Musical fidelity Encore 225

[novtom]

Hi, I am not able to add shared folder. I have 3 linux machines with samba, they together nicely work, but Encore 225 can't see any folder in any computer. Does anybody know here, what to do? Restart didn't help. Ideal to ssh there and restart samba in command line, but I don't know the pass. Is known or not? Thanks

 

[Lawrence001]

Not sure what you mean but I reset the root password in my old Zen so I could upgrade it. I can tell you how I did it if you want to know.

But try this first in case it's default Vortexbox.

userid root (if needed)
pw vortexbox

 

[novtom]

root/vortexbox not working :-(. I wanted only to try to login via ssh there and see settings of smb-conf and restart smb service. But without pass I am not able to do that

 

[Lawrence001]

root/vortexbox not working :-(. I wanted only to try to login via ssh there and see settings of smb-conf and restart smb service. But without pass I am not able to do that

I reset mine to default as I didn't know it. I think I followed these instructions but can't remember now

https://fedoramagazine.org/reset-root-password-fedora/

 

[old Guy]

yes good news i did not see the update, only when i went into the app on my phone

 

[old Guy]

Have you heard the announcements on BBC Radio 3 about streaming Radio and if your listening to this on a streaming service. You will not be able to listen to this broadcast from 2023 . I wonder if this effects our encore? Does anyone have any more information what the changes are?

since writing this i found

Shoutcast is an older streaming technology and many connected radio devices in the UK no longer use it for BBC streams. Ending support for Shoutcast will enable us to focus on the two most popular technologies currently used – HLS and DASH. As well as delivering better value, it will allow us to understand more on how our content is consumed. This forms part of our strategy for BBC Sounds and is important to help us improve the services we offer to our listeners.

 

[bencat]

Then just use BBC Sounds which will continue to be supported for at least the near future .

 

[Lawrence001]

I think this is BBC Sounds, BBC are withdrawing one of the technologies supported by BBC Sounds to enable those with older devices to use it. In this case it sounds like LMS uses Shoutcast to stream the signal, which will no longer work later this year.

This isn't the first time the BBC have done something like this. They also (or did) stop iPlayer working on older devices. They said they couldn't promise users would get the full quality service the BBC wanted to provide.

This amounts to a policy of not providing a service to poorer and older people who can't afford, or don't want to, keep buying new devices. Plus there's the environmental impact.

Their remit as taxpayer funded broadcaster should be to maximise the number of people who can see/hear their content. They're not Netflix although they seem to want to be.

 

[novtom]

Hi, I am not able to add shared folder. I have 3 linux machines with samba, they together nicely work, but Encore 225 can't see any folder in any computer. Does anybody know here, what to do? Restart didn't help. Ideal to ssh there and restart samba in command line, but I don't know the pass. Is known or not? Thanks

Hello, problem is that Vorterbox works only with SMB1, but I have all setup to SMB2 and SMB3 protocol. Now it is working.

 

[Lawrence001]

Have you heard the announcements on BBC Radio 3 about streaming Radio and if your listening to this on a streaming service. You will not be able to listen to this broadcast from 2023 . I wonder if this effects our encore? Does anyone have any more information what the changes are?

since writing this i found

Shoutcast is an older streaming technology and many connected radio devices in the UK no longer use it for BBC streams. Ending support for Shoutcast will enable us to focus on the two most popular technologies currently used – HLS and DASH. As well as delivering better value, it will allow us to understand more on how our content is consumed. This forms part of our strategy for BBC Sounds and is important to help us improve the services we offer to our listeners.

I've looked into LMS and it seems the BBC Sounds plug-in is compatible with HLS or DASH so it still should work when old technology is withdrawn.

 

[old Guy]

Bit of Speaker matching The Encore with PMC speakers

 

[old Guy]

I connected my Encore To my Imac. So I could have the full functionality of audio Through my Encore. What I Did was i used a Tos Link cable and Adapter at the Mac end .
for those who just may not know. The Headphone socket of an Imac. is also a Digital output. Cleverly buried inside the socket there is a Toslink output. I used this to connect my encore Digital Toslink input. Works fine. Have spotify and Sound for the youtube videos I watch.

 

[Lawrence001]

I connected my Encore To my Imac. So I could have the full functionality of audio Through my Encore. What I Did was i used a Tos Link cable and Adapter at the Mac end .
for those who just may not know. The Headphone socket of an Imac. is also a Digital output. Cleverly buried inside the socket there is a Toslink output. I used this to connect my encore Digital Toslink input. Works fine. Have spotify and Sound for the youtube videos I watch.

Another option is a Google Chromecast, if the streaming functionality becomes obsolete, a discrete disc behind the amp can give you much of it back.

 

[old Guy]

I Love listening to Essential Classics on BBC radio 3 every morning
I notice this morning it had gone from the radio channels i find it on
every morning. Is it just me?

 

[Nopiano]

I Love listening to Essential Classics on BBC radio 3 every morning
I notice this morning it had gone from the radio channels i find it on
every morning. Is it just me?

Is it this BBC Sounds issue?

https://www.hifiwigwam.com/threads/changes-to-bbc-radio-2023.116450/

 

[old Guy]

Is it this BBC Sounds issue?

https://www.hifiwigwam.com/threads/changes-to-bbc-radio-2023.116450/

well could be.
I am contemplating. Putting my encore up for sale. To be honest I am having such fun with my Rega io I would not think twice about buying another, its beautiful thing sound wise. Everything I have played sounds superb.

Should I or shouldn't I

Edit: found radio 3 15/03/2023