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Post by ron526 on Aug 21, 2013 10:06:01 GMT -5
Any way to navigate the Oppo menu without the TV being on.
Yes I have made a cheat sheet but would like to see some info in the Oppo dispay.
Thanx, Ron526
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Post by GreenKiwi on Aug 21, 2013 10:24:31 GMT -5
I'm guessing there are iPad/iPhone apps for navigating music on the oppo?
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Post by geebo on Aug 21, 2013 10:27:02 GMT -5
Any way to navigate the Oppo menu without the TV being on. Yes I have made a cheat sheet but would like to see some info in the Oppo dispay. Thanx, Ron526 Not that I know of. I use the TV to make selections then hit PureAudio to blank the screen when I don't need it. Or if you have an android device you can get Media Control for the Oppo. |
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Post by GreenKiwi on Aug 21, 2013 10:31:07 GMT -5
Actually it is both a PLAYER and a SERVER. You have the option of getting it with a 1-3TB drive, in which case it will server music up from the drive. All you need a computer for, is getting the audio onto the device. (It will also pull from a NAS) In addition to analog out, it has a 30w amp, digital spdif and is supposed to support USB dacs. If you have multiple, they all connect together. As much as I've enjoyed having a PC for my music, I think I will be moving to one of these, as I've found the PC to have enough quirks to cause issues with the WAF. Looks cool, but it is a PLAYER. That means you still need a server. When you stream, the limitation is usually the server (and the stream format itself). This looks REALLY cool, but it is really just a dressed up Squeezebox (it may be done better, and quite possibly sound better, but it does the same stuff). If I were looking for an easy/clean system, I'd be waiting on this. www.myoliveone.com/It's on my list... |
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Post by audiogeek on Aug 21, 2013 10:49:08 GMT -5
So... can I run a 20+ foot ethernet cable from my PC to the Squeezebox without SQ suffering?
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Post by GreenKiwi on Aug 21, 2013 11:08:56 GMT -5
So... can I run a 20+ foot ethernet cable from my PC to the Squeezebox without SQ suffering? You can run a 1000' ethernet cable without the SQ suffering. |
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Post by audiogeek on Aug 21, 2013 11:44:02 GMT -5
In that case, the next step is to try hardwiring via ethernet cable from the PC in the bedroom to the Squeezebox in the living room. Thanks!
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Post by jmilton on Aug 21, 2013 11:45:41 GMT -5
Just connect a hard drive to your Oppo and fill it with Flacs. It just works. Please point me in the direction to educate myself about flac files, what they are, how to make one etc. Newbestuff I know, please enlighten me If you are dreamin' of streamin'...start here: www.audiostream.com/ |
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Post by DYohn on Aug 21, 2013 11:51:30 GMT -5
I stream 24/96 files around my house wirelessly all day long with no twitchy-ness.  |
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Post by audiogeek on Aug 21, 2013 11:58:04 GMT -5
I stream 24/96 files around my house wirelessly all day long with no twitchy-ness. Then consider yourself lucky... I've all but given up on it in my setup. |
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Post by DYohn on Aug 21, 2013 12:05:16 GMT -5
I stream 24/96 files around my house wirelessly all day long with no twitchy-ness. Then consider yourself lucky... I've all but given up on it in my setup. The key in my system was using high quality routers and access points and activating QOS on everything. |
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Post by arthurz on Aug 21, 2013 12:06:50 GMT -5
I haven't had ANY wi-fi issues in at least 10 years. If you have problems, you're either pushing the range too far or using a crappy router.
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Post by GreenKiwi on Aug 21, 2013 16:16:09 GMT -5
I haven't had ANY wi-fi issues in at least 10 years. If you have problems, you're either pushing the range too far or using a crappy router. Range can be a bit iffy in older houses depending on wall makeup. wifi really doesn't seem to like our plaster and lathe walls. Particularly 5GHz. I don't have a large place, but wifi coverage with an AirportExtreme router is still a bit spotty at the ends of the house. But for music, it generally is able to cope. |
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Post by arthurz on Aug 21, 2013 16:24:11 GMT -5
Fair enough, GreenKiwi. This just means you need to install one router per room and configure the extras as extenders . |
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Post by GreenKiwi on Aug 21, 2013 16:37:07 GMT -5
Yup... not lots of fun... but it is what it is. Doesn't seem like you should actually need to do that for a 1500 square foot single floor place. And I'm really amazed at how poor my experience with 5GHz is.
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Post by brubacca on Aug 21, 2013 16:37:59 GMT -5
Backup is essential in computer based music. You can't have too many of them either.
dBPoweramp is excellent for this. You can rip to multiple locations at the same time,.
When i rip a cd it is written to two different network locations. Both of those locations are mirrored, so i get 4 copies of the music. ( i also rip 3 formats at the same time (flac, alac and windows lossless)
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Post by arthurz on Aug 21, 2013 17:36:26 GMT -5
No disagreement about backups, but just wanted to point out you can treat your original CDs as a backup. One very nice way of doing it would be to keep the CDs offsite in the case of fire or theft, and use RAID 6 for your onsite storage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2013 18:34:19 GMT -5
I use my Nas server for everything. Anything I copy onto my pc gets duplicated on the NAS with the push of a button. It's even got android or ios apps so that you can search the network and play through anything. Also if your TV or what ever you use, can play dlna, you can use you phone or tablet as a remote and it's pretty much like a squeeze box. I use a synology NAS. Wired or wi-fi, doesn't matter both work awesome for everything. I've never had one hiccup in over 3 years using it.
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Post by yves on Aug 21, 2013 19:18:04 GMT -5
The problem with QoS is that QoS alone won't add anything all that much useful without it also including Flow Control of some sort, which tends to get expensive rather quickly and / or which often just trades one set of problems for another. A simple cheap unmanaged ethernet switch from the brand called ASUS will give you a VIP port that will go a very long way on letting you enjoy easy traffic prioritization in a typical home environment. If you're on Windows, just using the HomeGroup feature combined with a piece of software called NetLimiter Pro can be not only cheaper, but also actually even better than streaming combined with QoS. Similarly, RAID storage is not necessarily always (or should I say, is hardly ever) the best choice for playback of files, especially if you're talking music files. Anyone who has a fair background in IT ought to tell you that, even at the enterprise level, there has been a trend of recent years, moving away from RAID, and towards MAID. Rather than waste hard currency on enterprise harddrives, the extra power consumption that results from letting them spin 24/7, and a fancy NAS with limited upgrade options on top of it all, there is an old, simple and free software utility called revoSleep. It can keep your SATA drives from spinning up again each time when you don't need them to. The bottom line IMO is that PCs usually hate people who know very little about PCs. |
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Post by Gary Cook on Aug 21, 2013 20:14:43 GMT -5
No disagreement about backups, but just wanted to point out you can treat your original CDs as a backup. One very nice way of doing it would be to keep the CDs offsite in the case of fire or theft, and use RAID 6 for your onsite storage. That's what I do, 2 x EHDD's at my place and media at my Mum's place. Cheers Gary |
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