majones wrote: > This is the direction I'm being drawn in, because my predominant use is > of 2 Booms and 3 Radios, and the RPi solutions are all physically messy > and complex when it comes to simple self-contained units. I have a HiFi > with an SB3, and a Duet as backup, and it's nice to know that the RPi > with DAC HAT can slot in, but that's not my main concern. So I'm > experimenting with the Alexa Echos and Dots, and am surprised by how > easy they are to live with. The MyMedia for Alexa skill provides access > to my music library, and works well (so long as I can remember what > tracks are called), and there are loads of streaming options (Spotify, > Radio Paradise, BBC podcasts). Plus I can bluetooth from the Alexa > devices to my waterproof bathroom speaker! > PS Plus Alexa synchronises across all devices to my Audible audiobook > library.
You can use a Raspi to run LMS and AlexaforMyMedia - add in a Google Dot with the castbridge plugin and you have another squeezebox player. Touch, Logitech Radio, Logitech UE Radio, O2 Joggler + SqpOS UPnPBridge - 2 paired Sonos Play1 speakers; Rocki - Sony SRS-BTM8 speaker; Pioneer WX-SMA1 speaker; - PURE One Flow internet radio: PURE Jongo S3x ; Jongo T2; Libratone Zipp Castbridge - Chromecast 1 + Chromecast Audio AirplayBridge - Loewe Airspeaker SB Player - Fire TV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15624 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
