'Analog Dinosaur' succumbs to the joys of FBA : enter Raspberry Pi 2/IQ-Audio DAC+!!

[NRG]

Moode is better than Volumio imho now at v2.0. See tcmods.org

[mikmas]

Volumio is pissing me off though - it plays my playlist in random order and there seems to be no menu to change this. Surely this can't be right??

Pissed me off too - got exactly the same issue with Moode (the one time I got that one to actually load)

The various OS systems are the worst thing about the whole Pi shebang - none of them really work right or are what I would call 'user-friendly' and really mar what would otherwise be a great audio system
- still, at least they're free

[drpetar]

Volumio is pissing me off though - it plays my playlist in random order and there seems to be no menu to change this. Surely this can't be right??

There is a "random" icon/button on the playback screen under the timer (the second from the left). Accidentally pressed?

[Starterman]

Thanks drpeter, yes I eventually found that.

I've got the linear supply up and running now. Sound is pretty good, not sure it's quite enough to extinctify the dinosaurs though.

One strange thing, my laptop will not go into sleep mode since I ran Volumio on it. Don't you just have to love comfrigginputers?

[Starterman]

Moode is better than Volumio imho now at v2.0. See tcmods.org

I am now running Moody (sorry, Moode). Too much info on the screen for iPhone control but fine on the lappy (which has cured itself of insomnia now!?).

Seems to sound much more analogue on Moode than on IQ's Volumio. Can this be right or am I deluding myself????

[Stratmangler]

Can this be right or am I deluding myself????

Dunno about that, but don't forget that you could also set the Pi up to operate as a Squeezebox client using Squeezelite or PiCorePlayer.
It's another option to play with, and in an ecosystem you're already familiar with.

[cyclopse]

Nice one, Stephen. Makes quite a difference, doesn't it?

Btw, have you been in touch recently with Paul? He seems to have 'gone off grid' a bit... Could be on holiday!

Marco.

Hi Marco,

I will respond once I have completed my listening tests. I just waited for the email from PH to say my project was completed so cannot comment on his availability at the moment.

Regards

Stephen

[Marco]

No worries, Stephen. I look forward to your findings... I've since found out that Paul is on holiday

Marco.

[roob]

I have took the plunge and ordered a Pi2b and Hifiberry digi out board, going to hook it up to my Chevron Sabre dac.
It will be interesting to see how it compares to my usual streaming sources ie MBP and Sonos Connect.
I forgot to order a psu though are there any cheapish linear ones available don't want to spend to much on it yet or should i just get the usual switching one?

[Desmo]

Andrew, Until you have got the thing up and running, I'd just use a cheap power supply.

An Android phone USB one works well. If you can then get it working, and like the sound, then you can invest in a linear PSU. I got one of the popular Chinese linear PSU's off of ebay, and modified the lead to fit the Pi.