Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-30 Thread the nightfly
DJanGo wrote: > Do you have an HDMI Input on your Amp? If not you need a "Converter" if > yes you need nothing but a cable. I have an HDMI input on my receiver, which works with both my Oppo player and my laptop as a digital input -- but get no audio when using the Pi. --

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-30 Thread DJanGo
the nightfly wrote: > *Q:*So, you can't just use the HDMI port on the Pi itself? Radio Eriwan wrote: > *A:*basically yes Do you have an HDMI Input on your Amp? If not you need a "Converter" if yes you need nothing but a cable. Gruss Jan ---

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-30 Thread the nightfly
DJanGo wrote: > Hi, > yupp, *but* you need an HDMI Converter thats nearly the same size as a > USB DAC or the Pi itself... So, you can't just use the HDMI port on the Pi itself? the nightfly's Profile: http://forums.sli

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-30 Thread DJanGo
Hi, castalla wrote: > I've run LMS and squeezelite on a Pi without any issues. I've never had > sound issues either. why i didnt believe you? castalla wrote: > I think it's down to luck whether you get a noisy or quiet Pi! well maybe -but- good cables (earthing or not) would make a difference t

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-30 Thread the nightfly
DaveWr wrote: > The Pi built in audio has NO DAC. It uses pulse width modulation of > pins in software to create an approximation of an audio signal. > Recently this was improved a little with some kernel changes. In order > to get good audio, it either a USB or I2S solution required. Many >

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-29 Thread DaveWr
cliveb wrote: > I've only ever used the Pi as a player, not a server. What I can confirm > is that the quality of the built-in audio output is pretty poor. > Distortion and noise are unacceptable. I use mine with a Muse PCM2704 > USB-to-SPDIF converter feeding an old QED Digit DAC, and it works f

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-28 Thread castalla
cliveb wrote: > I've only ever used the Pi as a player, not a server. What I can confirm > is that the quality of the built-in audio output is pretty poor. > Distortion and noise are unacceptable. I use mine with a Muse PCM2704 > USB-to-SPDIF converter feeding an old QED Digit DAC, and it works f

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-28 Thread cliveb
the nightfly wrote: > THE BAD: While the server seems to be running fine, the player is the > exact opposite. Using the headphone jack (along with good headphones) > for audio is a painful experience, the music stuttering and distorted. > It almost seems like the Pi is putting out a prodigious a

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-27 Thread Wirrunna
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97803-piCoPlayer-Squeezelite-on-Microcore-linux-An-embedded-OS-in-RAM-with-Squeezelite A camel is a racehorse designed by a committee. Wirrunna's Profile: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-27 Thread the nightfly
Nobody has any ideas? the nightfly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42075 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100246 ___

SqueezePlug on Pi�what am I doing wrong?

2013-10-27 Thread the nightfly
After reading and discussing matters here a while ago, I put together a Pi (rev. B) to run SqueezePlug. I got various parts (PSU, WiFi adapter, etc. from the "approved" lists, and put it together using the video instructions at squeezeplug.de. I installed both LMS and SqueezeLite. THE GOOD: The