Mike, it sounds as if the slimdevices combo will work for you. My music library is about a third the size of yours. A Pentium II is running Linux and the slimserver. The other two PCs in the house (one Windows PC on wireless and one wired Linux PC) can both operate the slimserver and control the squeezebox. An added benefit is that both PCs run Softsqueeze, too, which gives me easy access to music to play over the PC.

An added benefit with the Squeezebox is that you'll be able to enjoy internet radio, too.

The squeezebox can be run into your amplifier for distribution, or you can put a separate squeezebox in each location, but if you do, remember that the Squeezebox itself isn't an amp, so you'll need someway to get the music out to the speakers for each SB.

If I'd had my choice, I'd have run a wired sb instead of a wireless. I sometimes get drop outs when the cordless phone rings. Although, on the other hand, I'd be reaching for the remote to turn down the music when I take a call anyway. It's not a bug, it's a feature!

The gurus on this list will correct me if I'm wrong on any of this. ;-)

-- Damon

mlsignups wrote:
I have 10,000+ mp3 tracks stored on a computer and have been using an
Audiotron for the last few years to stream it to a central amplifier
and distribution system that in turn sends the music out to speakers in
different areas of my house.

I recently put in a new firewall/router and I can't get the Audiotron
to work.  Since the Audiotron is discontinued and a bit quirky at times
I've decided to replace it rather than spend time trying to figure out
the issue.

The squeezbox and slimserver software look like a good alternative. My main goal is to have something I can control from any one of 3 PCs
connected over a home network (LAN) with a reasonable interface that
will catalog and play songs stored on a PC that is sitting next to it
in my basement.


Could someone confirm for me that the Squeezbox and Slimserver software
are a good combination for what  I'm trying to do?    Also, out of
curiosity, are there one or two products on the market that might be a
reasonable alternative?

Thanks...

Mike


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