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Volumio vs Moode Audio
« on: September 06, 2021, 08:58:02 PM »
A couple of years ago I added a Raspberry Pi-based streamer to my setup. I used Volumio for more than a year and I can’t recommend it at all.
I can’t really pinpoint the single biggest issue I had with Volumio, it was definitely a case of “death by a thousand paper cuts”. I experienced all kinds of annoying bugs, such as:
– Spotify renderer suddenly going dark and requiring a reboot
– No audio output at all until reboot
– Radio stations refusing to start until reboot
– Very slow boot times, at least on a Raspberry Pi 3
– Occasionally forgetting my network folders
– I could never get AirPlay to work reliably with my wide assortment of Apple devices
It also managed to corrupt itself twice in about a year.
Last week I finally decided that enough is enough and installed Moode Audio. And guess what? It boots up at least 5 times faster than Volumio. AirPlay works perfectly. Spotify renderer works perfectly. Online radio works perfectly. The interface was a bit confusing initially but I got used to it in about a day. I can’t yet comment on long term reliability but my initial impressions are very good. I will never go back to Volumio.
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Re: Volumio vs Moode Audio
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2021, 04:55:36 AM »
I bought the Sparky setup from Allo. I have only got access to Volumio. Never had any of your issues. That’s a shame. Hope Moode works better for you.
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Re: Volumio vs Moode Audio
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2021, 04:47:51 PM »
The biggest advantage of moode is a possibility to upgrade OS without breaking things.
As for Volumio, it supports all major streaming services (to some extend). I use it for
AirPlay works pretty well in both Volumio and Moode for me, dunno what is wrong with your installation. But yes, may be because I am not using it too often.
A battle of NodeJS vs PHPThe biggest advantage of moode is a possibility to upgrade OS without breaking things.As for Volumio, it supports all major streaming services (to some extend). I use it for https://www.highresaudio.com/ and https://www.qobuz.com f.x.AirPlay works pretty well in both Volumio and Moode for me, dunno what is wrong with your installation. But yes, may be because I am not using it too often.
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Re: Volumio vs Moode Audio
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2021, 06:56:30 PM »
Had my first attempt at using Volumio some years ago (before Raspberry Pi 3 had been released) and found it frustrating. Lots of glitches, similar to what you describe. In the end I installed Retro Pie and used my Raspberry Pi 2 for retro gaming instead. That was fun for a while but the Raspberry sat unused more and more until I forgot about it.
Then, about a year ago, I reinstalled Volumio and it has worked flawlessly. I don’t use Apple devices, so can’t comment on Airplay. But Spotify Connect, radio, local files (stored on a NAS) – it all works. And that’s on an old Raspberry Pi 2. I’ll probably get a new one as USB audio is supposed to be improved on the latest models, but I’m happy with the Volumio user experience. 
My son uses it too. He has a RP3 connected over wifi (my RP2 lacks wifi, so wired connection it is). I think he only uses Spotify Connect, but it works without issues.
Never tried Moode, so can’t comment on it.Had my first attempt at using Volumio some years ago (before Raspberry Pi 3 had been released) and found it frustrating. Lots of glitches, similar to what you describe. In the end I installed Retro Pie and used my Raspberry Pi 2 for retro gaming instead. That was fun for a while but the Raspberry sat unused more and more until I forgot about it.Then, about a year ago, I reinstalled Volumio and it has worked flawlessly. I don’t use Apple devices, so can’t comment on Airplay. But Spotify Connect, radio, local files (stored on a NAS) – it all works. And that’s on an old Raspberry Pi 2. I’ll probably get a new one as USB audio is supposed to be improved on the latest models, but I’m happy with the Volumio user experience.My son uses it too. He has a RP3 connected over wifi (my RP2 lacks wifi, so wired connection it is). I think he only uses Spotify Connect, but it works without issues.
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Re: Volumio vs Moode Audio
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2021, 02:33:26 PM »
I use both; MoOde in a HiFiberry based system and Volumio in an IQaudIO based system. Neither are currently the latest versions. I definitely prefer the MoOde UI and after power cuts I have to unplug and replug Volumio, but not MoOde. I don’t know whether this is down to the software or the hardware. With regular power cuts probably becoming more likely as we move back to the 1970s, I should probably investigate further.
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Re: Volumio vs Moode Audio
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2021, 07:58:23 PM »
I use Volumio and my main source is Qobuz. Volumio occasionally requires a reboot but it is mostly reliable. I did try Moode but couldn’t find a simple way to connect to Qobuz, it seems you need to plug in another app to make it connect but maybe someone knows better.
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Re: Volumio vs Moode Audio
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2022, 01:27:24 PM »
I use a number of Raspberry Pi players either USB out or with Digihats every one is connected to my Logitech Media Server which runs on a Pi 4 8GB as a stand alone server . Moodeaudio is by far the best sounding and quickest player I have used and has the advantage that it is free .
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