Popular Post bluesman Posted August 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, mjb said: @MikePM IMO you’re right, unfortunately we’ve seemingly become mostly box buyers these days. It would be nice to see some more diy projects, tips and discussions here - especially if we can all agree on the “server -> endpoint -> dac” model. Lots of room for experimentation there. There are still some of us out there. I did finally retire my Beaglebone Black running MPD after building it in 2013 per Chris' excellent piece. Its inherent limitations finally got to me. But I still have 2 R-Pis running JRiver (one purely for my son to stream remotely, so he doesn't tap my main JRMC server). I bought 2 new 3B+ Pis on sale at Microcenter to replace my 2s a few months ago, and JRMC is pretty good on them even without all the bells & whistles. Thanks to Xfinity Mobile's unlimited plan, I stream my own music everywhere once again. I had to stop that when Verizon stole our unlimited plans years ago if we upgraded to a 4G phone. I finally bought an SSD last week (Intel 500g) for my sole remaining Windows PC - I can't believe how much faster it is than the motorized relic it replaced! I also went to Win10, which seems fine for JRMC. Even my wife now uses Linux, & I put an SSD in her laptop about 2 years ago when I renewed its lease on life. But other than that, I've spent far more of the last 2 years enjoying my music than playing with equipment. But a "box buyer" I will probably never be. mjb, christopher3393 and Jud 2 1 Link to comment
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