Wiim Ultra, my best DLNA streamer

[Hulle Sack]

In my CD collection (as in many others, I'm sure) there are a lot of CDs that are not available on the platforms. Of course, I mainly use Tidal... but I still can't go past some CDs when I go shopping. So I guess we are also supporting the musicians a little

 

[zh_chx]

.cda file - Wikipedia

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If you're trying to copy the tracks from your CD to your PC then you need to use a CD ripper e.g. dBpoweramp, EAC.

I use the WiiM Ultra to play CDs in a Bluray Player that supports DLNA.

 

[slartibartfast]

I use the WiiM Ultra to play CDs in a Bluray Player that supports DLNA.

Doesn't that mean you can play from a DLNA device, not play to one?

 

[zh_chx]

Doesn't that mean you can play from a DLNA device, not play to one?

The Ultra can play normal CDs, but not .cda format. Playing .cda format CDs by the Blu-ray itself has no issue.

 

[slartibartfast]

The Ultra can play normal CDs, but not .cda format. Playing .cda format CDs by the Blu-ray itself has no issue.

All CDs are CDA format.

 

[zh_chx]

All CDs are CDA format.

You are right! Thanks. Compared again, the unplayable CD has the mark “CD mit Trackpunkten“. What make the difference to the WiiM Ultra?
On/off several times the Ultra/App/Player, it works for both kind of CDs.

 

[castalla]

What's really neat with the LMS CD-play plugin is that the cd tracks can be added to a queued playlist & can be edited, reordered, etc. Difficult to achieve, if at all, using a cd remote

 

[jmudrick]

What's really neat with the LMS CD-play plugin is that the cd tracks can be added to a queued playlist & can be edited, reordered, etc. Difficult to achieve, if at all, using a cd remote

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Why not just play flac files if you don't want to play a CD as the ancient ones did. Seems a parlor trick of limited utility to me but hey that's great.

 

[castalla]

Why not just play flac files if you don't want to play a CD as the ancient ones did. Seems a parlor trick of limited utility to me but hey that's great.

Can't be bothered with all that ripping and storage . Sometimes the ritual of opening the case, placing disc in the player is quite therapeutically slow, instead of zipping through lots of files . There's something about the permanence of a physical object which is quite pleasing.

 

[jmudrick]

Can't be bothered with all that ripping and storage . Sometimes the ritual of opening the case, placing disc in the player is quite therapeutically slow, instead of zipping through lots of files . There's something about the permanence of a physical object which is quite pleasing.

Sure. I have 2 CD players. But when I play a physical CD I play a physical CD. Not files. When I do that I don't need phone or computer. Old school.