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Post by Slinger on Apr 25, 2018 18:41:26 GMT
Having loaded up Rune I have now found out that the next update might be as much as a year away. That's no good. I don't mind rewriting bits of code but obviously I'd much rather that features like upsampling (and SOX resampling?) were accessible from the UI. So, what should I switch to, and why?
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Post by MartinT on Apr 25, 2018 19:09:01 GMT
Volumio. Because it's reliable and stable, is being constantly updated with more features. It has a killer application: Spotify Connect. The GUI is nice, it has album artwork, it's easy to setup even on wi-fi with temporary hotspot. It supports almost all Pi audio add-on cards. I like it, in case you hadn't noticed  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 25, 2018 19:19:39 GMT
And whenever you get lost, my speciality, Martin and others can help out !
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Post by Slinger on Apr 25, 2018 19:41:46 GMT
As you were. It seems that the board I'm using won't work with Volumio on a Pi 3 Model B+ so it looks like I'll be continuing with Roon, at least for the foreseeable future.
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Post by Stratmangler on Apr 25, 2018 19:45:00 GMT
piCorePlayer has proved to be very effective, and what's more you're already familiar with it.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 25, 2018 20:37:18 GMT
It seems that the board I'm using won't work with Volumio on a Pi 3 Model B+ I thought it was a HiFiBerry clone? |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 25, 2018 21:09:34 GMT
It seems that the board I'm using won't work with Volumio on a Pi 3 Model B+ I thought it was a HiFiBerry clone? So did I, and so did the reports I read on it. I think it was designed around the previous incarnation of the Pi as it's only when it's paired with the 3 that they state that Volumio won't work. I'd already decided on Rune so I didn't bother to check for any other compatibility clashes. |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 25, 2018 21:12:15 GMT
piCorePlayer has proved to be very effective, and what's more you're already familiar with it. Isn't that USB based? I'm using S/PDIF into a DAC (Bushmaster 1) which doesn't have a USB port. |
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Post by Stratmangler on Apr 25, 2018 21:26:00 GMT
piCorePlayer has proved to be very effective, and what's more you're already familiar with it. Isn't that USB based? I'm using S/PDIF into a DAC (Bushmaster 1) which doesn't have a USB port. piCorePlayer is not just USB based. It can interface just about everything via USB if you want to, but you don't have to. I had a look at the supported hardware (HAT) list earlier, while I was in device admin (looking for a work around for liffy99's wireless problems - see t'other thread for the cure) and it looks pretty comprehensive. All you need it the appropriate hardware, and you did get an SPDIF HAT if I remember correctly, so that should be just what's needed. |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 25, 2018 21:29:07 GMT
Ah, right, I obviously didn't go into it deeply enough. What I saw was 'USB' and a list of compatible DACS, not hats. I'll have another look. Thanks.
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