Why is type C an issue? Am I missing something?
Better forgotten...wasnt a big deal LOL
Lol, i think we might have been sidetracked a bit. According to the OP, the "Lightning to USB3 connection kit from Apple" at "INR 4,000" is "better than cheap connectors to ensure bit perfect delivery of audio to the DAC" followed by the OP's experience that "the difference is quite startling. I noticed the retreival of smaller details, wider soundstage and the ability of music to now come from a space outside the speakers" to which you replied "As far as apple music is concerned - I believe you have the best setup" and to which i retorted whether the Eversolo A8 aint any good.
Yup this is basically my biggest issue with this setup too. However in my office it is mitigated by the ipad being right next to me, in my bedroom, this is a real issue. I did watch a video on youtube ages ago that allows you to control the ipad from your iphone, but then never really needed it.
Control it through the Apple Watch- much convenientYup this is basically my biggest issue with this setup too. However in my office it is mitigated by the ipad being right next to me, in my bedroom, this is a real issue. I did watch a video on youtube ages ago that allows you to control the ipad from your iphone, but then never really needed it.
Thanks for taking out the time. Good to know that iPad held up
agree
Hi I recently joined the forum and posted a similar question as a new thread but seems I m getting this answer. Only question is in theory this usbc to any usb dac (physical port could be usb type b or type c) should in theory work and Apple Music should stream lossless hi res 24/192 if recorded , and I myself hear a huge difference just between any wireless protocol like airplay/bluetooth a wired tested on my b&w px8 usb dac mode(and yet it is mainly 24/48 or 96 max I think)
Replying to an old post, but you have made an extremely important point. The issue is like this.
Good point - Obsolescence was the most relevant factor i considered before going for an android based device and i basically made peace with the inevitable consequences. i went through with the decision notwithstanding as the A8 made enough sense to me as a hardware only device even if support for all streaming protocols stops tomorrow - its very difficult to match the same plenitude of functionality, connectivity and SQ with separates at the same price.
I grappled with the said issue also before i went for the A8. I do have an Ipad but controlling the music remotely was the issue i faced since i don't use an iphone or any other apple device except the Apple Tv 4k (2023) - and i couldn't figure how to control the iPad remotely with it.
.Indeed and that's the reason I use these linux devices. My raspberry PI devices are still updated to the latest bookworm debian distribution and they are stil continuing to be part of my chain for music reproduction. I have Banana PI devices too from 2014 and they too still continue to run with the latest ubuntu distribution.
It sure is cumbersome to use the IOS devices. Because of this I have repurposed my 2012 mac mini as a headless device with opencore legacy patcher to have the latest Mac OS and hence apple music. The macmini serves the purpose of playing apple music. The macmini can be remotely controled using any IOS device along with the GUI and music visualization. An app called airtunes allows me to control music playing on my android phone too. The other good thing about older macminis and older macbooks are that they have a IR receiver. I can control music playback using the Apple TV remote too
Same issue with me and hence I don't feel like using the ipad this way. @chander did something innovative. He constructed a frame around his device and it serves the purpose of having a large display for displaying artwork of the music being played.Secondly, i use my ipad for work also and connecting/disconnecting it every single time to/from the rig to play music was a bridge too far, both figuratively and literally
A new one is going to be shown soon - an iPad mini - that works as a "Streamer, display & remote control" an AIO device - connected to my RME ADI 2 via USB. The device is based on the same principal as the earlier work with Android, just a modified frame + streaming in mind instead of just being a display/remote.
Very interesting - can you throw some light on how you implemented this ?
It is not complicated. You just need to create a bootable usb drive using instructions here
Thanks will go through this link, looks like an interesting project !
Great to see all replies and indeed control can be an issue but the way I was thinking is Bluetooth/airplay for casual listen and few curated playlists for critical listen ( I prefer to spend time creating my fav lists and enjoy music without interruptionsGood point - Obsolescence was the most relevant factor i considered before going for an android based device and i basically made peace with the inevitable consequences. i went through with the decision notwithstanding as the A8 made enough sense to me as a hardware only device even if support for all streaming protocols stops tomorrow - its very difficult to match the same plenitude of functionality, connectivity and SQ with separates at the same price.
A better alternative for pure streamers from a support longevity standpoint are rasberry pi based devices like the Ifi Zen Stream and Allo Digione which I also use but they don't support Apple Music natively so no hi res, at the moment at least.
I grappled with the said issue also before i went for the A8. I do have an Ipad but controlling the music remotely was the issue i faced since i don't use an iphone or any other apple device except the Apple Tv 4k (2023) - and i couldn't figure how to control the iPad remotely with it.
Secondly, i use my ipad for work also and connecting/disconnecting it every single time to/from the rig to play music was a bridge too far, both figuratively and literally
) . Anyway max listen these days is 1hr at a stretch so mini play list. Does a Raspberry pi running Linux play apple music in lossless ?
No. Apple music is not available on Linux, though there is an app called cider which uses the apple music sdk. But cider will not play lossless. There is also apple music available on snap and hence you can theoritecally run apple music on linux. I tried it once and I found the experience shitty and painful. Cider player is much better than apple music app on linux. Only devices that have the apple music app available natively (macbooks, ios devices, andoid 14+) can play lossless. Raspberry PIs can just support airplay. But it will not be lossless.
There is a native Apple Music implementation in Home Assistant. One needs to integrate Music Assistant into Home Assistant to install Apple Music and other services. Though I managed to do it, I did not investigate further as I could not mount my local drive due to my limited linux skills
True story, I had the same experience
