Completed Beta Test: Samba (Feature now publicly available)

Beta testing concluded and stable version released to the public builds.
:) I may be working from a bit of memory here. I have a Sonos graveyard that hasn't been used for at least a year, most pre-app-ocalypse for Sonos. I did set up a network share from my surround setup (the only Sonos remaining...) to double-check that it worked the way I remembered, and it did, but you had to fight through the app to get it going. The older, simpler app made smb access and search super easy.

yeah it worked a while ago, sonos messed it up.

I didn't like Sonos because it's a closed in system that's why preferred squeezebox, as the LMS software was available on multiple platfroms, and had multiple methods of control, PC/Mac IP, official and non official app, plugins etc.

Look at it now, the sonos app doesn't load, can't setup so it's brick. Luckily with it being a UPNP device using LMS bridge means I can use it. But still can't do initial sonos setup so the green LED is blinking.

Wiim Home app is closed source so that's the only thing I dislike about it, if/when it stops working won't be able to set it up.

At least they support softsqueeze
 
What issues are you having?
These are all superficial observations:
- No search results from samba
- Limited artist art
- Limited album cover art
- Album results to include artists with songs on an album

Some of the items above may seem ancillary to listening to the actual music, but I have a key customer who's very responsive to look and feel, and artist and album imagery is very evocative, enhancing the listening experience with additional visuals and nostalgia.

I haven't really gotten to the point of looking at ease of maintenance, and I'm assuming / hoping they all do fairly well on the performance/streaming side of things at this point, but I haven't gotten that far yet.
 
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