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Complete noob here, I need to learn the basics of streaming.

cpt_paranoia said:
piCorePlayer really doesn't require much in the way of DIY.
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I dunno - its what I'm using, but I'm at least a wee bit geeky,
and I had good help from folks here!
I think it's a bit much for most folks.

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hjames said:
I dunno - its what I'm using, but I'm at least a wee bit geeky,
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I'm pretty geeky, too, but I found it fairly easy to follow the required steps; they are well described. I accept that it's not turnkey, but any server will require some configuration. Relative to installing, configuring and running linux packages, it's simple...

Obviously, setting up the LMS server requires quite a few settings, but that's true of any server or media app, simply because of the versatility. Twonky, BubbleUPnP, etc. Or many modern apps, or the system management even of things like 'it just works' Apple iPad.

At least piCore has instructions; the 'it just works' approach expects users to 'just know' how to do stuff, 'because it's obvious'. For the devs, maybe, but users aren't devs, and if they don't think in the same way, it can be a struggle.
 
cpt_paranoia said:
I'm pretty geeky, too, but I found it fairly easy to follow the required steps; they are well described. I accept that it's not turnkey, but any server will require some configuration. Relative to installing, configuring and running linux packages, it's simple...

Obviously, setting up the LMS server requires quite a few settings, but that's true of any server or media app, simply because of the versatility. Twonky, BubbleUPnP, etc. Or many modern apps, or the system management even of things like 'it just works' Apple iPad.

At least piCore has instructions; the 'it just works' approach expects users to 'just know' how to do stuff, 'because it's obvious'. For the devs, maybe, but users aren't devs, and if they don't think in the same way, it can be a struggle.
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Setting up an iPad is obvious because they walk you through each step when you initially start it up.

They also have a search box on their webpage that can bring you to instructions to setup just about any additional feature. Most don’t need instructions to set it up, but they are there if someone wants them.
 
I was thinking more of the maintenance and app configuration, rather than initial setup.

I don't find Apple stuff intuitive. I'm sure others do. That's true for many system setups, and is really the point I was trying to make; some people will find things easy, some not, depending on how they 'think', rather than the innate difficulty of the task itself. Ive been messing with computers and stuff for 45 years, and I still find things that I just don't 'get'.
 
The wiim mini is usually 90 bucks and is a great all around streaming device, with rca output The built in dac isn't anything special, but it should be fine for anyone who's not as insane as we are.
 
avguytx said:
Me personally, if my wife asked me about putting a stereo in the bedroom, or in her office at the clinic, etc., I wouldn't be giving her an old quad receiver with a bunch of knobs and switches. Same thing goes with my 15 year old son or 22 year old daughter (who is in Med School); it would need to be easy to work with. So, for my sons "workout room", I bought one of these little Fosi Audio BT amplifiers from Amazon and hooked it up to a pair of unused ads L300c speakers and he just BT's his phone to it and listens to Spotify. It all sits on a shelf and is easy to work with and sounds quite nice as he doesn't care nor does he have a discerning ear. It's not like he's going to sit down and do critical listening....he's working out.

Also, I bought a Wiim device upstairs for tinkering and also stream from a desktop PC and Raspberry Pi4b using Moode/mconnect.

Just a thought for what it's worth.
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When I was 15, I'd have loved a 70's receiver with lots of knobs and switches. In fact, I loved my SX-780 when I got it, even though I was actually 13 then. I drooled over a friend's dad's SX-1010 - it was bigger with more conrols. Except for the volume knob, what happens if all the switches are flipped or knobs are turned? No damage will occur. My younger friends and friends of friends love vintage equipment. They ask what each knob or button does and if they can try them to see what they do. Many of us want younger generations involved with audio and don't care for the disposable nature of audio equipment today. What better way to introduce them to it than a fully functional gifted vintage system.
To the OP, I'd add a BT receiver or a second gen Airport Express, if she has an iPhone. BT will be easier, but AirPlay with an Airport Express (or some of the newer streamers like the WiiM Mini) will have better sound quality.
 
Here's what I have and what I would like. Right now when I want portable music I take a boom box out to the deck or garage and listen to CD's.
I wouldn't mind trying some kind of streaming so I could listen to new jazz or blues. What kind of 'device' is portable for streaming ? I don't want to be tied to the home stereo OR listening through a phone. I do listen to some music programs on my laptop but I don't want to take that outside even if I could still connect to the wifi.
signed, lost in the 70's tech
 
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