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In Reply to: RE: "LMS.... it has been usurped in ease of use and, at least for me, sound quality." posted by Cut-Throat on June 23, 2016 at 14:19:04
One of the primary functions of LMS is transcoding. Now as if you listen to nothing but 16/44 PCM and MP3 streams, fine. LMS, when configured appropriately can/will send those in native form. But for most applications SOX is used to transcode, usually to/from FLAC/ALAC. But even transmitting .wav wirelessly is wasteful when you can use FLAC level 5 and the SB will decode it. SOX does have a sound. Each filter choice in it is a decision on someone's part regarding sonics and although many choices can be toggled if you know how to code them in the customconfig file, I gather that most people excpet the opensource/UNIX nerds bother. I did some of that to implement my Inguz and it was a major PITA.
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I can unplug my squeezebox from my network and it will continue to play for 30 seconds without LMS.... So transcoding would actually have to be different format to make a difference. The squeezebox has a buffer and is not dependent on LMS. I'm not buying it.Cut-Throat
Edits: 06/24/16
Well we can debate, but it really doesn't matter. LMS was designed as a thin client device, and that is where the name comes from "slim devices." In computer parlance that means that all the important things happen at a server and the "dumb" or "thin" client device just does the most basic functions like receiving and interfacing. Pretty much all music server software is designed this way: database access, DSP or other processing and serving take place at the server computer and the end-point, or thin client just accepts the data being served.
The Sueezeboxes can work without LMS altogether if they are connect to mysqueezebox.com , which then provides the server functions. For a limited number of cases, such as Internet radio and music streamers like Pandora, the squeezebox can make a direct link to a remote streaming server and does not require mysqueezebox or LMS, although sometimes the connection must be made through a server first.
Anyway, none of it is particulaly important. If you are happy, keep sailing. I am about to cue up a Friday night playlist with Roon and enjoy a weekend without a wife to bother me. I have beverages and food ready to go.
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