jeromeharris wrote:
> Dear SBT Community:
>
> I have a few questions...
>
> I own and use two SBTs: one I have been using (at my bedroom desk)
> exclusively to play Internet radiostreams via its analog RCA audio
> outputs connected to a pair of powered speakers. The one in the living
> room--while sometimes also playing Web radio--primarily plays FLAC files
> I've ripped to a hard drive (connected to the SBT via a fanless mini-PC
> running LMS on Windows 7); the bits flow from the SBT's coaxial output
> to an Oppo BDP-105D; the audio goes into the living room's audio system.
>
> I'm now interested in joining much of the rest of the 21st century in
> exploring music streaming services (for general exploration of the
> medium, for low-cost accessing recordings for study [I'm a musician],
> and for trying out music to decide whether I want to own it [via
> physical media or downloads--I do try to support artists through
> purchases], or whether occasional online access is sufficient]. A
> secondary interest is checking out some hi-res recordings, to see
> whether they're worth investing in. I'm currently planning to subscribe
> to TIDAL [I intend to decide between their standard ("Premium"--ah,
> adjective inflation!) and lossless ("HiFi") options by listening during
> their 12-day free trial period], although I also want access to Spotify
> as well (depending on how their catalogs fit my eclectic listening, I
> might even--sigh--subscribe to both).
>
> In reading posts here, it seems--please check my understanding and
> advise!--that what I need to do is to:
>
> -- for my bedroom SBT, get another fanless PC or equivalent device to
> host LMS--OR somehow extend my living room fanless PC's WiFi's reach so
> I can put the bedroom SBT on that network (I've been keeping the living
> room fanless PC and SBT off of my home WiFi network for listening to my
> hard drive files);
> -- update the LMS software in my SBTs and my mini-PC to 7.9, or at least
> update my bedroom SBT to 7.8.0 (currently, my bedroom SBT is running
> version 7.7.3 r16676; the living room SBT has 7.8.0 r16754; the living
> room PC has 7.8.0 1394196562);
> -- for accessing TIDAL, install the ickStream Open Beta for Squeezebox
> plug in on my audio PC, then set up a TIDAL account and point the SBT to
> it;
> -- for now, give up on accessing Spotify because Spotty does not run on
> Windows;
> -- install the EDO plug-in on my Oppo-connected SBT (and perhaps buy an
> external DAC for the bedroom set-up).
>
> Is the above "how-to" list correct for implementing my goals?
>
> I have not yet figured out how to update my bedroom SBT's software to
> 7.8.0 or 7.9; can someone point me to instructions for that?
>
> By the way, on my living-room SBT, under "Squeezebox Information", there
> is a list of plug-ins that I never installed (!), but that look
> interesting to me given my interest in exploring music streaming (my
> bedroom SBT shows no such list). The list includes classical.com,
> Deezer, MOG, Pandora, Rhapsody, SiriusXM...comments/advice? Are they
> actually installed and useable? Are they residing on that SBT, or on its
> PC? Would I need another fanless PC (or similar) to enable my bedroom
> SBT to access those services?
>
> Thanks!I think the first thing you need to do is connect your server and all
your Squeezeboxes to your router. Use Ethernet cable for the server and
either cable or WiFi for the Squeezeboxes.
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