It's important to know the music streaming service that you are using as well as the rest of your stereo gear IE. Preamp/ amp and DAC. WiiM pro plus or ultra may work for you. Feliciano For tech tips and updates: LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Follow www.instagram/TheBlindMan12v those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. -Steve Jobs
> On Dec 5, 2025, at 7:47 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I would like to stream music on my stand-alone component audio system and > control the streaming with an iPhone app. I understand the Roon device app > (coupled with hardware) may do this. Has anyone had experience in controlling > streaming on a stereo system using an iPhone app? Is Roon an option? Or, are > there any other apps proven to be accessible? > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Richard Petty > [email protected] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2023 11:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: music from computer to i phone > > Absolutely, you can have your music library in Dropbox and there are a whole > bunch of apps out there which are made to play your Dropbox music library; > maybe Applevis has reviews on the best ones, but many are free or at least > free to try so you would have to see what works. > If you have something like a Synology NAS (Network attached storage device) > you can even have all your music on your own hard drive and use the Synology > DS Audio app to stream or download it to your phone. Synology makes smaller > devices for home use which cost a couple of hundred Dollars all the way up to > large enterprise level diskstations with dozens of drives costing many > thousands. > Warning, I have a Synology NAS primarily for my business and use the "Drive" > app which gives me access to my files and it is very accessible, but I can't > speak to the accessibility of DS Audio (DS stands for Diskstation" which is > what Synology calls their NAS products. Other NAS devices have similar > functionality and apps, e.g. Western Digital has I believe even a single > network connected hard drive. > Keep in mind that this may not be for everybody because setting up a NAS will > require a bit of work and above average knowledge and while the Synology DSM > (diskstatation manager) is a web-based interface which is reasonably > accessible, it's not what I would call fully intuitive and you need good > knowledge of Jaws or NVDA to use it. But if you do set it up, Synology makes > similar apps for having access to your regular files, videos, photos and you > can even set up a surveillance station with cameras and more. For files DS > File gives you access to browse your files, the "Drive" app is more like > Dropbox which actually offers 2-way sync and apart from using it on my > iPhone, I have the Drive app installed on my laptop at home and it gives me > full access to all my files on my diskstation at my business. I f I open a > file like for example an Excel spreadsheet, it downloads it to my laptop and > any changes I make are synced back to the version on my NAS which essentially > is my own cloud. > Here is the description of DS Audio from the app store: > > **You must own a Synology NAS to run this app, and be running the Audio > Station 6.5.0 package to get the complete set of features** > DS audio allows you to stream music stored on your DiskStation with an > iPhone/iPad wherever an Internet connection is available. Better yet, with > the offline mode you can listen to songs stored in the device’s local memory > for when no network connection is available. You can browse music by albums, > artists, folders or genres, create your own playlists or share them with your > friends, and even rate your music! And if you have dedicated stereo speakers > at home, > DS audio can also become a remote control to stream music to them. > Find all detailed features about the app on our website: > http://www.synology.com/ > NAS > DSM 7.1 > Apps > Mobile Apps > Software Specs > > Here is one review: > I have a Synology NAS ds3018xs on which I installed Audio Station, a Synology > product. I have 600 GB of music on it, all FLAC, ALAC, MP3s. I’ve used DS > Audio for months to access the music and sometimes use DS File to maintain > the library. > DS Audio has worked without a hitch. Love it. I run it on my phone out and > about and am able to stream CD quality lossless to a B1 Audioengine BT device > which can pass lossless through its optical out to my Bifrost DAC at home. > From the NAS I can also play directly out the USB 3.0 port on the back of the > NAS directly to my Bifrost DAC. I also have roon, plex, Tidal, and others. DS > Audio is straight forward and simple and my preferred way to play music. > It took me a bit to learn the app and a bit to get the NAS up just the way I > wanted it. I don’t have any faults to report. There is a good user community, > accurate documentation, and years of usage if you get stuck. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Barbara Stahl > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2023 7:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: music from computer to i phone > > So I have seen in earlier threads concerning audiobooks and MP3 files that is > possible to put them on your phone by zipping them into a folder and having > them in an app like dropbox and then importing them into an app on your phone > such as voice dream reader is it possible to do something like that with > music too > >> On Jan 27, 2023, at 7:31 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Just remember that the downside of streaming services versus outright music >> purchase is that if you ever unsubscribe from the service, you lose access >> too all the music whether you downloaded it or not. I'm not clear on what >> happens to that music if you subscribe again later. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Jan 27, 2023, at 6:05 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I completely agree with Sieghard. I was reluctant to sigh up for a >>> streaming service because I didn't want to pay the monthly price. When I >>> decided I needed to add to my music collection, I decided I'd just buy one >>> CD a month. Once I thought about it, I realized that signing up for a music >>> streaming service would be cheaper and I'd instantly have access to every >>> CD I wanted to buy and millions more I'd never even think to purchase. At >>> the time I signed up for YouTube Music, and I recently switched to Apple >>> Music because it's available on more devices than YouTube Music. In >>> addition it means you don't have to wrestle with iTunes or spend the time >>> it takes transferring your music over to your phone. >>> >>> This doesn't mean this is something everyone would want to do, and I >>> realize some people have music that isn't available on a streaming service, >>> but it's definitely an option to consider. >>> >>> -- >>> Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷ >>> Chaltain at Outlook, USA >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >>> Sieghard Weitzel >>> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2023 12:25 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: music from computer to i phone >>> >>> You still have to use iTunes if you want to transfer music from your >>> computer to your iPhone. >>> My solution for many years has been to use Apple Music, yes, it costs me a >>> few Bucks each months, but I have what by now I think are 90 Million songs >>> or something like that at my fingertip and I can listen to what I want and >>> if you want to have stuff available for offline listening you can download >>> it to your device and as long as your apple Music subscription is active >>> you can play it. I used to be able to buy 5 or 6 CD's for what Apple Music >>> costs me each year. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >>> Caitlyn Furness >>> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 4:45 PM >>> To: 'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone <[email protected]> >>> Subject: music from computer to i phone >>> >>> Hik, >>> >>> I am trying to put music on my computer in music to my i phone(i phone 13) >>> . How do I do this now? >>> >>> thanks, >>> Cait >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> [email protected]. 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