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In Reply to: RE: Squeeze Box Touch Crusher posted by Sprezza Tura on May 15, 2015 at 14:12:21
That's good.
How's about QOBUZ?
Apple Airplay?
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It's a Squeezebox clone built on mostly (or entirely) off-the-shelf computer components, running a Linux distro and other open source software developed by contributors to the Squeezebox community. Expect it to do pretty much what a Squeezebox Touch can do, or do whatever the open source SqueezeLite player is capable.
If they really do have "custom" controller apps for Android and iOS, I have no doubt that they too are either closely derived from open source software or else licensed from one of the handful of developers of similar commercial apps.
Not that any of that is really a bad thing, and it's where the Squeezebox platform is naturally heading. Just that they appear to have put so little effort into it, just like all of the previous Auralic/SOTM products. How about a display? A touch interface? An IR remote? How about a small contribution to the open source software to make the server better? I doubt that you'll see any of those, and they will give ample excuses as to why none of them are good for you.
What they've put together is little more than a system that you could assemble from a Raspberry Pi for under $100 or an inexpensive Intel integrated motherboard for under $150.
for under $100"
Maybe when I had half-a-dozen fully functioning brain cells, but not today.
I'm not even sure I could get a SB Touch up and running in my system these days, what with all the software and crap involved.
My listening needs are pretty simple. If QOBUZ were legal in the US I'd just put a SONUS CONNECT in my main system and be done with it. That's not possible in the US as SONOS has no support for QOBUZ here and I have no use for QOBUZ in Europe which is where I signed up for it.
nt
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Not that any of that is really a bad thing, and it's where the Squeezebox platform is naturally heading. Just that they appear to have put so little effort into it, just like all of the previous Auralic/SOTM products. How about a display? A touch interface? An IR remote? How about a small contribution to the open source software to make the server better? I doubt that you'll see any of those, and they will give ample excuses as to why none of them are good for you.
I don't get the hate.
I also don't get why anybody would want a display, touch interface, or IR remote on a device like this. The display and touch interface is on the control app where it should be. And IR remotes are so 20th century.
Black could whiner..pay no attention.
You are exactly correct. A display etc is exactly what you DON'T want.
No idea. AirPlay is garbage. I am sure Auralic is not paying Apple's ransom.
Apple airplay works fine and sounds great at 16/44.1, at least from my experience.
Why some people allow their narrow political views to affect their hearing is beyond me but it certainly seems to be a common afflection among audiophiles.
Oh, and speaking of 'ransom', check out the annual license fees associated with adding HDMI (along with the required HDCP license from Digital Content Protection) to your audio gear.
Bet it's more that the cost of adding AirPlay ($4 per unit, IIRC).
nice, rock on! This is a new level.
Does tidal have a good selection of obscure stuff
Do you see
Theologian
Navicon torture technologies
Thergothon
Disembowelment
Sunn O)))
Merzbow
Lull
Lustre
Boris
Merzbow
Hypocrisy
Phish
Nordvargr
Folkstorm
Velvet cacoon
Robert rich
Steve roach
Mos def
Cypress hill
Korn
Bongzilla
?
If so I might subscribe. Thanks if you get the time to look.
Do you see?
Number of awful albums in TIDAL by head banging rock groups that only Bullethead would listen to, at least while he still has his hearing which won't be long if he keep listening this crap:
Theologian 3
Navicon torture technologies 2
Thergothon ZERO!
Disembowelment 3
Sunn O))) 6
Merzbow 32+
Lull 2
Lustre 5
Boris You're serious? 9
Merzbow 30! Who buys this s%^t?
Hypocrisy 17
Phish 8
Nordvargr ONE (one is enough, right?)
Folkstorm 2 more that we actually need, that's for sure!
Velvet cacoon 2 (as above)
Robert rich 8
Steve roach At least 50 but I bet they all sound the same.
Mos def 7
Cypress hill 17
Korn 22
Bongzilla 5
Hope this helps!
How about Spotify ?
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thanks, so it seems it is the same as deezer elite which I paid for 3 years @ $10 a month for the discounted price,
THe labels that license for streaming would be silly not to license to everyone the same way.
I found that comparing MOG to Spotify, even the same search errors occurred because the labels had the albums listed incorrectly.
i appreciate the info sir.
Enjoy the weekend.
Would love to help but I have no interest in streaming services for my self. I own nearly 10 GB of music at this point discover countless new artists on my own.
I have no issue with the premise, and certainly Tidal looks like the best one so far, with lossless files etc, but I honestly think with out a vanity investment of a well known billionare it has no chance of surviving.
nt
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Yikes..meant 10 TB. Somebody referenced dead brain cells..well...
got it...
Thanks anyway,
Tidal as Wimp in Europe has been going for 5 years and 1 year in us.
Later this year they will launch a HiRez streaming service
Alan
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