Does Mini Squeezelite?

[Valentino]

Simple question, yes or no answer:
Does the Wiim Mini run Squeezelite like the Ultra does?
Sub question: Do all Wiim streamers run Squeezelite?

 

[Burnside]

No, the mini doesn’t have the capacity for the Squeezelite client. Same restriction means it won’t get Qobuz Connect either.

 

[hgo58]

The following WiiM devices are compatible with Squeezelite:

WiiM Pro
WiiM Pro Plus
WiiM Amp
WiiM Amp Pro
WiiM Ultra

According to:

How to Stream Music from LMS to Your WiiM Device with Squeezelite

This tutorial will guide you the process of streaming music from Logitech Media Server (LMS) to your WiiM device with Squeezelite. Overview of Squeezelite Squeezelite enhances your audio streaming experience by offering synchronized multi...

faq.wiimhome.com

 

[Burnside]

The following WiiM devices are compatible with Squeezelite:

WiiM Pro
WiiM Pro Plus
WiiM Amp
WiiM Amp Pro
WiiM Ultra

According to:

How to Stream Music from LMS to Your WiiM Device with Squeezelite

This tutorial will guide you the process of streaming music from Logitech Media Server (LMS) to your WiiM device with Squeezelite. Overview of Squeezelite Squeezelite enhances your audio streaming experience by offering synchronized multi...

faq.wiimhome.com

And the WiiM edition audio pro speakers. The mini is the only one so far that doesn’t.

 

[Valentino]

Thanks folks. Much appreciated.

 

[rccarguy]

Works on my Ultra, really great that it and my other SB's are seen in a single app, LMS/Material skin

 

[Valentino]

Yes, the Ultra’s Squeezelite was important for my purchase decision.

 

[rccarguy]

Yes, the Ultra’s Squeezelite was important for my purchase decision.

Yup squeezelite is requirement for audio streamer. I really don't like UPNP service, it's just too basic.

 

[Hiphiman]

It depends on the use you wish to put Squeezelite to. If it is to stream using LMS from, say, a Raspberry Pi using piCorePlayer then the UPnP/DLNA bridge to the WiiM Mini works just fine for me. Indeed, since my music is in ALAC format I believe that the WiiM Squeezelite client is unable to handle it whereas the UPnP/DLNA bridge can.

 

[rccarguy]

It depends on the use you wish to put Squeezelite to. If it is to stream using LMS from, say, a Raspberry Pi using piCorePlayer then the UPnP/DLNA bridge to the WiiM Mini works just fine for me. Indeed, since my music is in ALAC format I believe that the WiiM Squeezelite client is unable to handle it whereas the UPnP/DLNA bridge can.

I can't get the bridge to work on my pi5
as for alac, just mass convert alac to flac, sorted.

 

[Hiphiman]

I can't get the bridge to work on my pi5
as for alac, just mass convert alac to flac, sorted.

The bridge works just fine on my pi4B (I chose this version because it can run fanless) so no need to spend time needlessly mass converting the music to another format with another piece of (often paid) software. Already ’sorted’ thanks.

 

[rccarguy]

The bridge works just fine on my pi4B (I chose this version because it can run fanless) so no need to spend time needlessly mass converting the music to another format with another piece of (often paid) software. Already ’sorted’ thanks.

My pi5 has a fan but it only comes on during boot, never during use.
converting alac to flac is free.

 

[Hiphiman]

My pi5 has a fan but it only comes on during boot, never during use.
converting alac to flac is free.

I could not find a free piece of Mac software that could mass convert ALAC to FLAC but thankfully because the UPnP/DLNA bridge works on my 4B I did not need to pursue further.

 

[rccarguy]

The bridge works just fine on my pi4B (I chose this version because it can run fanless) so no need to spend time needlessly mass converting the music to another format with another piece of (often paid) software. Already ’sorted’ thanks.

Managed to get the bridge installed, my Pi system knackered so did a fresh install, and enabled the bridge plugin, and it works!

Now sees my AVR as UPNP device.

The only difference is I was using a development build of LMS, so that must be the reason why the bridge plugin was refusing the start. I'll stick with stable one.

 

[slartibartfast]

Managed to get the bridge installed, my Pi system knackered so did a fresh install, and enabled the bridge plugin, and it works!

Now sees my AVR as UPNP device.

The only difference is I was using a development build of LMS, so that must be the reason why the bridge plugin was refusing the start. I'll stick with stable one.

The UPnP/DLNA bridge works for me with LMS 9.1 on a Pi4.