!!! Hey Mikey, keep it down. !!!
You’ve proven to us time and again that you post nonsense.
So take a moment to reflect and decide NOT to post such statements.
Unfortunately, people are too quick to “shoot” today without thinking first.
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What I post isn’t nonsense.
When I ask if you’ve ever led an IT Dept … or what it takes to make these kinds of decisions its from experience.
So yes, when I see some of the posts where people talk about how something isn’t that complex and its just a cost cutting measure… it shows they don’t know how or why the decision is being made.
Rose is on a version of Android and they said that they can’t get the tooling from (if memory serves… Spotify for that version of Android.) [I could be wrong since I’m going off memory]
Since you seem to think you know the issue… explain to me what their options are and why.
The truth is that there is no easy answer and the juice aint worth the squeeze.
And what does AWS being big in South Korea (yes, it is) has to do with Amazon Music? Oh, wait, it’s Mikey using big fancy words he does not understand again.
Check out the number of services supported by BlueSound. Or Wiim/LinkPlay. Or Lyngdorf. Or the number of smaller niche services that would love to get on someone’s hardware.
You keep saying that you know something about software development (you don’t). Takes all of 5 minutes to validate that Rose’s version of Android (which, incidentally is 7, and takes even less time to check, but hey, when did Mikey bother himself with facts!) is not, currently, a limiting factor for either Spotify or Tidal Connect.
Seems to be larger than the rest of Citech now.
You do realize that products have “Made in …” labels on them, no?
A very dangerous assumption in your case. On the other hand, assuming that you are not correct hits the spot every time.
Takibng EverSolo’s T8, which is as pointless as the 130, except that it at least works, supports far more streaming services, and accepts more storage, T8 costs quarter of 130’s price. But hey, when did facts stop Mikey from spouting nonsense?!
I am pretty sure I’ve read about the “IT department” you led multiple times. On TheDailyWTF.com .
Which is easily verifyable BS.
One could argue whether it make business sense to pay licensing for already sold products to get a ready made SDK with support for every “Connect” system under the sun, when you can sell a clunky external device to your users. That’s a different question, and given that Rose’s direction is to market to people paying $6K for a DACless streamer and listening to the sound of SFP modules, it might even make business sense. But technically it’s BS.
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NO, definitely not!!!
Mikey just handed out coffee to the real software specialists. Oki, that’s important too!
Besides, Mikey always had to deliver the mail, and while doing so, he looked over the shoulders of the real pros.
Ja, absolut … Mikey, du solltest nicht immer solche Aussagen posten!
Was dir die Softwareentwickler beim Kaffee erzählt haben, stimmt nicht. Sie haben dich nur veräppelt. 
Vacuuming the server room and wiping floors sounds more plausible.
You’re so right again. I didn’t think of that at all…
Here are the specific requirements for the SDK and Lossless:
- Minimum Android for App: Android 7.0.
- **Spotify App Version for Lossless:**v9.0.82.1008 or later.
- Android SDK Requirements: The Spotify App Remote SDK requires the official Spotify app to be installed and is updated to be compatible with Android 14.
While Android 7.0 is the minimum for the app, you may face feature limitations on older Android versions, as Spotify Connect lossless is designed for modern 24-bit audio playback.
So, to use the latest features like Spotify Connect Lossless (which requires app version v9.0.82 or later) and to be compatible with modern Spotify Android SDK requirements (which address Android 14+ foreground service changes), you should ideally be on a much newer Android version.
The fact that someone can get so worked up about a single detail can only be explained, in my view, by the fact that they didn’t really inform themselves properly before buying a device. Spotify isn’t interesting to me: they pay artists poorly, and the quality of the standard stream isn’t particularly good. Lossless? Sure—if you don’t have Tidal or Qobuz… In that case, I’d simply switch services rather than lose my nerves over a €10 subscription.
Amazon is the same story, in my opinion. It only runs on certain devices, and not on any Raspberry-based setup or similar either. And again, we’re talking about a paid service for €10. Are you seriously going to grow grey hair over that? Hey, rose has a fine apple connection…
Tidal works perfectly in the Rose app. Sure, there’s always something to complain about—but turn on your Rose device, crack open a beer, and relax. Everything works just fine.
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Hi Smegel, I’m new on this forum, and i’m not that experienced on streamers and lossless so apologies… I just bought a Rs151 and I was wondering : if you connect a iBasso Dap through digital(optical)-in of the Rs151, does it then show what you are actually playing on Spotify(on the iBasso in lossless quality) also on the big screen of the Rs151 ?
The iBasso DAP isn’t using optical. They do SPDIF via the 3.5mm jack. So you have to buy an adapter from 3.5mm to SPIDF which was around $5.00 USD. Then use a COAX RCA cable between the DAP and the Rose.
So the Rose sees the DAP as your source, and not Spotify itself so there’s no art. (I never really looked, I just have the clock up on the screen ) If you want to see the artwork… you can look at your DAP, or… if you have another device, you can log into spotify to see what your account is playing… for example…
I have a Samsung TV and the Spotify App. When I listen to spotify connect, I can log in to spotify on the TV and see what my account is currently playing.
Thanks for the explanation !
S/PDIF connections (either optical or coax) do not pass any metadata about what is playing, only the digital audio. So you will not get any covers, or even track names. Nor would you be able to control the iBasso (or any other S/PDIF source) using RS’s remote control or the Rose app.
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