kh6idf wrote: 
> I'm trying a Denon Heos Link as a Squeezebox replacement.  No display
> but I can use an Android tablet as a controller.  So far I like it and
> it has quite a few music services that is supports.

Interested in your experience with this. I have been struggling with
this myself. I have used a Squeezebox setup for more than a decade and
as much as it pains me, I want something simpler, with better streaming
media integration. The dealkiller on the Sonos, Bluesound, and
apparently some others is the 65K (or similar) limit. I just don't
understand this. 

My perfect system has direct support for popular streaming media, a good
app, and no absurd limit for files I host locally. It should ideally be
able to seamlessly integrate between sources, e.g. I'd want to be able
to play a song from Spotify, then queue up a song from my local library
to play afterward. Sonos can do this. As long as my local library isn't
that big, which it is.

If Sonos had direct Plex integration, I'd buy it, and just use Plex to
host my own stuff. But it doesn't, and in their forums they've said they
have no intention. I have no idea why they are trying so hard to prevent
people from being able to use their system effectively, but there it
is.

So I've been trying to figure out which way to go... Heos also looks
interesting. My major concern with the Sonos-like competitors is that
they won't last; I don't want to be stuck with an orphan that doesn't
get updated as new services and technology evolve. I've also been
considering just getting a generic DLNA networked music player with
Spotify Connect and DLNA support and just serving it all from Plex, but
I lose the integration between services.


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