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

[Stratmangler]

Does it work with iTunes?

You need to define your question.
Are you referring to using iTunes to control it? If so then you'd need to load something that makes it imitate Apple hardware, so the likelihood is no.

Does it have to use NAS? (I don't have one)

No.

Has the recommended/optimum setup changed since the OP and which page should I go to if so?

It has been in a fairly constant state of flux.

[webby]

You need to define your question.
Are you referring to using iTunes to control it? If so then you'd need to load something that makes it imitate Apple hardware, so the likelihood is no.



No.



It has been in a fairly constant state of flux.

1. yeah that's what I meant and I kinda guessed that was the answer
2. cool
3. riiiight

[Stratmangler]

To be honest Lee I wouldn't be installing any of the various distros and media players available for the RasPi.
They all appear to be quirky and awkward to work around, and they all seem to be lacking in certain areas.

I am happy using LMS (Logitech Media Server), so for my own needs I would install PiCorePlayer and have the Pi running as a Squeezebox client.
I have been running Squeezeboxes for almost a decade, and I haven't had any serious problems crop up in all that time.
The beauty of the Squeezebox way of doing things is that the server program is open source, and the community that voluntarily works on it is full of very experienced programmers.
Logitech may have pulled the plug on the hardware, but the community that writes the server program has the will to continue, and will set up camp on their own if necessary.

It should be possible to for you run both client and server on the Pi, and have your library attached via USB with a powered HDD.

[mikmas]

Does it work with iTunes?

Actually this is a 'Yes and No' situation.
As pointed out, you can't use iTunes to control the Pi (not that I know of anyway) - however if you have a Pi supported media player, such as Moode, you can stream music to the Pi via Airplay and controlled by iTunes (using a Mac or iPhone/iPad based music library)

PS - if you are a Mac user with OS Mavericks onwards you may have some work to do getting an image file on to the micro card for the Pi. I have a old netbook running W.XP for this purpose. I use either Volumio or Moode and these present no real problems for Mac users in terms of using the browser based interfaces to control the Pi or getting drive based folders to show up in Finder.

[Rothchild]

Looks like the next release from http://dietpi.net will feature shareport-sync - https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/161

Apparently:

Shairport Sync is an AirPlay audio player -- it plays audio streamed from iTunes, iOS devices and third-party AirPlay sources such as ForkedDaapd and others. Audio played by a Shairport Sync-powered device stays synchronised with the source and hence with similar devices playing the same source. In this way, synchronised multi-room audio is possible without difficulty. (Hence the name Shairport Sync, BTW.)

Shairport Sync does not support AirPlay video or photo streaming.
https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync

As it has a github I guess you could also get it working in Moode / Rune / Volumio etc


EDIT: More info about ShareportSync in Dietpi and how to use it here: http://fuzon.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.p...5&p=1221#p1221

[Terry]

Hi Guys

Would this be any good/work or indeed be necessary? to go between the hard drive and the IQAudio Dac usb input of our RPI setups?

Here is the link

http://www.whathifi.com/audioquest/jitterbug/review

Thanks

[brian2957]

I have one Terry and didn't hear any improvement . However , as it says in the review any improvements may be system dependent .

[The Black Adder]

I have tried the SBooster version and it just didn't see the USB drive unfortunately.

[Terry]

Thanks Brian and Black Adder !

[Terry]

Hi Marco, i have just got the z-foils as i wanted to do this mod after your post saying about the improvements, but on inspection i think it is a little bit too much for me to try and replace these as i have very little soldering expierence. Do you know of anyone that would be willing to offer this as a service? Thanks Terry

Lol - job done!

It was upgrading the resistors in the IQ-Audio DAC, as Dunc outlined, which have now been fitted with Z-Foils... All I can say is

It's a royal pain in the ass though, removing the existing surface-mount resistors, which are not much bigger than a pin head, and trying to solder-in standard sized ones (with tails) in their place, without at the same time lifting the track on the PCB, with the heat of the soldering iron!!

Not a job for the fainthearted, and certainly not something I'd recommend for anyone but the most able and confident at that type of task. Worth it, however, sonically? You betcha!

Marco.