Mine too, up until I got the Pi/IQ-Audio DAC. Do you honestly think I'd leave the Croft redundant (apart from when playing CDs or vinyl) for nothing? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RichB
Marco.
Mine too, up until I got the Pi/IQ-Audio DAC. Do you honestly think I'd leave the Croft redundant (apart from when playing CDs or vinyl) for nothing? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RichB
Marco.
The whole point about FBA is convenience.
"no he just switches leads"
I would have to pull my amp from the rack to do this every time I changed source.
As my TV/Movie/radio are all part of my audio sytem, you can see how this would not be viable for me and many others.
http://hifimediy.com/usb-dac2Quote:
Originally Posted by Qwin
Ken, I use one of these in a second system I just plug the laptop/PC in via a decent USB lead (yes they do sound different) and away you go. It's one of the most natural sounding DACs I've ever heard. Cheap and simple file based audio.
I guess the results Marco is having with the pi come from its simplicity, lack of moving parts and the fact that unlike a laptop it is performing few tasks and dedicated to one source. However he still has his laptop open which acts as his remote control effectively. For me, I'd skin the cat a different way by connecting the laptop to a good DAC.
If you like Ken I'd be happy to bring a bunch of digital gubbins over and after trying a few different approaches you can decide whether FBA is for you or not.
Correct - a ten second job here! However, that's only because I'm not using a preamp, with the Pi. If i was, swapping over leads would not be necessary :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Marco.
Not for me it isn't - it's about gaining access to more music and adding another (highly) sonically capable music source to my existing hi-fi system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Qwin
My system is used solely to play music, in a dedicated listening room. It plays no part in my watching TV or movies. I understand and appreciate that your situation is different.
Fair enough. My power amplifier is about 5ft off the ground, on 15 layers of Mana supports, so easy to get at, and I also have plenty of space behind my system to connect or disconnect anything I like. I deliberately set it up that way for, erm, convenience! :eyebrows:Quote:
"no he just switches leads"
I would have to pull my amp from the rack to do this every time I changed source.
As my TV/Movie/radio are all part of my audio sytem, you can see how this would not be viable for me and many others.
Look, at the end of the day, if you think something is worth it, you'll make the effort to do it. Simple. You obviously just don't want to get into FBA (for whatever justifiable reasons you have), and that's fine :)
Marco.
Hi Dave,
See my reply to Ken. Honestly, if it wasn't relatively easy to do, inexpensive and offered high SPPV, I wouldn't have embraced FBA. In that respect, folk should know me by now!Quote:
Originally Posted by jollyfix
:exactly:
Marco.
re spotify application
no, not that one.... go to www.spotify.com ... there should be a download section there where you can get the app for free... i can't give you a direct link because it's in french :scratch:
Cheers. There is a 'Download' tab on the homepage, on your link, which if clicked on takes me to a 'Sign Up' to Spotify page, with Facebook.
Is that what you're referring to? If not, I can't see anything else, other than 'Help' or 'Upgrade'.... The only other tabs there are "Get (Spotify) free", or "Go Premium", or "Go With The Moment'"...
Marco.
get spotify free.. download and install it
That just takes me to a sign-in with Facbook page... And why would I want to 'Get Spotify Free', download it and install it, when I've already downloaded it, and have a Spotify Premium account? :scratch:
Surely the necessary app will be somewhere on there?
Marco.