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Post by jra on Apr 2, 2015 23:34:15 GMT -5
> +1 or even just be able to play off of a network share like on a NAS. Since the base OS is Linux based, they should be able to support UNC paths (SMB shares) or NFS shares. Either way, being able to > play are own music over the local network is very desirable. Yes, that is easy with a Linux kernel (SMB1/SMB2/CIFS client support). If Emotiva go through this thread looking for things to add please contact me at my jra@samba.org address. I can help them make this work (and I would love to do so, as I will shortly have 2 XMC-1's in my house :-). The hard part is the UI to select the tracks to play, which might be better on an Android client that then forwards the SMB URL (see here www.ubiqx.org/cifs/Appendix-D.html for details) to the XMC-1 for it to play. |
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Post by wizardofoz on Apr 2, 2015 23:48:28 GMT -5
Its taken almost a year and we don't have a remote control app...I'm not holding my breath for media navigation and streaming anytime soon...I love Emotiva but sometimes just have to get over wants and get on with whats done.
maybe they will have a media player one day soon, but there are a lot of hard acts to follow, but at the right price point and matching facias who knows...
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Post by meni on Apr 3, 2015 2:14:43 GMT -5
In other words.....
If there is a Linux board inside... let it run XBMC / Kodi.
I assume that the linux board is too weak, so this will require another board to be introduced. something like a raspberry pi 2 but with the capabilities of 7.1 audio throughput.
PS. something that I dearly miss is a backlit remote control. we hear music in the dark and we watrch music in the dark.. would be useful if we could see the buttons / labels.
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Post by LuisV on Apr 3, 2015 7:09:16 GMT -5
Not sure if these have already been mentioned, but how about: - Not defaulting to the noise generator when navigating into speaker levels?
- How about actually seeing the distance, speaker levels, etc that Dirac sets within the appropriate XMC-1 menu options?
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Post by qdtjni on Apr 3, 2015 7:45:42 GMT -5
Squeezelite, please!
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Post by LuisV on Apr 3, 2015 7:49:02 GMT -5
In other words..... If there is a Linux board inside... let it run XBMC / Kodi. I assume that the linux board is too weak, so this will require another board to be introduced. something like a raspberry pi 2 but with the capabilities of 7.1 audio throughput. PS. something that I dearly miss is a backlit remote control. we hear music in the dark and we watrch music in the dark.. would be useful if we could see the buttons / labels. +1 but an external raspberry pi setup is around $50 - $75, so not sure if it's worth it for Emotiva to develop / support; however, I like the idea. For now, my Amazon Fire TV runs Kodi just fine. I hear ya on the backlit remote, but I assume that most folks, like me, toss the Emotiva remote into a drawer and use a universal remote or other controlling method instead. |
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Post by audiosyndrome on Apr 3, 2015 8:05:01 GMT -5
HDMI pass through.  Russ |
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Post by LuisV on Apr 3, 2015 8:17:27 GMT -5
HDMI pass through. Russ I hear this a lot, curious what it meant by it. Since the XMC-1 passes video while in stand by, you're looking for audio to pass through as well? If so, just curious, why? |
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Post by qdtjni on Apr 3, 2015 8:44:55 GMT -5
DoP
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Post by novisnick on Apr 3, 2015 8:59:19 GMT -5
HDMI pass through. Russ Are you suggesting that with the unit off, you can't watch your TV?? ok, I should have kept reading,,,,,,,,  ,,,,,,,never mind,,,,,he,,,,he,,,he,,,,, |
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Post by nickwin on Apr 3, 2015 9:54:30 GMT -5
User adjustable distance (delay setting) for sub after running Dirac pleeeeeeaaaaassssee. This would allow fine Tuning of your crossover without an external DSP.
And an accurate 90 degree cal file for the EMM1. I have a poll going and so far about 90% of responders have preferred a 90 degree cal file over what Emotiva is providing.
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Post by tunatamer on Apr 3, 2015 15:02:34 GMT -5
HDMI pass through. Russ I hear this a lot, curious what it meant by it. Since the XMC-1 passes video while in stand by, you're looking for audio to pass through as well? If so, just curious, why? One cable going to the display from the XMC. Pass through should do just that, pass through audio and video with the XMC at low power pass through. For me and some others, the audio is either super low, bouncing up and down or non existent. I need to crank the audio on the display to 100% to hear it at a low volume. I'm forced to then run hdmi from the DVR to the display and a second optical cable to pass audio to the XMC for when I do want it powered up. |
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Post by audiosyndrome on Apr 3, 2015 20:59:12 GMT -5
I was being facetious. HDMI pass through did not work on my first XMC and it doesn't work on my current XMC.  Russ |
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Post by LuisV on Apr 4, 2015 8:15:35 GMT -5
I hear this a lot, curious what it meant by it. Since the XMC-1 passes video while in stand by, you're looking for audio to pass through as well? If so, just curious, why? One cable going to the display from the XMC. Pass through should do just that, pass through audio and video with the XMC at low power pass through. For me and some others, the audio is either super low, bouncing up and down or non existent. I need to crank the audio on the display to 100% to hear it at a low volume. I'm forced to then run hdmi from the DVR to the display and a second optical cable to pass audio to the XMC for when I do want it powered up. So audio through the TV speakers? Sorry still a little confused. |
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Post by LuisV on Apr 4, 2015 9:26:16 GMT -5
I just went through the process of backing up the XMC-1, reset to factory defaults and then restore. Went flawlessly, but what did it do? Did it backup and re-import my Dirac settings as well? Would be nice to have some options as to what you want to back up and restore. Don't get me wrong, I really like the XMC-1 and the sound it provides, but there's a bunch of "black magic" that occurs and I would like to see what it's doing. Well, maybe not actually "black magic", but I would like to see some additional info, option settings and they are not available. Maybe the pending apps would provide this level of detail, but curious if they can be added to the GUI.
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Post by ansat on Apr 4, 2015 9:58:12 GMT -5
I just went through the process of backing up the XMC-1, reset to factory defaults and then restore. Went flawlessly, but what did it do? Did it backup and re-import my Dirac settings as well? Would be nice to have some options as to what you want to back up and restore. Don't get me wrong, I really like the XMC-1 and the sound it provides, but there's a bunch of "black magic" that occurs and I would like to see what it's doing. Well, maybe not actually "black magic", but I would like to see some additional info, option settings and they are not available. Maybe the pending apps would provide this level of detail, but curious if they can be added to the GUI. Order of opperations. Cold boot -> read from config file -> load to memory -> read from memory. Warm boot -> read from memory. Factory reset - wipe config -> read from config file -> load to memory -> read from memory. Backup -> copy config to new file to either usb or to home directory. Load -> copy backup config to overwrite config file -> load to memory -> read from memory Settings change -> write to config -> load to memory -> read from memory. There are a few keys here. Most issues will be an issue reading bad info from memory. Thus a reboot or a load of backups fixes the issue. Some issues exist in the config and you need a factory reset to cure it. If you backed up the bad settings, then your hosed and need to do your whole setup again. Some issues exist in the dirac filter and you need to push the filter again. Some issues exist in Dirac measurements and you need to re-run dirac. Hope this demystifies it some and is the basis to the troubleshooting steps that I normally give. Tony |
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Post by LuisV on Apr 4, 2015 10:06:50 GMT -5
I just went through the process of backing up the XMC-1, reset to factory defaults and then restore. Went flawlessly, but what did it do? Did it backup and re-import my Dirac settings as well? Would be nice to have some options as to what you want to back up and restore. Don't get me wrong, I really like the XMC-1 and the sound it provides, but there's a bunch of "black magic" that occurs and I would like to see what it's doing. Well, maybe not actually "black magic", but I would like to see some additional info, option settings and they are not available. Maybe the pending apps would provide this level of detail, but curious if they can be added to the GUI. If you backed up the bad settings, then your hosed and need to do your whole setup again. Thanks for the info Tony as that is definitely helpful! Your comment above, explains what I was looking for as far as available backup / restore options. If there's a setting we need wiped clean, it would be nice to deselect that option and therefore not back it up. Or for example, maybe I missed it, but within the XMC-1 documentation there should be a recommendation to perform a backup of settings prior to running Dirac and save the backup. This way, if Dirac flakes out and a repush doesn't correct the issue, you have a "clean" backup to restore from. Know what I mean? |
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Post by tunatamer on Apr 4, 2015 10:38:29 GMT -5
One cable going to the display from the XMC. Pass through should do just that, pass through audio and video with the XMC at low power pass through. For me and some others, the audio is either super low, bouncing up and down or non existent. I need to crank the audio on the display to 100% to hear it at a low volume. I'm forced to then run hdmi from the DVR to the display and a second optical cable to pass audio to the XMC for when I do want it powered up. So audio through the TV speakers? Sorry still a little confused. That's correct. I don't always want the XMC on. If my daughter wants to watch a tv show there's no reason to power up all my gear. |
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Post by LuisV on Apr 4, 2015 11:02:35 GMT -5
So audio through the TV speakers? Sorry still a little confused. That's correct. I don't always want the XMC on. If my daughter wants to watch a tv show there's no reason to power up all my gear. Gotcha. My kids usually watched from various sources (Blurays / DVDs, TV Shows, etc.), so I didn't have a choice other than show them what to do from a young age as it would have made cabling too complicated. They are 16 and 19 now and, knock on wood, I never ran into an issue. Sticky or scratched media at times, but they navigated the system better than my wife could. lol |
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Post by meridion on Apr 4, 2015 12:10:19 GMT -5
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,,,,,,,never mind,,,,,he,,,,he,,,he,,,,,
