With the newer versions of the Squeezebox player, like the Squeezebox Touch which supports higher sample rates, this shouldn’t be a problem, it’s only when resampling needs to be done that there’s a problem. As long as the DAC supports the sample rate, the Raspberry Pi can handle it. I tried to stream high res audio (both 88Khz and 96Khz) without a problem to an iPad connected to an external DAC via the Camera Connection Kit’s USB connector. This is not a problem for standard CDs which use 16-bit 44.1Khz, but if you bought a lot of music from places like HDTracks in high resolution there’s a problem. Problem is, the Raspberry Pi doesn’t have the horsepower to handle the conversion, even when over clocking. It uses a conversion tool called sox to do the downsample. Sample rate problemsĭue to the fact that version 3 of the Squeezebox player only supports 24-bit, 48Khz playback, unlike the Squeezebox Touch, the server has to downsample high res files to one that is supported by the device. But you can even playback the music directly on your iPad/iPhone. Using the Squeezebox App for iPad called iPeng HD that is a great program for navigating your music collection and selecting songs or album for playback it’s downright quick. But using the Squeezebox V3 player to navigate music really impressed me. That was something I experienced even when using a fast server, so that point is moot for me. The web interface is usable, but can seem a bit slow at times. By setting the scan timer you can have this done late at night. This is a total scan, so the next scan will go much faster when looking for changed or added music. The scanning of my library of 1200 CDs in lossless FLAC format took about 40 minutes. So this is the way to go if you’re thinking about doing this. UPDATE After installing another setup I tried SqueezePlug and it was much easier! It helps with setting up a static ip-number and is much easier to configure mounting of a external USB disk. But the easy way is probably to just use the preconfigured image from SqueezePlug. I used this setup to install just the server because I only needed the Squeezebox Server function with just a Samba connection for uploading to the USB disk connected to the Raspberry Pi. There’s a preconfigured image ready to download called SqueezePlug with the Squeezbox Server (now known as Logitech Media Server) and a lot of other server options for serving media like pictures, films etc. Read about my Raspberry Pi Car Audio System using Squeezebox here Installationįirst off, I did a search on how to do the installation of he Squeezebox server, Logitech Media Server. But I wanted a small, cheap and eco-friendly server for hosting my music files and wondered if I could use the Raspberry Pi. But the best part is that I can playback high resolution audio directly on my iPad using the Camera Kit USB adapter and an HRT HeadStreamer DAC portable USB headphone amplifier. With the iPeng HD app on my iPad, I have a nice interface for controlling the players with album art and other nice features. Tidal Connect (Free, works fine, no support from Tidal)I love my music playback setup that consists of a couple of Squeezebox V3 players in different rooms so I can listen to music in lossless format wherever I am in the apartment.
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New Tidal plugin for local LMS (Not depending on ).piCore player with LMS (Tidal new plugin).There are other solutions that can be used, some options are:Įasiest way forward when using Tidal with Logitech Media Server Spotify has the largest selection but is not high-res.Ĭhoose for another way to use Tidal / Deezer / Pandora Instead of Tidal you could use Spotify (or Spotify Connect).Contact as for a 60 day trial when you purchased a Mano ULTRA streamer from Magna Hifi! Instead of Tidal or Pandora you could use Qobuz streaming service.What alternatives are there?įortunately, many alternatives are possible! Most notably this will impact users of TIDAL, Pandora, and Deezer. Read complete article from Logitech Squeezebox What does this mean?Īs a consequence of this shutdown, support for services integrating with / with Logitech Media Server (LMS) will no longer be available on your devices. As of February 2024, we will discontinue our and servers.