4.8.528649 firmware for Pro

So everything is working well, except, Apple Lossless which is VBR, my Dac won't sync to it. I go back to a track that is CBR and it is fine, but anything Apple Lossless VBR wont play. Note, If I browse via UPNP on the WiiM app, the file will play.
In LMS if I set Apple Loseless to disabled and it transcodes to PCM, everything works fine. So must be an issue w/ the WiiM squeezelite implementation. I have opened a ticket
 
In LMS if I set Apple Loseless to disabled and it transcodes to PCM, everything works fine. So must be an issue w/ the WiiM squeezelite implementation. I have opened a ticket
I saw the answer you got over at LMS forum. How many tracks have you got that are ALAC VBR approx? The alternative is to permanently convert to FLAC but obviously that depends whether you are still wedded to Apple’s musical universe.
 
all of my Apple Lossless, maybe 50 tracks. Having LMS convert ALAC to PCM seems to do the trick.
 
all of my Apple Lossless, maybe 50 tracks. Having LMS convert ALAC to PCM seems to do the trick.
LMS is very powerful in this area but there is an overhead when you have to transcode anything and if you were syncing multiple players as well it would be worthwhile converting the tracks.
 
Or have WiiM fix ALAC decoding in a future release :)
The Squeezelite functionality doesn't seem to be a genuine squeezelite for android executable running
I have no inside knowledge here but suspect that it's a reverse engineered solution that doesn't have all the functionality available
I would really like to see continued evolution of this feature
For example, adding parameters to the squeezelite functionality so for example the delay when changing from pcm to DSD can be specified, as well as the passthrough of native DSD through the pro to an external DAC or with the pro plus internal DAC
 
The Squeezelite functionality doesn't seem to be a genuine squeezelite for android executable running
I have no inside knowledge here but suspect that it's a reverse engineered solution that doesn't have all the functionality available
I would really like to see continued evolution of this feature
For example, adding parameters to the squeezelite functionality so for example the delay when changing from pcm to DSD can be specified, as well as the passthrough of native DSD through the pro to an external DAC or with the pro plus internal DAC
Err. It’s definitely not Squeezelite for Android as there is no such thing. The WiiMs use a version of Linux as their OS. This is a modified Squeezelite for Linux.
 
The Squeezelite functionality doesn't seem to be a genuine squeezelite for android executable running
I have no inside knowledge here but suspect that it's a reverse engineered solution that doesn't have all the functionality available
I would really like to see continued evolution of this feature
For example, adding parameters to the squeezelite functionality so for example the delay when changing from pcm to DSD can be specified, as well as the passthrough of native DSD through the pro to an external DAC or with the pro plus internal DAC
When I requested that they add Squeezelite, I pointed them to the open source repository on GitHub. I HIGHLY doubt anyone would "reverse engineer" an open source project, lol.

 
Err. It’s definitely not Squeezelite for Android as there is no such thing. The WiiMs use a version of Linux as their OS. This is a modified Squeezelite for Linux.
If LinkPlay is using a Linux OS, then all kinds of features can be customized to this device, as long as they can get sources towards having their equipment drivers set up
Likely, there'll still be customized coding necessary
Still not a cakewalk but also not groundbreaking
 
When I requested that they add Squeezelite, I pointed them to the open source repository on GitHub. I HIGHLY doubt anyone would "reverse engineer" an open source project, lol.

Musing.
I can’t imagine very much alteration would have been required to Adrian and Ralph’s code. The only obvious requirement I can see would be hooking -o and -r to whatever a user has determined in the WHA.
(Some have reported/observed that despite the WHA fixed volume setting Squeezelite can still manipulate volume which seems consistent to leaving the code untouched)
 
If LinkPlay is using a Linux OS, then all kinds of features can be customized to this device, as long as they can get sources towards having their equipment drivers set up
Likely, there'll still be customized coding necessary
Still not a cakewalk but also not groundbreaking
Very early on WiiM confirmed a Linux under the hood.
 
Musing.
I can’t imagine very much alteration would have been required to Adrian and Ralph’s code. The only obvious requirement I can see would be hooking -o and -r to whatever a user has determined in the WHA.
(Some have reported/observed that despite the WHA fixed volume setting Squeezelite can still manipulate volume which seems consistent to leaving the code untouched)
LinkPlay

 
If LinkPlay is using a Linux OS, then all kinds of features can be customized to this device, as long as they can get sources towards having their equipment drivers set up
Likely, there'll still be customized coding necessary
Still not a cakewalk but also not groundbreaking
BTW you can run Squeezelite on Android using termux- a Linux emulator.
There are 2 apps on Android that act as LMS players that I know of. Squeezeplayer and SB player but neither is Squeezelite per se.
 
LMS shows the WiiM as

Player Model: SqueezeLite

Player Type: squeezelite

Firmware: v1.9.9-1432
 
may i ask what's the big deal with this squeezelite "situation"? i am using local music from qnap nas with minimserver on it and it works fine...am i missing something for not using squeezelite or lms, or whatever is needed? i see how everyone is waiting anxiously for squeezelite support but i don't know, maybe it's better to install lms on my NAS and start using something else or i don't need to bother?
Main reasons for me are to have a nice consistent interface without any additional apps on all control devices (Android phone, iPad, Laptop) as it's a simple local website.
It also has all the playlist features I like to have (adding songs, albums as next or at the end of the queue).
One of the best features is the "Don't stop the music"-Plugin, that will prevent your playlist from running empty by adding new songs. Together with another plugin (LastMix) it's adding similar tracks based the Last.fm-database. Much better than any "Shuffle All" or picking always manually.
And last but not least it's playing gapless without any issues.

If your NAS supports docker, it should be easy to install and test it. Just add these two plugins and the "Material-Skin" for a first try.
 
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