcode so if the > OP wants to play that file, or others, it will do

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-28 Thread Heuer
Supported Sample Rates 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 (automatic resampling to 96 kHz), 192 kHz (automatic resampling to 96 kHz) @ 16 or 24 bit The DAC32 _supports_ 192/24 without needing LMS to transcode so if the OP wants to play that file, or others, it will do so without problems. Lounge: Tr

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-27 Thread d6jg
Heuer wrote: > Or a DAC32. It’s not 24/192 actually. Read the specs VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to S

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-27 Thread Heuer
Or a DAC32. Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velodyne SPL1000 sub's Kitchen: SB3>Topping DAC>Arcam Solo>Anthony Gallo Micro's+Sub, Joggler controller Office: DAC32>Acoustic Energy AE1 Active's, Joggler controller Garag

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-27 Thread d6jg
sfraser wrote: > Hi I have recently downloaded a Hi Rez Neil young album 24bit/192Khz > FLAC . When streaming to a Squeezebox 2 it does play but appears to have > buffering issues? Does not appear to be a local network issue, as my GE > LAN is running at service noise levels. . Is this to be ex

[slim] Streaming 24bit 192Khz files

2021-03-27 Thread sfraser
Hi I have recently downloaded a Hi Rez Neil young album 24bit/192Khz FLAC . When streaming to a Squeezebox 2 it does play but appears to have buffering issues? Does not appear to be a local network issue, as my GE LAN is running at service noise levels. . Is this to be expected with Hi RES files

Re: [slim] Streaming problem

2020-11-25 Thread AngloCuencano
bpa wrote: > There are two stream in the playlist. The first is a 22.050kHz mono. > This is very low - if using an ALSA hw: device - can your DAC plays this > low ? Slow sampling also usually means slow startup Fixed the problem. The clue was when you mentioned hw:device. I changed the squeez

Re: [slim] Streaming problem

2020-11-25 Thread Man in a van
bpa wrote: > There are two stream in the playlist. The first is a 22.050kHz mono. > This is very low - if using an ALSA hw: device - can your DAC plays this > low ? Slow sampling also usually means slow startup Just tried through a Topping DX3PRO, audio output 32320 It took about 10 secon

Re: [slim] Streaming problem

2020-11-25 Thread bpa
There are two stream in the playlist. The first is a 22.050kHz mono. This is very low - if using an ALSA hw: device - can your DAC plays this low ? Slow sampling also usually means slow startup bpa's Profile: http://foru

Re: [slim] Streaming problem

2020-11-25 Thread Man in a van
I'm in the UK and your link plays on a Squeezebox Radio (with a little delay in starting) Code: [20-11-25 12:44:03.0985] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1266) Warning: [12:44:03.0980] Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/local/slimserver/Cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/TimesRa

[slim] Streaming problem

2020-11-25 Thread AngloCuencano
For the past couple of days, I have had a problem streaming KQED from San Francisco: > http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s34804&formats=aac,ogg,mp3&partnerId=16&serial=e0d4fcd27e2805469abd8b7d50071ddb I have 3 picorePlayers, all running piCorePlayer v7.0.0b6, one uses a Pi A+ with analog ou

Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2020-05-25 Thread bpa
JJZolx wrote: > What are the default settings you have for AAC in Settings > Advanced > > File Types? This is what I have currently. The problem is either here or > (more likely) in my convert.conf. > > > Code: > > > File Format Stream Format Decoder > AA

Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2020-05-25 Thread garym
JJZolx wrote: > What are the default settings you have for AAC in Settings > Advanced > > File Types? This is what I have currently. The problem is either here or > (more likely) in my convert.conf. > > > Code: > > > File Format Stream Format Decoder > AA

Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2020-05-25 Thread JJZolx
garym wrote: > makes sense. I've never changed my file type settings (all at default). > AAC files play fine on transporter. What are the default settings you have for AAC in Settings > Advanced > File Types? This is what I have currently. The problem is either here or (more likely) in my conve

Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2020-05-25 Thread garym
JJZolx wrote: > Thanks. > > Made no difference. > > But I examined the streaming codec of the stations and discovered that > they were all AAC. After trying a number of other streams I found one > streaming in MP3 and that played fine. > > I'm thinking I may have been playing around with file

Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2020-05-25 Thread JJZolx
garym wrote: > odd problem. I haven't seen this. My first step would be to do a xlinx > reset. May not help, but can't hurt anything. > http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Transporter_xilix_reset Thanks. Made no difference. But I examined the streaming codec of the stations and discovered

Re: [slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2020-05-25 Thread garym
odd problem. I haven't seen this. My first step would be to do a xlinx reset. May not help, but can't hurt anything. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Transporter_xilix_reset *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.5)>LMS 7.9.2>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1

[slim] Streaming radio doesn't play on Transporter

2020-05-25 Thread JJZolx
My main stereo system with a Transporter was down for a while as my preamp was being repaired. Today I noticed that streaming radio doesn't play on the Transporter. The only other Squeezebox set up in my house right now is a Radio, and streaming radio plays fine on it. I've tried both direct str

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread Paul Webster
Thread over on OpenHAB shows a bit more about how things work ... and also hints at a possible workaround. i.e. move from PicoTTS to Google Cloud Voice (whatever that is) https://community.openhab.org/t/solved-using-squeezebox-as-audio-sink-for-tts/67652 Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.co

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread bpa
RipNCode wrote: > The URL is probably encapsulated in the java binding. I'd have to > figure out to pull that out as it's not obvious. In this case, I made > Pico create a file to pull the relevant metadata. > > pico2wave -w "test.wav" "Let's hope this audio file works this time!" > > From t

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread bpa
Code: Playing test.wav. get_path('sub/') -> '/home/rip/.mplayer/sub/' [file] File size is 136492 bytes STREAM: [file] test.wav STREAM: Description: File STREAM: Author: Albeu STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi) libavformat version

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread RipNCode
d6jg wrote: > In the middle there are lots of “permission denied” errors when trying > to open for playback True, but it's a bit of a misnomer. I generated the file on the Pi with Pico TTS and downloaded it to my admin machine to play it back, just to get the data from mplayer. The Pi doesn't

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread d6jg
In the middle there are lots of “permission denied” errors when trying to open for playback VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread bpa
RipNCode wrote: > I've posted another post with the details, but again, it's not showing > up. I'll try again in a few minutes as it may be that my posts are > still being moderated. If this goes through without moderation, I'll > assume the last post was somehow lost Post with links from

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread RipNCode
d6jg wrote: > Another approach may be to take the wav input into liquidsoap and then > stream it via icecast to LMS as an mp3. I've posted another post with the details, but again, it's not showing up. I'll try again in a few minutes as it may be that my posts are still being moderated. If th

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread d6jg
Another approach may be to take the wav input into liquidsoap and then stream it via icecast to LMS as an mp3. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo C

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread bpa
Since the stream already exists - it is a case of describing the current format and then advice can be given. If you're not sure how to describe then play it with mplayer with "-v" verbose and copy the output to a post. It will give all the header and mime and other stream format info necessary

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread RipNCode
bpa wrote: > LMS doesn't recognise the stream and IIRC streamign WAV is not part of > standard distribution as there is no "de-facto" standard for streaming > WAV so for your stream a new audio type and associated handler may be > required. > > First, LMS needs info to determine the audio form

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread bpa
RipNCode wrote: > Thanks, bpa. That helps a lot. It's probably the core of what's wrong. > I assume LMS would probably need an appropriate plug-in that allows it > to recognize the correctly defined audio type? > > Sorry for the newbie questions, but I'm still getting a handle on > this... N

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread bpa
RipNCode wrote: > However, when the broadcast is in WAV format, LMS just pauses the > stream with no audio output. No problem with MP3, FLAC, or other > formats. LMS doesn't recognise the stream and IIRC streamign WAV is not part of standard distribution as there is no "de-facto" standard f

Re: [slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread Paul Webster
Can you provide some more info about how the file/stream is passed to LMS? Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com Author Radio France (FIP etc) plugin Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?user

[slim] Streaming WAV files to LMS over http question

2019-04-26 Thread RipNCode
Hi All, I'm not sure this question is in the right place, but as best as I can tell, this is a general question. I recently set up a LMS server, and I love it. I use OpenHAB for home automation, and have run into a curious situation that I'm hoping someone here can help with. OpenHAB as a bin

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-31 Thread d6jg
garym wrote: > They work very nicely and have a good sound (you'd think they were a > much larger speaker). I've only used one other set of powered speakers > (but they cost even more). I replaced a pair of Audioengine A5s at my > weekend cottage connected to a TOUCH (which sounded very nice a

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-31 Thread garym
d6jg wrote: > Gary - Slightly off topic but what do you think of the Audioengine A2s ? > I am considering a pair for our Guest Room driven by an O2 Joggler (USB) > or perhaps a Touch (RCA) but they do seem expensive compared to other > options e.g. Alesis M1 Active 330 USB at about half the cost

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-31 Thread garym
Goodsounds wrote: > > I have an old SB3 that I retired from active use some years ago due to > erratic behavior. Maybe it's ready for prime-time again? I'll check it > out and see if it wants to see daylight again. > Using that old SB3 would be my first choice. Should work fine for many more

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-31 Thread bpa
IIRC Pandora requires a hardware players as that was part of the deal with Slimdevices/Logitech - I think this is checked using mac address. There may be other problems with Pandora (paid up) and Chromecast https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109130-Problem-with-Pandora-and-Chromecast

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-31 Thread d6jg
garym wrote: > I'm confused. Did I not test something you wanted tested? Maybe I > misread something. I have a radio and it works fine as a bedroom player > through its internal speaker, including playing free Pandora. I don't > have a chromecast LMS setup or any powered speakers at home with

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread Goodsounds
I see, I get what you're saying. While I've spent my adult life in Silicon Valley (and picked up my first SB3 and a few other purchases at the Slim Devices office in Mountain View, and also discovered a former colleague working there on one visit), I'm not an engineer or any other kind of techn

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread garym
Goodsounds wrote: > No but I think maybe I wasn't clear enough in an effort to be brief. I > thought maybe someone had tried it or, failing that, with the right > equipment could spend a few minutes moving stuff around to try it out > and share the experience. > > At best, much of what's on th

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread Goodsounds
garym wrote: > I'm confused. Did I not test something you wanted tested? Maybe I > misread something. I have a radio and it works fine as a bedroom player > through its internal speaker, including playing free Pandora. I don't > have a chromecast LMS setup or any powered speakers at home with

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread garym
Goodsounds wrote: > He'd said he wanted stereo and not mono, despite the modest system. The > streaming he wants to do from time to time is in addition to playing his > music collection. > > It's one of those things where I'm just trying to help someone out. I > saw in your sig that you have a

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread Goodsounds
garym wrote: > Given that we're talking about music as alarms, low level listening, > etc. it seems to me that the easiest thing to do is use the Radio itself > and its built in speaker. Works fine for that sort of use. He'd said he wanted stereo and not mono, despite the modest system. The str

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread garym
Goodsounds wrote: > Exactly, that's what I saw when I tried it with Squeezeplay on my PC. > > Any thoughts about using a Radio as a front end instead of a Touch for a > low cost streaming solution? Given that we're talking about music as alarms, low level listening, etc. it seems to me that t

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread Goodsounds
garym wrote: > when I try to use free pandora to stream to a squeezelite player on my > laptop, I get the message that I must be a paid subscriber to stream to > this device. I don't have a chromecast device connected to test. My > suspicion is it will get the same message, but who knows

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread garym
Goodsounds wrote: > haha, I thought you did when you said "Yes. Free pandora will stream." I > know it will to SB hardware because I do that myself but that was the > secondary question I had to get answered in considering the Chromecast > alternative. > > Okay, back to Plan B. I'll be seein

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread Goodsounds
garym wrote: > note that I couldn't confirm whether free pandora would stream with a > chromecast device haha, I thought you did when you said "Yes. Free pandora will stream." I know it will to SB hardware because I do that myself but that was the secondary question I had to get answered.

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread garym
Goodsounds wrote: > Okay, thanks. I'll tell him to go ahead and pick up a Chromecast audio > device. > > The gapless thing isn't an issue for me but I'm glad to better > understand. I do have a few album that I think of as thematic or ongoing > from song to song. Abbey Rd is one you've reminde

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread Goodsounds
Okay, thanks. I'll tell him to go ahead and pick up a Chromecast audio device. The gapless thing isn't an issue for me but I'm glad to better understand. I do have a few album that I think of as thematic or ongoing from song to song. Abbey Rd is one you've reminded me of. Tull's Thick as a Bric

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread garym
Goodsounds wrote: > Does anyone know, will free Pandora stream from LMS---> a Chromecast > audio device in the US? (I won't be seeing my friend to try it myself > for a couple of weeks). Thanks Yes. Free pandora will stream. I haven't tried with anything but a real squeezebox player. *Home:

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-30 Thread Goodsounds
Does anyone know, will free Pandora stream from LMS---> a Chromecast audio device in the US? (I won't be seeing my friend to try it myself for a couple of weeks). Thanks Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-29 Thread d6jg
Goodsounds wrote: > If there are no other in-the-know responses, I have another friend who > has an audio Chromecast, so I can take a laptop over to his house and > see what happens with LMS before having my other friend buy the > hardware. Yeah, it's cheap, but it'll let me know if the choice in

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-29 Thread garym
Goodsounds wrote: > > On your other comment, I've never fully understood the enthusiasm about > gapless playback. Am I missing something about it? The next track starts > as the other ends, with no gap, no brief moment of silence. Is that all > it is? Yes that is all it is. But very annoying.

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-29 Thread Goodsounds
If there are no other in-the-know responses, I have another friend who has an audio Chromecast, so I can take a laptop over to his house and see what happens with LMS before having my other friend buy the hardware. Yeah, it's cheap, but it'll let me know if the choice involves some use-compromise

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-29 Thread d6jg
I’d say better than a Boom if your Active Speakers are of sufficient quality. Certainly something like Audioengine A2 would be better. Pandora. I use local FLACs, Spotify & BBC iPlayer. All are fine via a Chromecast (now I know how to set it up for gapless) I can’t see why Pandora would or could

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-29 Thread Goodsounds
Yes, I'm considering that approach too. Any downsides to that? Is the sound quality at least to an SB Boom level? I thought I'd seen that free Pandora will not play to non-SB hardware ? Goodsounds's Profile: http://forum

Re: [slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-29 Thread d6jg
If you don’t need a screen what about a Google Chromecast and Phillipe’s plugin. Great value for money and not bad sound. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3

[slim] Streaming source for small powered speakers - Touch vs SB Radio

2018-10-29 Thread Goodsounds
I'm helping a friend set up a small SB location for his bedroom. For alarm, music at a soft setting, etc., Me, I already have an in-place and working multi-room SB home and all's well. Here's the question - a used SB Radio can be found for under $75. A used Touch is $150 or more. I understand

Re: [slim] Streaming Deezer on the Duet - is data from Deezer.com or Squeezebox.com?

2017-07-11 Thread wellsi
Ah, ok, (and apols for the double post there). I probably need to do some more testing then, again when no one is in the house and turn off pretty much everything excep the media server PC and have another go. I read that footnote sentence as meaning the streaming server being Deezer, not

Re: [slim] Streaming Deezer on the Duet - is data from Deezer.com or Squeezebox.com?

2017-07-11 Thread mherger
wellsi wrote: > Deezer Premium = 320 kb/s. 5 players synchronised would therefore be 5 > x 320 kb/s = 1,600 Kb/s = 1.6 Mb/s. > Data consumed = 1.6 Mb/s x 60 seconds x 30 mins = 2,880 Mb = 2.8 Gb = > around the data I used. You're mixing bits and Bytes: 2880Mb = (2880/8)MB = 360MB. Bitrate i

Re: [slim] Streaming Deezer on the Duet - is data from Deezer.com or Squeezebox.com?

2017-07-11 Thread mherger
wellsi wrote: > Thanks Michael. > well, I did a half hour test streaming around 5 songs. Somehow I > managed to consume 2Gb of data and it's come off the allowance, so > that tells me 2 things: > 1. It's not streaming directly from deezer.com but is going through a > proxy or something via m

Re: [slim] Streaming Deezer on the Duet - is data from Deezer.com or Squeezebox.com?

2017-07-11 Thread Michael Herger
If I stream Deezer on my Duets around the house, am I streaming from Deezer.com (which is included in their deal meaning it's not using up my data allowance), or am I streaming from Squeezebox.com (which isn't, and therefore will eat up my allowance). The audio date comes from the music source,

[slim] Streaming Deezer on the Duet - is data from Deezer.com or Squeezebox.com?

2017-07-11 Thread wellsi
Hi all I use Three (a UK cellphone provider) for my home broadband (their Home-fi - 4G option which gives me 40Gb a month of LTE 4G data for use in my home). They also have a special deal that allows unlimited streaming from a few streaming sites like Netflix and Deezer which doesn't use up my da

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-14 Thread Mnyb
Analog in on boom , low volume ? There is a setting for that , analog out on stuff vary so input sensitivity is a setting . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP520

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-13 Thread drmatt
The killer solution would be a software streaming target e.g. a software chromecast, but I think development of that would be a bit of a slog. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View t

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-13 Thread Apesbrain
Or this (or equivalent): http://m.ebay.com/itm/111855662511 Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106577 _

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-13 Thread usc95
Maybe this can help? http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?104572-Announce-SendToSqueezebox-Android-app I am not an Android user, I just noticed this thread and that you were requesting something that can likely be solved by this app. Good luck. -

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-13 Thread johnieutah
Am also looking to achieve this. I just bought a JBL Flip 3 Bluetooth speaker, but then I thought, "hey I have a SB Boom and Radio, why not use those?". The audio quality of these products far outshines the JBL (although for a portable battery powered speaker it's not that bad at all). So there m

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-05 Thread drmatt
Aha. DRM. Not much you can do then other than root your phone or connect its analogue audio out to an input that can be streamed from. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thre

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-05 Thread vibvic
Thank you for your input. @drmatt: Since LMS is running on my QNAP, I don't have a possibilty to get my audio stream into the system by chromecast etc. @Apesbrain: I tried Upnp. Everything is fine. I activated Upnp in LMS, now I can see the squeezeboxes as dlna clients on my phone. BUT I can't se

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-04 Thread Apesbrain
Maybe some combination of UPnP? UPnP plugin on LMS and UPnP server on your phone. Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106

Re: [slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-04 Thread drmatt
Wavinput plugin is the usual response, assuming your LMS server has an audio input you can get to (or plug a chromecast into). drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http

[slim] Streaming from android smartphone to Squeezebox

2016-12-04 Thread vibvic
Sorry, I feel shure it should exist threads in this direction, but I did not manage to find one: I want to stream the audio of my android 5.0 smartphone to my squeezeboxes (SB radio, Logitech Media Server on QNAP NAS). Is there an app or other possibility to do so? My streaming service is Freegal

Re: [slim] Streaming music to SB without internet connection

2016-08-22 Thread chopinhauer
Thanks. I thought so, but it is good to get confirmation. Time is short and I didn't want to muck around trying to do something that wouldn't work a priori. chopinhauer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?us

Re: [slim] Streaming music to SB without internet connection

2016-08-21 Thread Michael Herger
While I am waiting I'm wondering if I can set up my wifi modem/router in the house and just stream music to my SB duet in the normal way? Or do I need an internet connection to get viable wifi network running in the premises? You don't need internet to get wlan or the SB working. You won't have

[slim] Streaming music to SB without internet connection

2016-08-21 Thread chopinhauer
Sorry for this basic question, but I have just moved and the internet is taking an interminable amount of time to connect. While I am waiting I'm wondering if I can set up my wifi modem/router in the house and just stream music to my SB duet in the normal way? Or do I need an internet connection

Re: [slim] streaming to Squeezebox

2015-11-22 Thread danco
It turns out that I have internal network problems that I am in process of solving. I had never been sure if Google\sDNS would be better than my ISP's. It is good to have that information, and I will try if I have more trouble. And thanks for the ShairTunes suggestion. That's working fine on stu

Re: [slim] streaming to Squeezebox

2015-11-16 Thread d6jg
This has been discussed in the BBC iPlayer plugin threads. It is DNS related. Due to the way HLS works it sends many chunks of data in sequence. Because HLS support is a hack in Triode's iPlayer each chunk of data requires a new DNS lookup. If you look through (or search) the threads you should f

Re: [slim] streaming to Squeezebox

2015-11-15 Thread Man in a van
danco wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions. > > (never any need to reboot router/modem). > > It might be worth a shot, but why not reset the router and reboot the modem sometime. You could also ask the ISP if there is a firmware upgrade available (presuming the kit is their issue). ---

Re: [slim] streaming to Squeezebox

2015-11-15 Thread danco
Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, never had any errors with local streaming. And I'm using Devolo Homeplug, not wireless. Network Diagnostics does show the ISP traffic light turn from green to red sometimes, and then back to green in a short or long time (never any need to reboot router/modem). S

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