Squeezebox. Greatest thing I have ever added to my stereo system(s). I
have six or seven of them around the house (I've lost count). They can
also be synced together if you like for whole-house audio. The greatest
thing about the implementation is that it's very much client/server. You
run a central server, with just one centralized copy of your music
library, and all of the players are streamed to from that one server.
If a new Squeezebox Touch is too pricey, look around for either a used one
or a used Squeezebox 2 or Squeezebox 3 (aka Squeezeobx Classic). There's
also the Squeezebox Radio that can operate on either mains power or
battery. It's a portable that doesn't require the addition of an amp and
speakers.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Rankin" <[email protected]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 5:51 AM
Subject: OT: Gadgets
Just moved to a much bigger house and I am trying to revamp all my
electronic kit. I have a lot of gym equipment in my garage, but I was
fancying putting some sort of music-playing device into the garage that
could connect up to my TeraStation and play a selection of music
directly
from there. Buying a stereo and burning a load of mp3s onto a CD/DVD
seems
soooo dated now...can anyone recommend any devices that might be able to
achieve this for me?
I've already got a streaming box linked to the TV that fires
movies/music/pictures onto the TV which works great, but I doubt I could
run a cable all the way from the streaming box to the garage (it is a
much
bigger house). Would I need a device to output the music in the garage
as
well as another streaming device? I've been Googling about (probably not
very cleverly) and I've found plenty stuff that can stream music across
to
a stereo, but a) I don't have a stereo - I used to play all music
through
my TV, and b) kit like SqueezeBox seems fairly expensive. I'm not
wanting
to spend a great deal of money here, quality isn't that important, just
need some music in the background while I pound the punchbags!
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