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In Reply to: RE: Ethernet v USB posted by Dave_K on January 14, 2020 at 11:14:17

Amen to that - across four systems!

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Ditto ..... I've got 7 Systems ................ - Cut-Throat 11:10:46 01/16/20 (5)
Music Room, Great Room, Den, Master Bath, Shop, Garage, Deck. -- Seven Raspberry Pies all singing in Unison !
- Cool! - E-Stat 15:38:01 01/16/20 (4)
  I've been able to leverage the diversity found in the LMS player world each running a version of Squeezelite:
  
  Sonore ultraRendu
  Raspberry PI/Allo DigiOne
  MacMini
  iPad with iPeng app
  - You reminded me ................. - Cut-Throat 16:16:25 01/16/20 (3)
    I also have squeezelite running under LMS on
    1.) A Chromecast Stick that is always embedded in my TV, which also runs squeezelite, but has the album art video displayed on the TV.
    2.) A Chromecast player that I got for $15
    3.)And even the Google Home Mini that I was sent for free, it even attaches to LMS Too !!
    4.) Plus the 4 or 5 Smartphones that I've got lying around the house can also be used as squeezelite players! - Both Android and Apple.
    5.) And a Couple of Samsung Tablets
    
    Edits: 01/16/20
    - OK, I gotta chime in too then ;-) - AbeCollins 09:33:25 01/18/20 (2)
      As you know, I'm running Roon and have all of my music on NAS. I stream to:
      - microRendu in my office
      - Raspberry Pi+DigiOne in the basement
      - Chromecast Audio in the garage
      - AppleTV in the guest bedroom
      - AppleTV in the master bedroom
      - AppleTV in the family room
      - iPad rarely as I use it mostly as a remote
      - iPhone rarely
      I have a couple Raspberry Pi that are idle at the moment. One has the Allo BOSS DAC HAT, the other is straight USB out but with the RPi I find that the DigiOne does a better job on the output.... for me anyway.
      Music all in sync to all devices or different tunes to each.
      This obviously needs Ethernet + Wifi, but not USB although I use that too from the microRendu to DAC. So it's not a "Ethernet vs USB" issue all.
      
      Edits: 01/18/20
      - RE: OK, I gotta chime in too then ;-) - dbphd 22:00:28 01/19/20 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: OK, I gotta chime in too then ;-) posted by AbeCollins on January 18, 2020 at 09:33:25
        
        I'm reaching the conclusion that USB to the Ayre DX-5 DSD and Ethernet to the Ayre QX-5 Twenty are essentially equivalent in sound quality, and that having both in a single setup is redundant. So I think I'll use USB in the media room and replace the microRendu and Ayre Codex with the QX-5 in the living room. The media room setup will be DX-5 DSD, KX-5 Twenty preamp, KV-5 Twenty amp, and KEF Reference 1s supplemented by Velodyne HGS-15s controlled by a SMS-1 bass manager. The living room setup will be QX-5 Twenty, C-5xeMP, A7e integrated amp, and KEF LS50s.
        
        RE: OK, I gotta chime in too then ;-) - dbphd 03:33:59 01/21/20 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: OK, I gotta chime in too then ;-) posted by dbphd on January 19, 2020 at 22:00:28
        
        Given the iMac is just within the 16' recommendation for USB cable length of the Ayre DX-5 DSD, an alternative is an ultraRendu on the Ethernet that passes USB to the DX-5. Advice sought.

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