Run the native apps on device of your choice with usb 2 or 3 out to DAC depending.
Also some Cambridge Audio streamers do Spotify.
Pandora again, and now Spotify too...
For the last several years we have been streaming happily Pandora and Spotify (along with Qobuz) on an LMS (Logitech Media Server) streamer (Magna HiFi Mano Ultra), with an RME DAC, on our decent home stereo system. Recently LMS became Lyrion, and the plugins which enabled Pandora and Spotify access and streaming became inoperational with no substitutes or remedies that I can find. Qobuz is still streaming fine, but it is my understanding that perhaps due to artist royalty issues the only way to stream Pandora and Spotify in their top native resolutions is via their apps or when logged in directly to their sites via a browser.
I found no audio streamers or platforms (e.g., Roon, Jplay) which support these two services. Could not even ask the question on the Volumio site without a subscription...
First of all please correct me if I'm wrong... I'd love to be wrong here.
However, if I'm right, I am coming to the conclusion that the only way to stream these two services at their best quality (with no upsampling from USB) on our system is to stream them on a computer with a good sound card which has digital coax output which I would route to my DAC.
If the latter makes sense to anybody, can you please recommend a good sound card and basic computer, I assume a Windows desktop it can be installed in. Would love to use a Mac but am not aware of any current "open chassis" models which would accept a separate sound card.
Any thoughts and ideas are appreciated!
Cheers, Yoram
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Thanks, @mapman . Yes I checked Cambridge Audio. They do not list Pandora functionality. |
Don’t get too caught up in trying to figure out how the WIIM works. The engineers at the factory did a really good job of having you just open the box and following some really simple instructions, and within 5 to 10 minutes you’re listening to Spotify or Qobuz Connect. plus about 10 to 15 other platforms. Including Internet radio. The beauty is all you use, is your phone to operate everything. |
I want to know whether WiiM is streaming each service which I subscribe to (at top tier) at their top available resolutions. This info does not pop out at me. Sound quality is a major consideration for us. The Mano with the LMS/Lyrion is also fully controlled from my phone for all available services via the iPeng app -- that’s a basic expectation. Problem is some of the services we use are no longer supported (reason for this thread). |
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