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Drongo,

I have the same issue. Explorer 2, version 7.8, EDO finds the EX2 but only the first light is lit and no sound out.

The volume is set to fixed 100% in SB.

BTW, I think I just realized why.
You have to play with Roon, LMS 7.8 will not play it properly.

Thanks Magnus. You may be right; but I don't understand why this should be the case.

If (and I realise that is an assumption) you are getting bit perfect output from the SBT why should you need Roon to playback MQA?

As Joel; is the only person AFAIK who has got MQA to play via the SBT; perhaps he would be kind enough to do a little experiment?

If he could pass an MQA file via the SBT but not via Roon to the Explorer2; that should let us know if Roon was needed to allow MQA playback or not.

The reason I started to think this is the case is that I get sound out the digital connection but not via USB.

In neither case do I get the blue light.

So I think LMS 7.8 cannot send/stream a MQA file and then there is a bug affecting the USB out.

I recently posted on the Squeezebox Community forum about trying update my Squeezebox to 7.8 and wanting to play MQA files.

This is one the replies I got:


So it does look as if for now; that trying get MQA from a source running LMS through a Squeezebox is a non starter sadly.

I'm still unsure as to why I cannot play anything from the SBT in the Explorer - even standard res material...

Two things:

1) Are there different versions of the Explorer²? Mine is brand new and came with the MQA firmware shipped on it.

2) There is no reason whatsoever why LMS should not be able to stream MQA files bit-perfectly to a Touch w/EDO plugin (and have this decoded in the USB-attached Explorer²)*.


* Assuming that the Touch is talking to the Explorer².

@Joel
A possible "lead" from a conversation I had earlier today (thanks Rick !) - what other plugins do you have installed on your SBT / did you have in LMS ?

It seems possible that there are no drivers on the SBT for the Explorer2 (mine), unless they've been installed separately, or equally likely, perhaps I have a plugin installed that is preventing a clean connection between the 2 devices.

Would it be possible for you to list your audio-related plugins & settings ? Ta !

Is there any way of finding out from M whether there have been any changes/revisions to the Explorer² between my one (s/n E20181) and yours?

If you look at my earlier post (#246822 - 02/10/16) you will see a screen shot of SBT showing the Explorer² in the output list.

I presume then that the SBT is talking to the Explorer². Or is that an incorrect assumption on my part?