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Most of those have been done with mixed results. Moode was the one I had most success with. set ups like moode or volumio are strictly playback and require separate programs for cd ripping. The method I use also allows for cd ripping,library management, web browsing while listening and Easy access to streaming sites via web browser. Not saying my method is better than others, just a way that suites my needs.

After many many hrs of experimenting I have found a winning set up.I am now using jriver, running headless and controlled from my laptop using remmina vnc .This set up allows me full access to the jriver software and it sounds fantastic. I can even run JR in the background and surf the net with no issues what so ever.I absolutely love this setup.The only factor will be the cost of JR. Right now I am using the trial version. I,m not sure my current cd collection is big enough to justify the cost so I have some decisions to make but for now I have 30 days of absolute audio bliss.

He he no at this point nothing is final. There are advantages to both methods so right now I.m just experimenting to see what suits me best. Moode is def a slick set up but is limited to simply playback.The music players for linux tend to be geared for a specific type of listener. Some lean heavily toward cloud and radio streaming. Others more toward Network libraries and others are somewhere in between.Clementine will do all of them except it doesnt have a deezer pluggin.It does have spotify . I think I saw a place to enter a url though so I will try that out. It also has an E.Q. so some basic room correction could be done and also the ability to rip c.ds into pretty much any format i,d ever want to try. Nuvola music player leans heavily toward cloud and radio but has LMS built in as well. Banshee and Tomahawk are very similar to Clementine but without cd ripping. And there are a few others I have not yet tried.

I haven't come across this here so I figured i'd share it. I stumbled on a new (to me) way to stream music using my rpi. It starts by installing a normal linux os,preferably something lite weight. The pi is connected to my sound system through a usb dac and my hard drive is connected through a hub. I then access the pi with my laptop through the vnc connect. This allows me to run the pi headless and open it's desktop through my LT. It is pretty cool cause i can use one of the many free music players available for linux. Right now I am using clementine. It has everything I would need including cd ripping. It also has a remote that can be used on my phone or tablet. Once I start the player I can put the laptop aside and use the remote.I use deezer to stream and this setup is perfect because once im in control of the pi I can just acess deezer through the web browser and stream away.

Well dont ask me how or why but I now have moode working .It took a couple of hrs of configuring and I honestly dont know why but it suddenly started working and hasnt flinched since. Just now tweaking it for the best sound. I already have Bubble upnp on my phone which has already added moode to it. I still have not figured out the deezer issue though.

Ya I was disappointed about moode as well. Wanted to try all three for comparison. I tried a couple of different times but I was never able to get any sound. I suspect it doesnt play well with my dac. I had posted on the moode forum but go no response. If it has the squeezelite installed it may be worth some more effort because it would pretty much do what I need.

Thank you for taking the time to go through all of this for me. The dac I am using is the audioengine dac1. I am quite satisfied with it although at some point I will no doubt want to step up to a better one but that wont be for a while.I did actually play around with Picoreplayer I think it was the squeezebox thing that discouraged me as I have no experience with it at all. I can install a linux distro on my chromebook. I have done it in the past but not for audio use. I can set it up to switch back and forth between the OS's or remove chrome entirely. The flac files are something new to me as well so its still a bit of a novelty to me. It isnt however a "must have" I already had everything to do it so I wanted to try it out. I can stream anything I have ripped so its not a huge deal. A pre amp is coming as well once I can finish building it, for now I use the dac 1's headphone amp as sort of a pre amp. If one of the big three had worked out I would consider switching back to spotify. I was never able to get moode working at all, Rune worked great but there was a very noticeable change in audio quality when using the software volume mode.Volumio seemed less affected in that department but many times it would just randomly revert back to Hardware mode and the volume would skyrocket. Quite annoying. So before I take another look at picore is there a particular linux distro you would recommend. If it can be installed on my chrome book it might be a better option. As far as volume control I have already come to the conclusion that It might have to be a motorized unit with remote jerry rigged to my dac until it is put into the pre amp.

Sorry I guess I should'nt have been so general. Right now I use a chromebook With a usb dac. I just bought a new tablet. Im not sure about the android but i assume it would be the most recent or at least very close to it. I have tried volumio,moode,rune. on my pie with limited results. The best luck I had was with volumio but It doesnt do deezer and there were some issues with the volume control being very unpredictable. I have two pi's a 2b and a 3. I have played around with raspian and a bit of ubuntu but i'm far from an expert.I also have a cd collection I ripped into flac and stored on a hard drive. I am trying to sort out what OS would suit my needs and be reasonably easy to set up and use and of course maintain audio quality.

I wondered if anyone could suggest a set up for me. I want to stream deezer to my pi wireless, using my tablet or LT as the control. Currently I have to connect my dac to my LT which means a long ass cord across the room. I want to be able to stream and control volume remotely. If it could also stream from a dhd that would be even better.I have been looking at options but quite frankly I,m overwhelmed by all the formats ans streaming software etc. I am hoping someone can dumb it down a bit for me.

I am hoping someone can answer this question. I have an all active speaker set up using a mini dsp and 3 amps. I have an rpi that I am planning to use as a media server/streamer. My speakers are OB,s with a 15" bass driver and 10" midbass.I have an extra amp and want to go to a 4 way with an amp dedicated for each of the 4 bass drivers.I though of using the piano dac 2.1 sub outs as a cheaper option than buying another mini dsp to give me the extra outputs. I currently use an audio engine dac 1 wich I am quite happy with. I just wonder if a 12s dac and a usb dac can be run from the same Pi or is it likely going to cause trouble.

I actually gave up on tidal.I was trying the hifi trial and while I was happy with the sound I hated their interface.All they ever had to recommend was crap I had no interest in and just wasnt crazy about its function.I tried deezer and decided i can get the same sound quality and lame interface for half the price.

I havent had the pleasure of hearing any of their newer dacs.I do recall back when cd,s were just getting popular they had one (ultralink) I believe it was called and it was the nicest sounding dac i,d heard at the time by a wide margin.

Hello to all. I have a two part question that I hope someone can help with. First is that I installed moode on my rpi 2b. Everything went ok other than there is no sound.I am using the audioengine dac 1 so I am wondering if there is a compatibility issue.I have tried changing some of the configuration settings but no luck. The second question is there a way to run moode along side raspbian jessie or does it need to run as a stand alone program.I am having a lot of fun playing around on jessie but so far have not been able to find anything comparable to moode that is available in the list of add ons. Thank you for any help

Yes I can spend hours searching out audio related stuff. I have been looking into a few things. I have been trying to install a working version of linux on my CB so I could have a few more options of music software. So far i havent been able to get a properly functioning linux os. Also looking at the raspberry pi option. Its pretty intriguing also. Ultimately I feel like the only real improvement is going to come either by way of a better dac, or the ability to stream lossless music files like FLAC or similar. I am also still hoping to find a way to not have to have a 10ft cord stretched across the living room and a dac and laptop on my lap.

Wow seems I have some homework to do.