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Post by MartinT on Apr 16, 2019 17:24:52 GMT
2.572 in and working. This SD card is quite a bit faster than the previous one I was using.
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 16, 2019 18:32:33 GMT
2.572 in and working. This SD card is quite a bit faster than the previous one I was using. How does that manifest itself in use? |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 16, 2019 18:56:51 GMT
Much faster reboots.
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 17, 2019 19:24:20 GMT
I don't find the need to reboot much at all.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 17, 2019 20:07:01 GMT
Me too, but it all helps. I had to reboot today as I put the Spotify patch in (modified index.js) to properly show my playlists.
Now I have Qobuz and Spotify playlists working and I have ascertained that Volumio playlists survive a new build via the MyVolumio subscription as they remain intact.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 22, 2019 11:22:02 GMT
Volumio as a CD PlayerI got my little laptop external DVD drive working with Volumio today, to see how it performs as a CD player. Mine needs a powered USB hub as the Pi can't deliver enough juice to keep it working. Apparently some other models will work fine directly connected. You also need a Volumio Virtuoso or Superstar account. Put an audio CD in the drive and you get a new icon in the Browse display.  Click the icon and you get a track view, complete with album artwork.  It's a little buggy at the moment (doesn't always play the requested track) but this is an excellent addition to Volumio and opens up my CD collection again for those CDs (like the example Poco Blue and Gray) that don't exist in streaming as yet. As for the sound quality, really superb via my Kali reclocker despite it running from USB. It sounds as detailed and punchy as it did from my old Ayre player.
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Post by seanm on Apr 22, 2019 11:35:02 GMT
Martin,
Would you not consider ripping CDs to FLACs or similar for albums which are not available via streaming?
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Post by MartinT on Apr 22, 2019 12:17:38 GMT
I already do, Sean, for the really worthwhile ones, and put them in OneDrive using the OneDrive plugin.
However, this is easier and a nice feature to have.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 22, 2019 14:32:44 GMT
I've now ordered an external drive that takes 5V from a separate USB connector, which can go into my QP-1 power supply. No USB hub or dirty SMPS required. All for less than £13 on eBay.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 22, 2019 15:17:02 GMT
I've now ordered an external drive that takes 5V from a separate USB connector, which can go into my QP-1 power supply. No USB hub or dirty SMPS required. All for less than £13 on eBay. That is mental Please tell us more |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 22, 2019 16:25:52 GMT
Ok, so for the cost of a £13 computer drive and Volumio Virtuoso subscription of £2/mo (which I already have for Qobuz use), your nice Pi streamer becomes an exceedingly good CD player, too.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 22, 2019 17:50:17 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Apr 22, 2019 19:26:54 GMT
In my post above, it is powered separately so easier on the Pi.
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Post by Firebottle on Apr 23, 2019 7:24:52 GMT
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seanm
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Post by seanm on Apr 25, 2019 7:07:45 GMT
I have successfully completed an in-situ upgrade of volumio to v2.575. I suspect that this could be Martin's CD track bug fixed??
Changelog highlights below
2.575 (24-04-2019)
FIXES
Fixed TIDAL and QOBUZ Login under some circumsntances
Fixed CD Playback track ordering
Cheers
Sean
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Post by MartinT on Apr 25, 2019 7:26:26 GMT
Yes, that's my bug fix (the track played was one less than that selected). I haven't done the upgrade yet as in-place never seems to work for me (due to my modded config.txt file).
I'll try doing a factory reset and then upgrade.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 25, 2019 9:27:32 GMT
In my post above, it is powered separately so easier on the Pi. How does that compare to other sources ? |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 25, 2019 9:49:18 GMT
As I said earlier, it outperforms my Ayre player of old, but then the reclocking and DAC pull way ahead now.
Not quite as good as Qobuz streaming.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 25, 2019 10:06:25 GMT
Bonkers
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Post by MartinT on Apr 25, 2019 10:50:37 GMT
It is, it makes the purchase of any high end CD player a questionable choice given that you could have a Pi-based streamer/CD player for peanuts and spend nearly all of your money on the best DAC you can get hold of.
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