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  1. Folks, I'm revamping my network system and have moved to a Mac Mini server recently. I have one location in the house that I have a Raspberry Pi2 running Moode and previously was using it as a renderer to my main stereo system to good effect. I want to continue doing that, but I thought I'd revisit the OS and software that is on it, because I don't know if I need to be running Moode anymore. I don't use Moode for anything other than two things. I want to be able to have a USB output from it to go to my Audiophilleo and DAC, and I want to be able to run a optical and/or coax output from it, and again, into a DAC. I have a digital output board added onto the top of the Pi2 for that. What are my software options for doing this? I'd prefer to not be running anything that has a lot of extra code or capabilities that I won't be using. As I see it, I am running the Pi2 essentially like a microRendu, and nothing more (with the exception of the coax/optical out, which I consider a secondary output to the USB output). So, I don't need any of the radio station or catalogue capabilities, or anything like that. It just needs to accept a stream from Audirvarna. Thanks, ---Michael
  2. I'm having a problem with JRiver (I think v20) and getting it to stream radio stations properly... Is anyone able to do it correctly? I can stream a station, but it will hang up after 5-10 minutes and I have to then reconnect JRiver to the streamer to get it going again. A little background: ---I am streaming from JRiver to a DNLA player (in this case, some Moode Pi devices). From there it goes to the stereo or through a small amp to the speakers. ---I don't have any problems playing audio from the server through the DNLA devices, so I suspect that this has something to do with JRiver losing the stream in some manner. I have had no problems getting a good feed through a Sonos system. I haven't tried going directly through the Moode player, but I want to be able to do multi-room playback, so I want this to be handled by JRiver rather than locally by Moode. ---I have JRiver running on a media server in the closet, and it is set to not go to sleep, but even so, I would think that while it is receiving a stream, it shouldn't be triggering a sleep mode? Is this something I need to investigate and look at what any of the low-power settings are doing? Any suggestions on what may be the problem? Thanks, ---Michael
  3. OK, I see what you are talking about. Sounds like it may be a bit of an improvement over the stock connections. ---Michael
  4. The Digi+ does not take it's own power. It gets power from the Pi. The amp boards out there will take their own power and then supply power down to the Pi, but as far as I know the DACs and the DIGI+ do not.
  5. Speaking of hype, is anyone else bothered by the timing of the partial "review" that is clearly posted to drive sales and the GAS? The comments in the review may hold up to editorial integrity but the review clearly isn't complete and should have been held until it is more finished. The posting of it to be timed with the product roll out makes me feel like there is too much coordination occurring between the staff and the manufacturers/advertisers, and in my opinion, calls into question the motivation of the information source. Hype, in other words, or possibly shilling. I've noticed this trend towards coordination in the past, and it appears to be becoming more prevalent unfortunately. ---Michael
  6. Chris, I missed this post of yours until today, or I would have asked you about it earlier... I guess I don't understand what you position is here. You are talking about 'workarounds' as if they are functionally deficient, but is that the case? I have a RPi2 running 24/192 perfectly, and I believe it sounds better than a CAPSv2 machine I had in the system. Does this mean that it is the pinnacle of audio performance? No, I'm sure it isn't but it is a high standard to achieve, and at an astonishingly low price. So you are claiming that the RPi is flawed, but I would like to see the information that you may be able to provide to support this. It may not be the most computationally elegant way to solve the I/O problem, but if there is no functional penalty, then I believe you are making a distinction without a difference. Maybe you should consider the RPi again and disregard what you know about how they are designed? ---M
  7. I am using the Pi2 as a UPnP renderer, pushing the music to it with JRiver. I should mention that. It works well. I haven't tried Moode as the server. Can you determine that it is a problem with the software, and not an issue with the Wavelink that somehow makes it incompatible with the Pi's? Can you get Moode to properly resample everything to 16/44.1? See if you can get that working, both HD and 16/44.1 to determine it isn't an issue with the files coming int the Pi. ---Michael
  8. Nopants, I have these settings: MPD USB Audio Device volume control disabled Resampling disabled Gapless MP# Yes DSD over PCM Yes Volume normalization NO Audio buffer size 65535 (I set it up there while trying to get the HD to not click, and xleft it after getting it working, so I don't know if it really needs to be this high) Buffer before play 10% Zeroconfig Yes Zeroconfig name Moode In the System section: IS2 device None ASLA Volume (it doesn't display a value) Airplay receiver ON UPNP renderer ON DNLA Server OFF Max USB current 2x ON See if anything appears to be different. I had problems when I tell it to resample, so I don't resample at all. It goes from HD to normal music and back without locking up... Let me know if I can help with anything else. ---Michael
  9. Tim!!!! Good news. I spotted a mention on the DIYAudio forum to the one Linux bug patch that you had on your website: Add this "dwc_otg.fiq_fsm_mask=0x3" at the beginning of the cmdline.txt file. I put that in and now I can report that I am pushing Dave Brubeck to the RPi in 24/176 as we speak and no pops or snaps at all. I've got to say that this thing sounds amazing. I won't be going back to the old method of serving up files. First, you can include an Audiophilleo AP2 USB transport as a compatible USB device on your list of DACs. It's not a DAC, but it effectively makes a coax DAC into a USB DAC. Second, thanks the help last week figuring out if Moode would be good for me. Id' say the MoOde is GoOde! Lastly, is there a way to connect the Moode player up to a director on a server (not a NAS)? Can I do something to make the server act like an NAS for the purposes of supplying the files to the player? ---Michael PS: Anyone want to buy a nice CAPSv2?
  10. DLNA device... so I turn on the UPNP Renderer setting in Moode. I think it's running perfectly in this respect. Other then it appearing to resample when resampling is turned OFF. ---Michael
  11. Tim, As a followup to the conversation above, I do believe I have a bug for you to look into... I have been messing with the input/output options as noted above, and it appears that when sending a file higher than 16/48 to the RPi, it appears to resample it to 16/48 regardless of whether you tell it to resample or not. I sent a file at 16/192 to it, and with no resampling, it stated the output was 16/48. I sent a file at 24/192 to the RPi and with no resampling it reported the output was 24/192. This one had all kinds of static and pops. So, I think the reason I was having success with the 16-bit files may be that it was also downsampling the file to 16/48. Let me know if you need any more description or some screen grabs. I'm very please with what I'm hearing, and I think my CAPSv2 machine will be pulled from the stereo in short order, as long as I can resolve the static and pops on HD music! Keep up the great work on this. ---Michael
  12. I am planning to use JRiver as my main interface, primarily through JRemote. It is installed on my server that is in the closet. I could use the Moode interface, but I was thinking that it would be better to use JRiver to feed to my rooms rather than have Moode in each space with separate web locations. I'm not wedded to that, however, so I'll explore these options as I go. I was planning to assemble a box for the RPi and probably install a linear PS, so if you can point me towards what you used to build it, I'd appreciate it. ---Michael
  13. Just a followup on the above... I have a 5.0V-2A power supply that came with it. I went into JRiver and figured out how to send it different bit depth and bitrate values. I determined that it is the 24 bit depth that is the source of the cracks and pops. I'm playing a 16/192 file right now. So I went into the Moode control panel, and in the Audio Info setting there is an interesting thing. It says that the file is 16/192, as expected, It says that the DSP is OFF, but it still shows a resampling of 16/48... Not sure whether to believe the DSP=OFF or the resampling info... So, a last little test, I told the RPi to resample that 16/192 file up to 24/192, and the static is back. I think it's pretty clearly an issue between the RPi and the Audiophilleo. Now the question is whether I can resolve it with more power or another setting. Any advice would be appreciated. ---Michael
  14. Folks, I talked with Tim last week and just got my RPI2 in the mail today. Installed Moode and got it running in about 30 minutes on Airplay. I'm outputting from the Pi2 through USB to a Audiophilleo and then from there to a Metrum Octave and then into the analogue realm... So that went perfectly... On to try JRiver. I finally got it running, and ran into one snag. It plays 16/44 files perfectly, but I get cracks and pops in the sound at higher bitrates and/or bit depth. I'm not sure which, but I could make some files of various specs to see which one is the source of the problem. Anyway, I read about the issue with the USB power so I tried the setting that increased the power output to the USB by 2x, and that seemed to make the device unstable. It kept appearing and disappearing on the JRiver status as a DLNA device. Not sure what else to try... Should I order a higher voltage power supply, like the MCM device: 5.25VDC 2.4A Regulated AC Power Adapter - 48" Cord with Micro USB Plug | 28-19336 (2819336) | Distributed By MCM or similar? Are there any other settings I should be trying in the Mood setup or in Jriver to address this? I could obviously go to 16/44 with everything, but really would like to hear HD music! ---Michael
  15. Thanks Chris... MFSOA, that sounds like good performance, so there is probably no concern for a normal HD stream. I'll be trying it out as soon as my Pi's show up, which, unfortunately, was not today, so it'll have to wait until next weekend probably. ---Michael
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