Flac files ,the playing of.
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Currently ripping my cd collection ,files are stored on an external hard drive .
Aside from obviously playing them through the pc how else can I play them ? The output is powered speakers so no amp required but is there an audio device that will read them from the hdd and can send to powered speakers ?
Aside from obviously playing them through the pc how else can I play them ? The output is powered speakers so no amp required but is there an audio device that will read them from the hdd and can send to powered speakers ?
I've been playing with some of the DLNA or UPnP apps which can reach into a NAS or harddrive and send the flac files to a device.
I'm using a Tuefel Connector to send an RCA signal into my amp. It has an optical out too.
There are other relatively cheap streamer that can do the same thing Yamaha offer a couple, or there are Raspberry pi builds which do too.
Would that work for your powered speakers ?
I'm using a Tuefel Connector to send an RCA signal into my amp. It has an optical out too.
There are other relatively cheap streamer that can do the same thing Yamaha offer a couple, or there are Raspberry pi builds which do too.
Would that work for your powered speakers ?
What are the powered speakers, they may have a DAC built in for decoding digital input?
I have Yamaha powered speakers with built in networking, they read the files from my PC media server and I control them using the musiccast app on my phone as remote.
You can make a chromecast audio do the same, but it requires a bit of messing around to make it work (have to make it recognise local server as a streaming source).
There are plenty of other network streamers on the market, the chromecast is just the cheapest option if it works for you.
I have Yamaha powered speakers with built in networking, they read the files from my PC media server and I control them using the musiccast app on my phone as remote.
You can make a chromecast audio do the same, but it requires a bit of messing around to make it work (have to make it recognise local server as a streaming source).
There are plenty of other network streamers on the market, the chromecast is just the cheapest option if it works for you.
Edited by GravelBen on Wednesday 1st April 10:24
Most Internet WiFi routers have a USB socket you could plug the HD into and use DLNA/UPnP to make the files available.
A Bluetooth Music Receiver connected to your Speakers.
Then use your mobile phone/tablet to stream from your DLNA/UPnP file on the router via Bluetooth to the receiver to play it on the speakers.
A Bluetooth Music Receiver connected to your Speakers.
Then use your mobile phone/tablet to stream from your DLNA/UPnP file on the router via Bluetooth to the receiver to play it on the speakers.
https://roonlabs.com/
Run the core on virtually anything - a NAS, SAN, PC (Windows/Linux), Mac or a Pi I believe now too. On a basic level a PC with a big disk is fine, then run the controller on the same PC or an iPad, a different PC etc - as long as it's on the same network. You use the controller to select what to play and where it comes out of. Then audio outputs can be again on the same PC, or a different PC or any network device on the network which can have a DAC on it and is supported by Roon.
This gives you multi room audio from a central store of flac files. It also links to Tidal and internet radio stations and curates your music, downloading biographies of musicians, engineers, pictures and histories - turns your music into a magazine type experience.
It's pretty quick, has its own index of your music and works over wifi as well as ethernet.
Run the core on virtually anything - a NAS, SAN, PC (Windows/Linux), Mac or a Pi I believe now too. On a basic level a PC with a big disk is fine, then run the controller on the same PC or an iPad, a different PC etc - as long as it's on the same network. You use the controller to select what to play and where it comes out of. Then audio outputs can be again on the same PC, or a different PC or any network device on the network which can have a DAC on it and is supported by Roon.
This gives you multi room audio from a central store of flac files. It also links to Tidal and internet radio stations and curates your music, downloading biographies of musicians, engineers, pictures and histories - turns your music into a magazine type experience.
It's pretty quick, has its own index of your music and works over wifi as well as ethernet.
Chromecast Audio plugged into the Active speakers and use Plex https://www.plex.tv/en-gb/ to cast to it. Plex Server runs on pretty much any hardware from a a Raspberry Pi upwards and handles .flac with no issues. Run the Plex client on any laptop, tablet or phone.
Roon is lovely but also flipping expensive whereas Chromecast Audio is ~£25 secondhand on eBay and Plex is free.
I used Plex Server on a second-hand HP server under the stairs and run the client on my PC, laptop and phone. I have Cambridge Audio Minx's with a sub in the kitchen using Chromecast and a 65" Samsung in the lounge with Monitor Audio 5.1 running though a Denon AVR. I use the Plex client built into the TV for streaming both Audio and Visual through the AVR (via HDMI ARC). For the telly in the main bedroom I use a Chromecast Ultra and for the boys bedrooms, well they have a PC each with stereo speakers and use the Plex web client.
Roon is lovely but also flipping expensive whereas Chromecast Audio is ~£25 secondhand on eBay and Plex is free.
I used Plex Server on a second-hand HP server under the stairs and run the client on my PC, laptop and phone. I have Cambridge Audio Minx's with a sub in the kitchen using Chromecast and a 65" Samsung in the lounge with Monitor Audio 5.1 running though a Denon AVR. I use the Plex client built into the TV for streaming both Audio and Visual through the AVR (via HDMI ARC). For the telly in the main bedroom I use a Chromecast Ultra and for the boys bedrooms, well they have a PC each with stereo speakers and use the Plex web client.
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