GeeJay wrote:
> I am not a techie, and don't have even rudimentary programming skills.
> Getting my existing SB ecosystem to work the way I wanted it to took me
> several years. Networking basics were a challenge, as well as
> troubleshooting other issues as they came up. I figured them out,
> though, so I'm not a complete technical idiot.
>
> I introduce myself that way so when seeking advice, you understand why I
> don't understand most of the threads in the various developer forums
> dealing with the latest designs folks are experimenting with these days.
> I have a need, however, and am willing to invest a little time since
> this isn't an urgent need.
>
> I'm looking to add a SB to my study. I'd be happy with a Radio-like
> device, although I don't need the screen. I will likely use small
> amplified speakers (haven't settled on those yet, so I could use advice
> there as well), and they can be wired or wireless.
>
> I need the device to be both WiFi and Ethernet capable. I have had
> connectivity issues in the past with this particular room, variously
> trying both power line and wifi without consistent success. I anticipate
> the need to experiment with both before I settle on one.
>
> I mainly stream from my local library, although on occasion I'll use one
> of the free services like Pandora. Sync is very important to me, as I
> frequently play the same music on multiple devices.
>
> Hope I covered all the important stuff. Any advice on what I should do
> would be much appreciated.
I have given this some thought too. One of the problems I have had is
WiFi reception in some areas outside of my house. This is probably not
of too much help too you but a device like the Raspberry Pi or Udroid
would I have b/g/ and n wifi capability which must be better than the
b/g capability of Squeezeboxes. One of those devices connected to
powered speakers may be all you need. I have not done this myself but
this is likely the route I will go as my Squeezeboxes start to fail. I
am not sure if Pandora is a problem but I think these devices will sync
(check other threads). They both have ethernet
Logitech Media Server Version: 7.9.0 - 1410276236 @ Wed Sep 10 04:02:02
UTC 2014
Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture:
x86_64-linux
Perl Version: 5.18.2 - x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi
Audio::Scan: 0.95
Database Version: DBD::SQLite 1.34_01 (sqlite 3.7.7.1)
One SB Touch connected by ethernet - Denon AVR -1912 Receiver, Paradigm
4.1 speakers
Two SB Radio wireless
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