http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/wiki/system_configuration#build_your_own_real-time_kernel
LIVA mini pc install MPD and LMS for Audiophile
Having bought the mini pc for about one week. Ubuntu, MPD, LMS and Squeezlite were installed. I have a Daphile system and I found that the sound of flac file (44/16, 96/24) for LIVA is much better than my Daphile on EEEPC. The music background playing with MPD and LMS is so “quiet” for LIVA mini pc. However, I can’t find any difference between AC power supply and Li-polymer battery supply.
The testing files is stored locally on LIVA mini pc. Comparing the sound for playing flac between MPD and LMS + Squeezelite, LMS is more 音樂感 and 立體感, 音場較深和濶, 分析力較高.
Config is needed to enable MPD and LMS to play DSD by Dop. The DSD sound quality of MPD is not as good as LMS and Daphile on my EEEPC. But the sound quality of all the flac files (MPD and LMS) on this mini pc is much better than Daphile on MY EEEPC. (Maybe my eeepc is too slow and too many electronic components.)
Hard disk usage after install the Ubuntu:
Download “ubuntu-14.04-desktop-amd64.iso” –> http://ubuntu.vxroutes.com/14.04/
6.19G is used and 20G could be used to install program like MPD, LMS
Install “synaptics package manager”:
I recommend “synaptics package manager” for Linux program installation –> https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/synaptic/
Start the synaptics package manager and search “music player daemon” and mark it to be installed. Click apply:
Config MPD for USB dac and DSD output:
Playing DSD by Dop and the CUP usage:
Wifi configuration:
Some people would think that WiFi signal affect the music quality so you might not want to start the WiFi function. In fact only RJ45 is needed for connecting the network, such as internet and NAS.
Wifi configuration could refer –> http://samiux.blogspot.hk/2014/07/howto-ecs-liva-mini-pc-kit-on-ubuntu.html?m=1
Download and Install LMS 7.9:
http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/index.php?ver=7.9
Install Squeezlite:
Install playDSD plugin for Dop of dsf and dff file (One of the two developers is Daphile author, Kimmo):
Finally, configuration of Squeezelite is needed in order to show the the PlayDSD menu and the my DAC, Teac UD-501. Select “Enable DSD over PCM”:
A very good App on Android devices to control LMS or Daphile (Squeezer):
Configuration for startup auto-mount of Synology NAS music folder:
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