Navidrome client for home speakers (lemmy.today)

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Hi,

I've had Navidrome set up for a while and am really happy using Symfonium on andriod, however I'm struggling with a set up for home speakers.

I'm currently running mo0de on a raspi and using Symfonium to cast to mo0de via uPnP. However this is very janky and frequently crashes mo0de after 5-10 songs.

Is there anything better I can use? Is there anything that can use the subsonic api? Or something else I can cast to from Symfonium?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Navidrome suggests using jukebox mode to play music directly to the server’s audio hardware. It uses mpv. You only need a client which supports jukebox mode. Currently Ultrasonic and dSub seem to support this feature.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Perhaps this fits the bill? Requires a Home Assistant instance.

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/05/09/music-assistant-2/

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I already had home assistant, so this was quick to set up. Seems to be working pretty well and hasn't crashed the mo0de client.

I'll give it a proper trial.

Thank you!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Cool! Thanks for the tip!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Thanks for this. It looks interesting.

Not sure if it is right or not bit I'll take a look!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Have you tried Tempo (FOSS)?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Tempo the android app?

I don't think that helps in controlling speakers?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

My solution is far from ideal but it works for me.

I have a Chromecast connected to my TV which outputs to my stereo system. Power to TV and stereo are controlled via smart plugs that I can quickly toggle when I want to stream music.

The good thing: It works.

The bad things:

You have to connect navidrome to symfonium using the IP address and not a hostname when using a basic chromecast since that one has a hardcoded dns server. The Chromecast with google TV allows setting a dns server yourself but you loose software volume control through your phone.
No volume control except directly on the stereo system. This wasn't an issue with the basic chromecast but it is now with the better one...
For some reason some songs crash the casting to the chromecast. Again this wasn't an issue on the cheap Chromecast for some stupid reason

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks for explaining your setup. 👍Sounds a bit hacky too. Unexplained crashes are damn hard to work out

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Oh it definetely is a bit hacky.

At one point I tried using home assistant to automatically turn my tv and stereo on or off depending on the state of the chromecast but that didn't really work consistently unfortunately.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Yep, been there and tried that. Never got it working a way I liked

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