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  1. songmic

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    I thought people were implying the PI2AES cannot do #5. Are you saying that it is possible to stream music wirelessly with RPi + PI2AES?
     
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    I believe BT, I could be wrong.
     
  3. Friday

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    Hopefully clears up some confusion: PI2AES (hat) doesn't do wireless, but the RPI itself is capable of it, perhaps using a different distro. Never tried volumio myself, but there are distros that give the RPI practically the same functionality as a laptop and therefore streaming capable, which you can then control via remote access
     
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    Can Volumio be set to output to a device other than your DAC? If your KEF speakers are setup on the same Wifi network with your RPi, then Volumio should be able to see the KEF speakers as a DLNA endpoint/renderer, or as an Airplay device, if it supports those as outputs. Pretty sure Volumio supports both DLNA and Airplay 2 as inputs, but not sure about outputting to either of those endpoints/renderers from the Volumio player.

    The other option is look in the KEF player app to see if it sees the RPi/Volumio on your network as a DLNA server and use the KEF app to stream the music from it (e.g. the KEF app would “pull” the music from Volumio, rather than Volumio “pushing” the music to the KEFs).
     
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    @songmic , further to rlow's suggestions above, if the speakers are indeed a UPnP/DLNA device (can't imagine them not being): try installing the MiniDLNA plugin for Volumio (find it in Volumio's Settings/Plugins/Search Plugins/Miscellanea) and configure it to see the music drive attached to the Pi. Then with a control-point app for your phone or within Volumio on your computer you should be able to stream from the drive to the speakers.

    To use a phone as a remote, try an app like Bubble UPnP or Hi-Fi Cast. Select MiniDLNA as the server and the speakers as the renderer/player, configure it to start from the Pi-connected drive, and you should be good to go. All hardware including phone needs to be connected to the same (wireless) network.

    Haven't done exactly this myself - my music is on my PC not connected to my Pis - but it should work the same way.
     
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    Michael Kelly MOT: Pi 2 Design

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    Do the speakers have any digital input? If they do you can put a pi and a PI2AES right next to it and it will become a DLNA endpoint.
     
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    I'm pretty sure Moode can do it, but I'm also sure I've never tried myself. There are some threads on using Bluetooth headphones and speakers in the Moode forums which may be helpful.

    http://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=695&highlight=bluetooth is one
     
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    I don't have a setup to duplicate @songmic's configuration, but I think @Biodegraded is on the right path. This is what I tried (with USB flash drive inserted in my RPi/Pi2AES):
    1. Install and enable MiniDLNA plugin in Volumio
    2. Go to Settings > Plugins > Installed Plugins > MiniDLNA > Settings
    3. Set "Audio Files Directory" to "/mnt/USB"
    4. Save and Rescan
    Now if I run the BubbleUPnP app on my Android phone, it finds a library called "VolumioDLNA". If I select it, it lists music files on the RPi USB and pulls them to play on the phone. My suggestion to @songmic is to install the MiniDLNA plugin and see if the KEF app can find the UPnP server on Volumio. Or else run an app like BubbleUPnP and you should be able to choose VolumioDLNA as the source and LS50 as the renderer.
     
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    I got curious, so I pulled out my Moode SD card and swapped it with the RoPieee setup I usually use. It's hardly "obvious" how to set it up but I first turned on the Bluetooth renderer in Moode's settings (not sure this is necessary, but I wasn't sure if the chip was even active otherwise), then followed the basic description of how to get it working from the forum thread I linked.

    I'm playing over BT to my Sony A55 now, so that does work. The player reports its using the SBC codec. BlueZ-Alsa theoretically supports LDAC but I probably hit my Linux limit for now.
     
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    I couldn't resist. I recompiled bluez-alsa from source on the RPI, enabling AAC, AptX, and LDAC support. This included downloading source for the fdk-aac, ldacBT, and openaptx libraries, configuring and compiling these dependencies, compiling bluez-alsa with flags enabling the additional protocols. Lots of trial and error and I didn't write anything down, but it's possible. The biggest issue was that after compiling and installing everything bluez-alsa still wouldn't start until I rebuilt the shared library path and enabled and started the updated service (too much linux...)

    Interestingly, moode comes by default with a full compiler suite. This seems unnecessary for a music player, but it saved me some setup.

    The good news is that the new service works with the moode player UI and MPD backend with no changes required to those that I could tell. And LDAC success.

    edit: aptX working confirmed on an old pair of bluetooth IEMs

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    hello,
    purchased, delivered, plugged in, MUSIC!
     
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    Hooray for Asian Power Devices :cool:
     
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    Edit: parts of my response are in-line, some are not.

    ***I have a Blue Snowball ice (the crappier of the Snowball models), which I bought for $15 in 2017. Long term, I wanted to upgrade but I just haven't streamed enough to warrant it.

    You gave me much to think about, haha. Thanks.
     
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    Any recommendations as to cables for the Dan Clark Audio Aeon Noire, either first-party or after-market? I didn't want to jump on the VIVO cable right away, and I'd like some flexibility in terms of terminations, too.

    I'd ask about mods, too, but I already bought the standard Aeon pads, and I'm not sure if there's anything else. Still, any information would be nice.
     
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    My biggest recommendation is to wait for the third or fourth revision before committing.
     
  16. Lyander

    Lyander Official SBAF Equitable Empathizer

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    Any suggestions for a good low-¥€$₱ 1080p IPS monitor? Just looking for non-smeary 60Hz and good factory colour calibration, but high refresh rate wouldn't be amiss I guess. Will be doing some gaming when time allows but it'll really mostly be for watching YouTube and Netflix with occasional photo editing if I'm being honest.

    VA panels can suck it IMO; the family's TV uses a Samsung one and quick motion makes me a bit sick sometimes. I guess my budget is a bit more flexible nowadays but still not by very much. I really don't feel like compromising a great deal on colour and motion.
     
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    Lyander Official SBAF Equitable Empathizer

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    Facepalm. I actually forgot RTINGS had monito reviews for a hot minute which is surprising. Might be because I usually just go there for FR measurements and quite literally nothing else :p

    The specific model they listed isn't easily available where I am, and the fact that I got an auto-complete says I probably looked it up some time ago too, haha. I was hoping some here might have experience with the like of AOC or ViewSonic monitors since those are the ones I hear about locally— I'm a bit out of touch with the "local" hardware geeks and remember some on here having put a lot of work into finding their right monitor.

    Might ask around and see if some smaller shops carry this one though. Grazie!
     
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    While I didn't even realize ViewSonic still existed (so no first hand knowledge in the last 10 yrs), if you scroll down that rTINGS page you'll find:

    Recent Updates
    1. Jan 29, 2021: Replaced the ViewSonic XG2402 with the Acer Nitro XF243Y; replaced the AOC CQ27G1 with the Gigabyte G27Q and renamed to '1440p Alternative';
    So 2+ months ago the top two budget gaming monitors were a Viewsonic and AOC.

     
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    Thanks! The ViewSonic they named was a TN panel which I'm not really a fan of, and if I'm splurging on a monitor I'm hoping to get something I don't necessarily find unappealing— I've seen a few TN panels I've not minded over the years but those were all kinda pricey; hoping things will have changed in recent years if I do go for that.

    The AOC is a 32in and as proof greater size isn't always better :p I can't really go too large. Forgot to mention I'd prefer a 24in panel.

    EDIT: oh d'oh the XG2402 might fit the bill. Further proof my reading comprehension needs work. Will be looking up prices, thanks for pointing that out @dasman66!
     
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