d6jg wrote: > Just chiming in with my 2p. If you can get Phillipe’s upnpbridge > to work with your Onkyo and you are ok controlling playback with a > browser based plugin Material on your phone etc then that is the way to > go. > However. If you only what to play 16/44.1 stuff Phillipe’s Airplay > bridge is MUCH easier to get working with an Onkyo. It will do gapless > but the Airplay 1 protocol is 16/44.1 only. > Also some Onkyo’s have Chromecast built in in which case there is > also Phillipe’s cast bridge to try. > > Edit. I have an Onkyo AVR which has DLNA/Airplay/Chromecast but I have a > Pi4 based player plugged into it which is what I generally use but I > have tested all three bridge plugins with it. The most seamless is > definitely the Airplay bridge but I have a lot of 24bit stuff these > days. > > Edit 2. You can get a good feel for LMS’s full capability by > upgrading iPeng on your iPad to player mode (couple of £). Plug a set of > headphones in and your away. IPeng is one of only 2 apps that provide > LMS PLAYBACK on an iPad but for control try the Material LMS plugin and > use Safari on the iPad. Once open do “Add to Home Screen”. > Other essential plugins are Music & Artist Info and Spotty/Qobuz etc
Good info/advice, thanks! Yeah, my Onkyo is the TX-8160, so no Chromecast unfortunately, just DLNA or Airplay. It would've been a no-brainer for anything above 16/44.1, and I suppose I could get a used/leftover Chromecast Audio to connect to it, but I'd rather stay with just the Onkyo. I know Airplay would be the smoothest option. I could even simply convert all of my FLAC to ALAC, use iTunes/Apple Music for my library and control with the iOS Remote app, no LMS necessary. BUT...I prefer FLAC, and I'd be stuck at 16/44.1, as you've mentioned. Nice Plan B, though, after I've pulled my remaining hair out. I only want to use iPeng as a remote controller to play FLACs from my Mac to my Onkyo, so not sure the player mode is necessary. I keep reading about the Raspberry Pi options, but I'd still prefer to not add anything extra to my setup. So you say Material/Safari vs iPeng for control, huh? Interesting... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RoyalScam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=72440 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115709
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