home audio system

Matt Price moptop99-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Fri Dec 13 03:40:51 UTC 2013


On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Stephen <stephen-d-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 13-12-11 07:17 PM, Matt Price wrote:
>>
>> hi folks,
>>
>> every year or so I seem to start this project and not finish it, but I
>> am hoping to pull this one off in time for Xmas.  I want to build a
>> linux-powered home audio system, if possible organized around one or
>> more rap-berry Pi/beaglebone/whatever low-power systems that I don't
>> feel too bad about leaving on most of the time.
>>
>> I've been thinking about this a bit and as I see it,there are several
>> parts to the system, and I'm not sure how many actual physical objects
>> are required:
>>
>> (1) file server, that provides the actual audio files somehow
>>
>> (2) audio server, that turns them into some kind of an audio stream.
>> should be able to handle mp3, m4a, ogg and flac, if poss. is probably
>> the same object as (1), above
>>
>> (3) device that takes the audio stream and feeds it into 1 or more
>> stereos (I think actually 2 minimum, one upstairs in bedroom, one
>> downstairs in living room)
>>
>> (4) client device that controls what stream is being fed to the two
>> stereos and optimally can also play a local stream.   (3), above,
>> potentially may also be a case of (4), but ideally there are also
>> clients that run on at least Linux and Android (iOS would be nice too
>> but isn't necessary and anyway my wife should switch!).
>>
>> (5) I would prefer to use as much Free software as possible, but will
>> compromise to make something that my family can use easily.  They
>> enjoy XBMC, so I know it's possible to turn them from the Dark Side if
>> the interface is good enough.
>
> You need a server such as Mediatomb (open source) than runs on Linux, and a
> client box that can act as a DLNA client. I use a Panasonic Blu-ray disc
> player, Model DMP-BD89. You can also get a simpler box, such as a Western
> Digital Streaming Media Player, that uses open source code. They connect to
> your TV or Receiver.
>
> You just need a network connection between the Linux box and the streaming
> media player. Wi-fi should work fine.
>

I'll take a look at Mediagtomb -- I don't know muh about it yet...
> -- Stephen
>
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