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Post by hidefdave on Aug 22, 2014 14:00:02 GMT -5
I have just built a Nano PC to serve my music based on Linux Mint running MPD to serve the music. I have it connected via SPDIF to my UMC-200. It sounds pretty good, however the same files sound better to me when played via my Oppo 103 connected via its analog outputs into the UMC-200 so Im guessing the DAC's in the Oppo may be a little better than those in the UMC. I intend to use this set up with an XMC-1 when I get one and utilize the USB DAC rather than the SPDIF input. Does anyone know if a Linux driver for the USB chipset in the XMC-1 is available?. As a footnote I am really pleased with the MPD server solution, I control it using MPAD on the iPad. I wouldn't think that you would need any type of USB driver when in Linux. As long as you compile your kernel with USB audio support, that should be all that is needed. That's good news, thanks Unfortunately I can't test it out until I get my XMC, and that may be a while yet. I'm using the standard Mint Cinnamon distribution, and as a bit of a Linux noob, i'm not sure how I would "compile the kernel" if it doesn't see the USB audio device "out of the box" so to speak. |
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Post by ÈlTwo on Aug 23, 2014 10:14:04 GMT -5
I did boot my laptop off a usb drive to one of the 3 million flavors of Linux I have floating around here, and it was able to play through the XMC-1. Just can't remember which version I used, but I think it was Debian or Arch or an Ubuntu variant. No trouble connecting, it recognized the XMC-1 as an audio output, and played wonderfully.
Looking at installing AP-Linux, the new version V3 (V2 was based on Mint, and I won't touch Mint, or anything based on Mint due to Clem's request, essentially, that I not do so). Having issues with the write permissions not taking and sticking, and it only booting in fallback mode.
Just wanted to update you, and let you know that your setup will most probably work.
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Post by nathanzachary on Aug 23, 2014 10:24:14 GMT -5
I wouldn't think that you would need any type of USB driver when in Linux. As long as you compile your kernel with USB audio support, that should be all that is needed. That's good news, thanks Unfortunately I can't test it out until I get my XMC, and that may be a while yet. I'm using the standard Mint Cinnamon distribution, and as a bit of a Linux noob, i'm not sure how I would "compile the kernel" if it doesn't see the USB audio device "out of the box" so to speak. Whenever I get my XMC-1, I will let you know. I'm a Principal Linux Engineer, and have been a Gentoo Linux developer for years. I'll certainly break it down once mine arrives (no clue when that will be as I didn't jump on the pre-order list until 2014), and will be glad to help you as well. |
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Post by hidefdave on Aug 23, 2014 16:54:37 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for your comments, I also only pre ordered the XMC this year so it'll be a bit of a wait to test it out but I will report back then.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Post by ÈlTwo on Aug 23, 2014 23:17:15 GMT -5
After fiddling with permissions and boot order, I finally got AudioPhile Linux V3 running. Put MPDroid on my phone.
AP Linux automatically uses the first 4 soundcards it finds, so I booted it while attached to the XMC-1 via the USB.
I am happy to report AP Linux v3, based on ArchLinux, works just fine.
Listening to some stereo FLAC, Band on the Run from the HiRes digital download.
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Post by ÈlTwo on Aug 28, 2014 10:47:39 GMT -5
nathanzachary and hifidave,
Thanks for turning me on to MPD!
You're right, MPD is great.
Using MPDroid on my phone, and when I'm on my computer I use Cantata.
Right now I'm using an old computer with an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ and 2 Gig of memory, which seems adequate, but being an older computer it can be a little quirky to set up.
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Post by nathanzachary on Aug 28, 2014 16:10:29 GMT -5
nathanzachary and hifidave, Thanks for turning me on to MPD! You're right, MPD is great. Using MPDroid on my phone, and when I'm on my computer I use Cantata. Right now I'm using an old computer with an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ and 2 Gig of memory, which seems adequate, but being an older computer it can be a little quirky to set up. Glad to help! I think that it's a great solution and very little cost. I built my music server for a couple hundred dollars, and it streams FLAC beautifully. Once I have my XMC-1, I'll be able to test it all out there as well. |
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Post by hifiaudio2 on Sept 3, 2014 21:23:59 GMT -5
As user WizardofOz also tried, I connected my Synology with USB to the XMC-1 and while the Synology sees it as "USB2.0 High-Speed True HD Audio - C-Media Electronics", nothing happens when I play any content.
So what is it about a software player like Jriver that will play the content from a laptop connected the same way while the Synology will not? (this is assuming Jriver and a laptop connected with USB WILL play the music.. I have not tried yet).
EDIT: So its working fine with a trial version of Jriver. Sure would be nice for the Synology to work though so I could avoid $50 for Jriver and $10 for the app. I actually like the DS audio app from Synology because it will automatically get and display song lyrics on the iPad app. I will have to see if Jriver offers that as a plugin or something.
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Post by hifiaudio2 on Sept 5, 2014 10:31:39 GMT -5
Staying with the thought of directly connecting the USB output of the Synology to the XMC, does anyone with a deeper knowledge of the workings of the drivers, etc, have a good idea why a windows computer running Jriver can easily send the music to the XMC while being controlled with a remote app while trying to use the Synology Plex app or the DS audio app will not work? Is it likely an XMC-1 limitation of a limitation of the Synology and its apps? In the DS audio remote app I can select "USB speaker" as the output (this is only a selection when the XMC-1 is connected), but that also does not do anything.
Since WizardofOZ reports that this setup works with the Emotiva Stealth DC-1 DAC, what may Emotiva need to add to the XMC's functionality to get it to operate in the same manner?
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Post by DFarwell on Jan 14, 2015 21:03:26 GMT -5
I am not completely sure on this one, but I have been researching the same topic for hours, and hours, and hours. I believe that the issue is the need for a source device that supports USB Audio Class 2 (UAC2) (for the USB-B input on the XMC-1) In addition there are the C-Media drivers that are required (available with Apple computers, driver installation required for Windows OS). Based on my research on the Synology website, it doesn't appear that their NASs support this (UAC2).
I just wish Emotiva would make some announcement on whether or not they are working on an update to allow us XMC-1 adoptees the ability to stream via the Ethernet connection.
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Post by hifiaudio2 on Jan 23, 2015 12:23:18 GMT -5
With the somewhat recent driver updates the Synology can stream directly to the USB input now. Sorry I never updated this thread with that info. I use the DS audio app to control it. Works great!
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